Category: Spontaneity At It’s Best

• Papaw’s Truck

  The past few weeks have been just a little emotional. Two grandfathers have died in my community. I detailed how a great-granddaughter took me back to my own Grandpa’s funeral reminding me how much I miss all my grandpa’s and great-grandpa I got to meet. Our elders are a treasure. The last couple of weeks…

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  June 16, 2026

  Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  combine, cousins, Driver’s License, driving, Family, farming, fiction, Ford Truck, Grandpa, green, life, love, McDonald;s, memories, Papaw, photos, pizza, trucks, Worthington, writing

• Another Bittersweet Friday

  Friday I found myself in the same exact seat from last week. Same venue, a Retired Preacher, but there were some key differences. I have heard Reverend Dwight Preach and even remember nearly 20 years ago when he first came to the church as a Preacher. One of the earliest memories I have is knowing…

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  June 13, 2026

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  Baptist, congregation, crying, death, Family, Friday, life, love, preacher, writing

• Still Mourning…

  Friday I found myself at a funeral. It wasn’t for a family member thank goodness. For anyone who knows what my family has been through the past few months. More than one cousin, first and beyond the first cousin label. No this was even closer as far as proximity to my home. My family has…

  Garnetjewel

  June 8, 2026

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  Church Family, conversations, emotions, Family, funeral, funeral parlor, grandpas, life, love, memories, mourning, neighbors, photos, preacher, smiles, writing

• Praying With Love

  When Aunt Carol was having her health issues I felt compelled to ask for prayers. More than once, it seemed like she was closer to heaven’s door than we thought. I found myself huddled over my laptop barely getting through the blog before flooding with tears by the time I posted. Now, like I said…

  Garnetjewel

  June 2, 2026

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

  cancer, church, community, cousins, diagnosis, Family, hospitals, infusions, jesus, laptop, life, love, memories, pancreatic cancer, powerful tool, prayers, tears, tools, writing

• Love In Perspective

  Even with the past hectic week, today was special. You know how it goes with planning well this came together kind of last minute. The results though hit the mark. Mom got to have a birthday she wanted. Today allowed me to take a step back from some this crazy week and give Mom what…

  Garnetjewel

  May 31, 2026

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

  birthdays, church, Ecclesiastes, Family, Good Samaritan, life, love, mom, passage, peace, process, relationships, sermon, Sunday School, unstable, verse, viewpointsbook, writing

• Music & Goosebumps…

  Last night was my niece’s Spring Concert. To be honest a little more communication was needed from all the staff to the parents. There are two locations on the campus where a Concert can be held and we were originally told it would be the High School Gym. Nope. It was the Elementary Gym, I…

  Garnetjewel

  May 15, 2026

  Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Musical Glory, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  chords, cousins, emotions, God, goosebumps, Greene County Band Festival, hiccups, illness, life, memories, music, pan drums, performance, performing, reviews, rock, stage fright, tears, writing, WRV

• Poignant Weekends

  The day that was instrumental in my decision to once again share the intricacies God reveals behind a snapshot of a moment in my life. Two Saturdays ago was that day. So many things had to happen a certain way for me to have an open heart to appreciate the layered beauty of the Mother’s…

  Garnetjewel

  May 11, 2026

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

  allergic reactions, banquet, bible, christianity, Church Family, confused, decision, faith, Family, God, intricacies, jesus, lull, message, moment intime, nightmare, paranoid, poignant weekends, reactions, Saturdays, snapshot, Speaker, text

• The Road to Memories

  Driving. Thursday afternoon. Nerves. My nerves were raw and I was so nervous I was sweating beads for two reasons. Highway 54 was closed and will be closed for a while. It’s the main thoroughfare from Sullivan to Linton unless you know and use the backroads. Fortunately I do, as a good former Farmers daughter…

  Garnetjewel

  May 10, 2026

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

  accident, adventure, closed, driving, experices, headaches, hiking, history, life, memories, moments, nerves, roads, travel, writing

• God’s Will

  Wow the only place to start is the beginning. A week ago. Last Friday morning I left home with my parents fairly early to go to an appointment up at Terre Haute. Mom was getting some results from her stress test back from the week of Thanksgiving. It had been scheduled since the week before…

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  January 9, 2026

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

  Christian, christianity, Church Family, faith, Family, God, grandma, heaven, jesus, Lord, messages, mourning, preacher, savior, shocked, unexpectedly, viewing

• Saturday… A Life Well Lived

  Saturday was quite a day. The morning started off great then I went out with my parents to Cow Town in Carlisle. After enjoying our food though things took a twist. We didn’t make it all the way home. We were less than 10 minutes from home when Dad thought the sounds were way too…

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  January 2, 2026

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, God’s Timing, Musical Glory, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Surgical Memories

  allergies, Benadryl, Cantata, congested, cough drops, Cow Town, dander, death, faith, Family, life, love, performance, prayer, rehearsal, Reverend, surgery, writing