Tag: church
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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…
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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…
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Words … and Their Effects
Last week one of the reasons why it was busy and emotional was because it was my family’s first time back in therapy. Real therapy at Catherine Hamilton albeit I am sure some patients may not be sure the quantifier ‘real’ is absolutely true. Okay maybe that person who is not the patient is me.…
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A Sweet Sunday Musing
The Lord answered our prayers. The prayers of many of us. This morning I went to church down at Pleasantville and my brother was in the car with me. He finally made it to Sunday School and Church after several years of doing the online or Livestream method for far too long. The good part…
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The Nuances of Life
Yesterday I ended up driving my Mom and brother to the podiatrist. Not quite 2 weeks since surgery and I’ve still got a couple more days with it on. Again I found myself sitting right in front of my former workplace. A distant memory came back to me. The church lady and friend Yvonne came…
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What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?
Writing Prompt: Both sides of my family were faithful to church families. They had loving and strong communities at Bethel and Pleasantville Methodist Church when I was born. I have literally spent a lifetime in the Methodist Church because of my ties to the Pleasantville Church. Yet it never crossed my mind ever to make…
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Nausea…
Yesterday, I woke up feeling pretty good considering my arm was dead from the clavicle pain bloc on Thursday. Then somehow Friday to Saturday it turned from feeling numb to being like a couple of bricks instead of my arm. It happens slowly until I get worn out from not sitting down and propping it…
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Writing Prompt:
What is your all-time favorite album? As a musician and lover of harmony this is a really difficult decision to make. As a girl growing up I heard gospel and hymn music more than anything especially in my mother’s womb while my mother played piano for most church services and also while my dad sang…
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Writing Prompt”
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. The main idea that comes to my mind is what I have previously talked about in other articles. My grandfathers died in their 70’s, I didn’t realize when I was younger how much I would miss them in my 20’s, 30’s and now as…
Jewells of Thought 