Tag: Family

• Memorial Day 2026

  Right after the movie “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage” came out I bought it. The ship was named after the capital of my home state. It was also a true story although it was hollywood-ized for the big screen. This ship was on a secret mission that would assist in ending the 2nd theater of…

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  May 25, 2026

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Family

  2026, black eyed susans, cemetery, Christ, Family, flowers, gravestone, history, home state, life, Memorial Day, perspective, remembrance, roses, scenes, ship, sign, souls, teach, USS Indianapolis, wasps, writing

• My Pillow Phenomena

  Honestly I can’t really remember if this happened late in December or early this year. The timing doesn’t really matter though. What truly matters is that a lot was going on family wise in my family and in my church families. Sickness, surgery and death had taken place and it was a difficult time. My…

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  May 14, 2026

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

  challenge, Church Family, cousins, death, Evansville, Family, fiction, genealogy, healing, His/Hers, life, love, neighbors, pillows, sassy, sickness, snafus, surgery, thoughts, writing

• Our Surprise Blessings

  We have now had our big surprise for well over a week. So much has been going on and it’s a little crazy at times, but mostly good crazy. The reaction that my Mom and I had was reverberated in my niece and her cousins Friday and all weekend long. She made excuses to get…

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  May 13, 2026

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Family, God’s Timing

  animals, blessings, burdens, depression, dogs, Family, German Shepherd puppies, God, interactions, jesus, mysterious ways, pets, puppies, surprise, writing

• 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…

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  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

• Surprise

  When I was thinking about my next article I was going to articulate the events of Saturday a little deeper. However, after starting my early bird routine something caught my eye on the way back from those duties. It was a bit startling to the usual morning atmosphere. Ever since Kodie Girl died a few…

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  May 4, 2026

  Bible Reflections, Family, God’s Timing

  animals, blessing, dogs, Ellie Mae Clampett, Family, life, pets, routine, sisters, 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

• Happy New Years Day

  The past 48 hours have been busy and emotional. The end of one year and the beginning of a new one. You all have been with me through the past year my ups and downs now I get to look forward to a year where my left arm has no inhibitions. I’m looking for opportunities…

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  January 1, 2026

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  card games, chip dip, conversations, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1804, emojis, experiences, Family, gingerbread, life, love, memories, New Years, opportunites, party, writing

• Writing Prompt:

  You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like? The first thought that came to my mind was Papaw Freddy’s study. The weekend he died, that Friday I came home from college and everyone was up at their house. My parents, Uncle Tony and Mike, Grandpa and Grandma. I am…

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  December 28, 2025

  Writing Prompt

  Bible passage, books, brick, Christmas Carousel, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2165, death, desires, Family, God’s will, Grandpa’s dream, intention, life, love, memories, piano sanctuary, pianos, privacy, study, writing

• Thanksgiving & More

  Arriving at my Uncle’s for dinner a little girl took my hand for an adventure. My cousins came home from New Mexico for an Alsman Thanksgiving which was pretty incredible. Earlier though in the week they came to our house for a little visit on Monday where I got a little dose of being Cousin…

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  December 25, 2025

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing

  Christmas, Family, headache, holidays, internet, life, Pleasantville Community Church, posts, thanksgiving, Thursday