Tag: death
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Words Cannot Do Justice…
Since Friday so many things have happened. A tidal wave almost completely knocked me off my feet that evening. Between the exhaustion of dealing with my ongoing allergies and trying to decipher some unique circumstances I have personally been dealing with and all these darn appointments… Friday I just couldn’t type my words, my thoughts…
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Mother’s Day Methodist Style
Have you had to deal with a relative as a caretaker? Sometimes its not always easy to find the right way to remedy a some situations. Fortunately in this case God put me and my parents at the Methodist Church to make sure this family event was not forgotten. This may even go as far…
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Saying Goodbye… Is Still Difficult!
Last year my Grandma moved out of her house that she had lived in since 1965. It was no simple or easy task to go through this house with thousands of memories and treasures within its walls. The fortunate silver lining about this experience is the fact Grandma is still alive and we can still…
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Our 3rd Anniversary
Yesterday was a day of poignant thoughts and memories. Grandma Rosie died in March of 2020, but her words follow me even now. She told me I would fall and fall hard for my Mr. Right. She was absolutely on the mark; I was the one who was skeptical. Three years ago on the 13th…
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A Week of Uncertainty
Life is uncertain. People, jobs and money all come and go throughout our lives. Ecclesiastes talks about this: another book written by Solomon in the Old Testament. Sometimes I feel adaptable and other times that I can’t even do anything for myself because of that very concept. Anyway it seems like a lifetime ago already…
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Who I Am
Four years later… and her presence and laughter are so missed in our lives. Grandma Rosie is here in the right corner with her younger sisters and the surprise younger brother that her Mom was expecting while she was expecting my Mom, her second child, herself. Then on the opposite corner is my Great-Grandmother Jeannette…
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A Recent Lack of Unique Prayers
Heavenly Father, Abba, forgive my lack of focus. Just recently Lord… I came to a realization that after my aunt died last September I somehow lacked the words for these unique prayers although the ever pressing need was still present for such prayers in my life. You know Lord, I still had things pent up…
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What were your parents doing at your age?-Writing Prompt
Farming. It was our life and our livelihood. They had three kids and I wouldn’t have been quite a teenager as of yet. We as the Alsman Family were closer when we farmed. Grandpa Freddy was our rock and our foundation as a family. He kept us glued together. He prayed for us and with…
Jewells of Thought 