Category: Family

• A Line of Birthdays

  I am not certain that we celebrated all together very many times. Papaw Freddy’s older brother, Horace was born on the 21st, the day after mine. So literally once I arrived the line got even longer. It was me then Horace, his grandsons, and then his daughter in laws. That is four Alsman Birthdays in…

  Garnetjewel

  January 23, 2024

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

  Band of Brothers, birthdays, books, Family, fiction, Grandpa, grandparents, Happy Birthday, Hilltop Restaurant, history, line of birthdays, meals, memories, Spencer, WW2

• Birthday Wishes

  Wishing on candles never did quite work out as they do in the movies for me, at least. As a little girl though, it was so much fun to do. My parents did throw in one year the candles that don’t blow out as easily one time. God doesn’t work in wishes though does He?…

  Garnetjewel

  January 19, 2024

  Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  Birthday prayers, Birthday Wishes, businessman, challenge, Christ, complementary, devotional, future husband, God, grandparents, Lord, Parents, pray

• On My 16th Birthday

  First of all I found a photo of my Christmas gift a month before turning 16. This is the suit I wore to the Statehouse for my first time Paging with my friends. I know my hair is frizzled-frazzled. It’s Christmas morning and Mom wanted me to try it on for a picture. Now I…

  Garnetjewel

  January 18, 2024

  Family, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  combine, first car, paging, presents, purple, puzzles, statehouse, suit, thunderbird, working

• A Drivers License

  In December I got a reminder to renew my license. Fortunately it’s not something I forget, but it has been put on the back-burner a few times. The reminder was more for the Real-ID which you have to have several documents with you to get done. My license was good until the end of the…

  Garnetjewel

  January 16, 2024

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  21st birthday, birthday, birthdays, BMV, campus, celebrate, class, constant reminders, death, decisions, drivers license, Family, family-history, grief, illegal, license, memories, reminders, renewal, routine events, Saturday, stories, Sunday, ticket

• A 6th Birthday Card

  This card, fortunately, actually has a year written on it; 1995. Aunt Carol wrote it down when she signed for most of the family. Jeff is ironically not on the card, but he’s in the photo down below. He served in the Navy for a time, I’m not sure what years, but could have been…

  Garnetjewel

  January 15, 2024

  Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Uncategorized

  10th Birthday, 1995, 6th card, aunts, Birthday Cards, Family, Grandpa Arla, Happy Birthday, memories, navy, photos, vintage cards

• Questions… Answers… Words

  Watching the video clips from the Former President Trump’s Town Hall the other night was very settling. The lady who asked the question was very thoughtful being a pro-life advocate and wanted to know his policy with abortion going forward. His stance on abortion is like that of most Americans. Rewind a few years to…

  Garnetjewel

  January 15, 2024

  Are These American Ideals Gone?, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Women

  abortion, answers, babies, banned, Crises Pregnancy Centers, decisions, faith, government run, life, no judgement, passionate, precious, questions, reproductive-rights, town hall, trump, video clips, Women, words

• My Conundrum

  Have you ever found yourself flat-footed with a preteen about lyrics versus actions from a rather beloved musician? Music has always been my passion from the time I became a fetus listening in my mothers womb. I literally heard my Dad’s voice and Mom’s fingers every Sunday morning and evening and Wednesday nights. It was…

  Garnetjewel

  January 12, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Bible Reflections, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History, Musical Glory

  actions, addiction, bible, christians, church, decisions, divorce, effects, faith, God, jukebox, lessons, lyrics, music, musicians, performing, popular culture, preteens, problem, profanity, scripture, Senate hearing, standards, testifying, worship

• Eve

  My new reading pleasure is immensely intriguing. Most of my Bible books come from Jill Eileen Smith not all of them, but a big percentage. My Angela Hunt collection is catching up though. I do enjoy several authors and their perspectives. When it comes to Eve the first woman, this is the first book I…

  Garnetjewel

  January 11, 2024

  Bible Reflections, Family, God’s Timing, Women

  bible history, couples, excerpts, leisurely reading, perspectives, reading, scripture, women authors, women of the bible

• Vintage Birthday Card

  These cards are all special to me. How I received most of these cards now decades later… are lost to the space in my brain. This is why getting a chance to look through them again is nice as an adult. My uncles gave this card to me and I don’t know what birthday it…

  Garnetjewel

  January 11, 2024

  Family, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Women

  birthday, Birthday Cards, blessed, curlicues, cursive writing, encouragement, fun uncles, movie theater, pizza and movies, theater atmosphere, uncles

• My Wednesday Morning…

  Since I found out today would be the viewing for this man I have to admit I have dreaded it. For some reason, even though I know the ladies that worked at Dialysis have never actually been seen at the viewings of the patients they say they love, don’t show up. I was early today…

  Garnetjewel

  January 10, 2024

  Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  bonded, cashiers, Chai Tea, church, Church Family, conversations, coworkers, death, dialysis, Family, feelings, finality, funerals, life, little ties, memories, mental-health, patients, small world, viewing