Tag: life

• Papaw’s Truck

  The past few weeks have been just a little emotional. Two grandfathers have died in my community. I detailed how a great-granddaughter took me back to my own Grandpa’s funeral reminding me how much I miss all my grandpa’s and great-grandpa I got to meet. Our elders are a treasure. The last couple of weeks…

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  June 16, 2026

  Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  combine, cousins, Driver’s License, driving, Family, farming, fiction, Ford Truck, Grandpa, green, life, love, McDonald;s, memories, Papaw, photos, pizza, trucks, Worthington, writing

• Another Bittersweet Friday

  Friday I found myself in the same exact seat from last week. Same venue, a Retired Preacher, but there were some key differences. I have heard Reverend Dwight Preach and even remember nearly 20 years ago when he first came to the church as a Preacher. One of the earliest memories I have is knowing…

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  June 13, 2026

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  Baptist, congregation, crying, death, Family, Friday, life, love, preacher, writing

• Time For Dessert

  One of my favorite berries is strawberry. As a young girl I remember Grandma talking about picking fresh strawberries. For some reason I can’t remember where that was for the life of me. However I do remember our family, The Alsmans having our own Strawberry Fest family style out in my Grandparents carport. Cherished memories.…

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  June 11, 2026

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing

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• Still Mourning…

  Friday I found myself at a funeral. It wasn’t for a family member thank goodness. For anyone who knows what my family has been through the past few months. More than one cousin, first and beyond the first cousin label. No this was even closer as far as proximity to my home. My family has…

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  June 8, 2026

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  Church Family, conversations, emotions, Family, funeral, funeral parlor, grandpas, life, love, memories, mourning, neighbors, photos, preacher, smiles, writing

• 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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  June 2, 2026

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

  cancer, church, community, cousins, diagnosis, Family, hospitals, infusions, jesus, laptop, life, love, memories, pancreatic cancer, powerful tool, prayers, tears, tools, writing

• Rain, Tires and Sweet Conversations

  Summer is officially here. My niece has been with us for her first stay. So it’s been quite a week to say the least. Last Wednesday was a little slow paced. For some reason after our morning routine of sugar testing and pill time Uncle Tony wanted us to eat breakfast with him. He doesn’t…

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  June 1, 2026

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

  alarm, animals, Backstreet Pizza, birthday gift, breakfast, Family, flannel, food, Hardees, life, love, memories, reminder, routine, strangers, The Ark, tires, trip, writing

• 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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  May 31, 2026

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

  birthdays, church, Ecclesiastes, Family, Good Samaritan, life, love, mom, passage, peace, process, relationships, sermon, Sunday School, unstable, verse, viewpointsbook, writing

• Prayers

  One never knows how a day will start or end. It’s been well over a month but not quite 2 yet, since some news came from one of my family branches. It hit like a brick. Not only because it’s family, but because this cousin is also a brother in Christ and one I consider…

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  May 28, 2026

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Family

  Band Festival, band geeks, brick, brothers, burdens, christians, cousins, Family, God, iron transfer, life, Lord’s Prayer, love, memories, memory, pillows, powerful tool, prayers, versions, writing

• Photos In Time

  Yesterday besides catching the movie on the USS Indianapolis I saw another one. This is one made from 1959. Carey Grant and Tony Curtis were the lead roles. Operation Petticoat. I cannot count how many times I have seen this movie… too many to remember. There are times though when I think of the photos…

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  May 26, 2026

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

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• 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

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