Category: American Heritage

• Thursday… Lessons Learned

  Approaching February 6th still remains a solemn day for me. No matter how many years since that year it happened in 2005. Perhaps though for tonight, I will start with last night and the other thing that happened before my few minutes and goodnight words with my boyfriend. There was a Christmas Party in the…

  Garnetjewel

  February 5, 2025

  American Heritage, Family

  Bible Study, blessings, Christmas Party, church communities, death, distraction, Family, February 6th 2005, God, goodbye, Grandpa, grandparents, Lord, love, memories, New Testament, overwhelming, Parents, professor, relationships, sandwiches, solemn day, Sunday morning, Thursday

• A Night of Perspective

  Living my life in the church and knowing Bible Stories and their various lessons has been my mainstay. It has been the pinnacle of my education nothing else about the world makes sense without the Bible as the focal point to examine human existence and our worldly inconsistencies that are historically consistent over time. History…

  Garnetjewel

  February 5, 2025

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  Abram, Ahinoam, Ark Encounter, authority, bible, Bible stories, communication, covenant, decisions, divorces, faith, Genesis, Genesis 16 and 17, God, God’s omniscience, God’s will, haunt, internet, jesus, King David, lessons, long-distance, love, marriages, Mesu Andrews, perspective, questions, relationships, Sarai, scripture, Sunday School, valuaable lessons

• Birthday Blessings

  How often do you get to share your day with Martin Luther King’ Day and the Day to swear in our new President? Well I have never not shared my day without the President Elect which can be unfortunate at times. Not unlike the last time only 4 years ago. Talk about difficult birthdays! However,…

  Garnetjewel

  January 20, 2025

  American Heritage, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  American Presidents, Biden, birthday, cold weather, cycling, death row, fortune cookies, Inauguration Day, Monday, new beginnings, pardons, politics, protesters, Reagan, recumbent bike, red velvet cake, Rotunda, Saturday, travel, trump, workouts

• Sunday With Longfellow

  Goodness not quite a month ago was Thanksgiving Day. Though it does feel like a long month ago. On that very night on Great American Family the true story of Longfellow’s poem was debuted. Simply called “I Heard The Bells.” This moving film was broadcast with no commercials. This was also the day my parents…

  Garnetjewel

  December 23, 2024

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections

  accompaniment, boundaries, butterflies, Christ, Christmas, church, Civil War, despair, experiences, faith, Family, God, grandma, Hymnal Song, I Heard The Bells, Longfellow, loss, peace, performances, poem, poetry, recorded, solo, Sunday morning, Thanksgiving Day, yesterday

• December Craziness

  There’s so much to share and recently not enough time to digest my experiences and thoughts. Saturday was our day for reflection on what happened to our nation on December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day. Since our landslide Election in November, that Red Tide has been happening. To this day four nearly 5 years ago…

  Garnetjewel

  December 9, 2024

  American Heritage, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  analysts, Cantata, choir, DA Alvin Bragg, Daniel Penny, December craziness, easter, experiences, Family, momentum, Pearl Harbor Day, Pete Hegseth, thoughts, Veterans

• Saying Goodbye…

  Yesterday was a beautiful and yet bittersweet day. It wasn’t long after Grandpa Leo died that the Pleasantville Preacher moved on. I don’t remember all of the specifics I was 13 nearly a month away from my 14th birthday. This year after listening to some of the ladies who actually know the details and specifics…

  Garnetjewel

  November 25, 2024

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  250th Birthday, bittersweet, choir, choir practice, church, Church Family, cousins, desserts, dinners, Family, food, God, grandma, life, moments, November, Preachers, recollection, saying goodbye, thanksgiving, weekends, White House

• Therapy

  Goodness, I was surprised today. Somehow during a nap I heard I had a phone call. For some reason both the Podiatrist’s office and the Hospital keep calling me through Mom’s phone number. I don’t quite understand when I have given them my number. The good news is that tomorrow will be my pre-session testing,…

  Garnetjewel

  November 19, 2024

  American Heritage, God’s Timing

  accomplishment, Advent Dinner, answers, birthday, Church community, Church dinners, draining, exercising, exertion, Family, injuries, life, music, podiatrist, Preachers, sustained, testing, thanksgiving, therapy, travel, troubles, walking, writing

• My Church Community

  Growing up I saw this community in action. My grandparents, on both sides of my family, were at the forefront of those activities. Seeing their example was the best thing for me and my siblings and cousins to watch through the years. The past couple of weeks have been a bit stressful. Too many things…

  Garnetjewel

  November 14, 2024

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections

  205 years, bible, cantatas, christianity, church, Church community, faith, grandma, grandparents, grateful, His timing, jesus, music, Pleasantville, practice, special

• Grandpa’s

  Two Saturdays ago Mom and I went to a baby shower. It was for a cousin and the paternal grandmother of this baby is my Dad’s first cousin. This was such a beautiful day and a wonderful celebration for these two families to welcome this baby before the birth. During this couple of hours I…

  Garnetjewel

  November 13, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family

  Baby Shower, candidate, celebrations, church, death, Election Day, Family, granddaughter, Grandpa, grandparents, grandpas, Home Depot, life, love, patriotic, presents, relationships, trump, Trump hat, understanding, voting

• Trump Nominations

  The last week has been quite exciting. Seeing the names of those tapped for nominations within Trump’s Administration has been exhilarating. The pace of these declarations have been a stark contrast to the first term’s second hand cabinet names not personally picked by Trump himself. There is a management that Susie Wiles must be in…

  Garnetjewel

  November 13, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  Ambassador, Army, contrast, Democrats, God, history, lauded, Liberals, management, momentum, moral character, outsider, Patriotism, philosophy, press corps, refreshing, republicans, resume, secretary, Senator John Thune, skills, Trump Nominations