Tag: cousins

• Sunday Musings

  The last couple of Sundays have felt really good. Being in a pew at the evening service has helped my perspective this past week. Maybe a small part of that is getting to watch goodhearted humor like seeing kids on a Sunday night feel that being at church is natural. As natural as it was…

  Garnetjewel

  August 31, 2025

  God’s Timing

  Abba, bible, christianity, cousins, faith, Father, God, jesus, memories, natural, pride, requests

• A Beautiful Morning

  My weather app says it’s 40 degrees right now it’s supposed to be partly cloudy. However, the sun is out and I can see the sun’s rays filling the sky. It’s a beautiful site for today, even though I am still not exactly awake. For some personal reasons I didn’t get very much sleep last…

  Garnetjewel

  February 6, 2025

  American Heritage, Family

  coughing, cousins, Family, family business, Farm Business, Ford Truck, grandma, Grandpa, grandparents, house, last phone call, life, memories, oldie, phone call, photos, poetry, reminders, resides, sneezing, travel, weather, writing

• 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

• Election Day

  Woke up at 6:30 am this morning. Yet Mom still thought she had to come in and wake me up which was a bit odd. It’s been a long, long time since she’s done that. We left the house before 7 am with my uncle. We had a car full as we of voters as…

  Garnetjewel

  November 5, 2024

  Uncategorized

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• Sunday Morning

  My last post was Thursday and the pain was a lot for a good round of 36 hours. Plus I had a girl with a headache during the second night. So there were two nights of little to no sleep back to back. On Sunday morning then I had not fully gotten back to my…

  Garnetjewel

  October 7, 2024

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family

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• What A Perspective!

  So not too long before our Bishop Reunion I got a request. This was a very special request from a young girl. A girl who was about to turn the big Birthday of 10. Our Sunday afternoons at Grandma’s, her Great-Grandma’s has been quite a journey for us. Watching her grow up to this age…

  Garnetjewel

  September 30, 2024

  American Heritage, Family, Women

  10, adaptability, apartment, biased, Christmas, cousins, cross-stitch, diamond painting, Disney, emotional, Family, finishing, grandma, Grandma’s, grandparents, Great-Grandma’s, hands, hobbies, life, nervous, photos, pillows, reactions, requests, responses, stitching, Sundays, tractor

• Loss…

  A year ago tomorrow still seems all too vivid. Getting the phone call that said a decision had been made by my Aunt. She was ready to go home… to be with the Lord. After fighting a good fight she stepped back in order to let God do His will. The toll on this decision…

  Garnetjewel

  September 18, 2024

  Family

  21st birthday, aunt, awkward, birthday, birthdays, bittersweet, celebrate, celebrations, cousins, crafts, death, decisions, Family, grieving, Lord, love, memories, peach rose, pillow, present, stitching, Sunday, supper

• A Thoughtful Gesture

  Once Mom and I got home today the mail was on the table. After a few minutes of being home I saw a familiar type of envelope and handwriting sitting on the table where Dad usually sits. It was from my cousin Ian and his wife and little boy. Picking up the envelope I couldn’t…

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  August 28, 2024

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

  1 year old, birthday, birthday boy, cousins, cuteness, family fun, invite, John Deere pillow, lessons, mail, party, sharks, special day, sweet, swimming, table, thank you

• Soaking Up My Sunday

  Honestly… it was excruciatingly hard to get up this morning. This weekend has been busy to say the least. I worked late Friday night on the birthday project, then Saturday was a 4 plus hour drive to Indy and back. Of course it was worth every minute. This week I will have some Indy articles…

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  August 18, 2024

  American Heritage, God’s Timing

  banner year, choir, church, cousins, emotions, family reunion, fathers, Grandmas, lasagna, messages, pulpit, special, Sunday

• Too Soon

  Looking for very specific items this evening at Hobby Lobby we ended up leaving with emotion threatening our tear ducts. The layers of life coupled with God’s timing at its best. The items were for the same project, but different phases of the projects I have been working on. Anyhow it took a little while…

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  July 30, 2024

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

  bearings, compression, cousins, fabric, Family, hand aid, moment, projects, reaction, safety, sensation, shirt, sleeves, tear ducts, tractor, tractor rides