Category: Family

• Community

  Who has been watching or observing the supposed controversy over Jason Aldean’s new song debuted in May? Most of regular America loves this song and the sense of American Small Town Communities. Today I personally witnessed my Community comforting and praying for me after I was afraid of not getting my writing done at all…

  Garnetjewel

  July 20, 2023

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, Musical Glory

  comforting, community, Country, Family, God, Jason Aldean, love, music, prayer

• Waking Up Today…

  For some reason I woke up really early around 5 am. The entire movement lasted all of 5 seconds or less, but I have felt the pain nearly all day except for 10 blessed minutes. Unfortunately our eyes don’t produce tears at night and in those few nanoseconds of waking up early unleashed such a…

  Garnetjewel

  July 20, 2023

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

  appointments, eye doctor, eyelashes, eyes, hurt, interesting day, interviews, nieces, nurse, pain, scratches

• Cold Dose of Reality

  Okay ladies, how do you know that your man loves you? Does he show it by his actions or his words? Does he make it clear as crystal or does he do it in subtle ways? The first time Bryan’s passion came out and figuratively hit me was after I said something innocuous about being…

  Garnetjewel

  July 19, 2023

  Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  articles, boyfriend, connections, deep, distance, love, messages, passion, reality, senses tingle, sweet

• Humility

  Life is all about how you deal with your highs and lows, right? As Christians, we are incumbent to rise above the issues plaguing us. Last year to hold on to a job I worked through several things one by one, but the ulcer did me in. Different professionals in the medical field told me…

  Garnetjewel

  July 19, 2023

  Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  Clinic, decisions, dialysis, doctoring, experiences, humility, issues, life, niece, ulcer, Uncle, underlying

• A Prayer of Praise

  Heavenly Gracious Lord, You have given us a miracle. The heart is so fragile and meticulous to fix and yet when the doctors have no answers you have shown through their gaps. Nothing about life has been promised to be easy; you have never given us such a promise. Prayer is a powerful tool, Lord,…

  Garnetjewel

  July 18, 2023

  Family, Unique Prayers

  Church community, Family, fragile, grace, heart, love, mercy, miracle, praise, prayer, thankfulness

• Walking Through History In Letters

  Dates are always going off in my head. July 23, 1944 is one of those ‘days of infamy’ in my mind. So this year as usual dates of the letters come to mind when the dates circle round. Today Monday, 17, 2023 is on a Monday like it was in 1944 when Grandpa penciled two…

  Garnetjewel

  July 17, 2023

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

  1944, Family, grandparents, history, letters, love, memories, time, writing, WW2

• Summer School at OCU

  My college life was really unique. I began college right after graduating from high school, but realized a Catholic Campus wasn’t right for me after all. So then working a job for most of that semester and saving up I was able to start college for the Spring Semester. Maybe this course a year later…

  Garnetjewel

  July 17, 2023

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing

  campus, college, cousins, Dr. Cutchin, Family, Geography, Mr. Gee, Oakland City University

• The Author After My Own Heart

  When I read a book I feel like I am transported instantly to the timeframe of the page I am reading. The first author I found who gave me such a sense of how complicated life and decision making can be was Sarah Sundin. I needed the cookie cutter ending well stories until my heart…

  Garnetjewel

  July 15, 2023

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing

  author, books, Family, historical fiction, laughter, love, reading, Sarah Sundin, Second World War, transportive

• A younger Generation…

  The other night I finally got a chance to spend some time on the typewriter. It was special for me to get to experience something that used to be so common. Watching enough World War II movies with the secretaries of the War Department on their typewriters typing paperwork and letters for American families with…

  Garnetjewel

  July 14, 2023

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Family, God’s Timing

  Family, fun, generations, niece, secretaries, time, typing, World War 2, younger

• 1906

  This is your life. Born July 13, 1906 in Greene Co.. Not a farmer’s daughter. Professional medical care was by Dr. Jackson, Pleasantville, Ind. at 25 cents per visit. Some of your education was in one and two room schools. You went to school in a wagon pulled by two horses. During this time your…

  Garnetjewel

  July 13, 2023

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

  1906, birthday, clubs, Family, generations, great-grandma, horses, love, mines, one-room schools, teachers, wagons