Tag: determination
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What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself?
Writing Prompt! How fitting for this prompt to be at this time. Two surgeries in one year. It wasn’t a goal I wanted to make for myself until I realized my surgical woes would finally be over. The first surgery was rough on me back in March. Some extra problems were thrown in for effect…
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Sunday Evening Musings
My first Sunday back blogging and today has been a very special day. A birthday party was planned for this afternoon and was supposed to be the defining part of the day. However, God threw in some surprises and twists throughout the day’s journey. Admittedly, it was still hard to get myself out of bed…
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A Time To Remember
Growing up in my family we got together and celebrated this holiday in true form. We also had three birthdays to add to this celebration most years. My parents birthdays and my Uncle Mike were usually together. Then Papaw Freddy would take us to the cemeteries we needed to see and know about who was…
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The RMS Titanic
There are so many facets to my education of the Titanic in different fashions during my thirty some years. One of the early manifestations of learning about this ship wreck was a movie we watched up at the Alsman house. I specifically remember watching my Uncle Tony make one of my brilliant birthday cakes while…
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Deli-Style Food
A year ago when I was training for DaVita there was a restaurant behind our hotel I really wanted to try. My fellow trainee and I were in Illinois and it was the night before our last day there. We had made the deal to try that place for our supper. While I took a…
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A Valentines Phone Call
This Valentines Day is the closest thing I have had to a real one ever. Yes I have had some intriguing days over the years with my family, but not with my one significant man. The Lord sent me a roller-coaster with this relationship for certain… though our bonds are stronger than ever despite our…
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One Name
Do you have this problem too? I saw this woman and knew I worked with her, but for the world I could not think of her name. It was frustrating… and thankfully I was able to see her again before we left the store. It’s funny when I was working, there were just people I…
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Quality Time
Three hours difference makes having quality time to talk, hopeless, at times. There are little gifts of grace from God that Bryan and I are able to connect and converse. We both have tendencies to start a conversation then something grabs our attention accidentally or work comes calling to us in different ways. We have…
Jewells of Thought 