Sometimes the things you can't see help you see more clearly!
Life is full of mistakes, wrong choices, sketchy decisions and things we just simply wished we had done better. I have traveled life’s pathway long enough to have sampled a few of each of these. Perfection is hard to attain. I was having a conversation with someone recently about things that happened in the past … Continue reading Envision Your Future Ahead, Don’t Dwell on the Past
While I have been mostly home during the past year, my roomie and I got used to listening to a number of church services on Sundays. A few weeks ago the first three sermons we listened to that Sunday had varying themes of “your testimony.” One of them in particular had the theme of, “What … Continue reading What Does Your Testimony Look Like?
Where does Light come from in our lives? I’m not talking about the light that surrounds us physically. I’m referring to the Light that bathes our spirit in an eternal, incandescent presence. ~~~~~~~~ “For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the … Continue reading The Incandescence of Christ
Sadness and joy are not that far apart. Today started with a heavy heart and sadness. By the time friends and family came through and loved on my brothers and I, it turned into a bittersweet joy. It came in seeing how my momma’s life affected so many. It was not a joy I would … Continue reading Love Illuminates the Darkness
Some days are just more difficult than others. It has been a long week and a long day. I see tomorrow as a longer day. Tomorrow we will bury my beautiful momma. Our human hearts are sad now, but when we get past the pain and the sorrow we will be able to rejoice with … Continue reading See You When I Get Home
I am of a certain age (some would say old) where, as a child, one of the most exciting times of the year—which is fast approaching—was when the Sears Wish Book (otherwise know as the Christmas catalog) was delivered to our mailbox. This would begin hours and hours, and hours, of flipping through the pages, … Continue reading Seeing the Resurrection and the Life With Childlike Faith
Social media seems to have taken over the world. Having followers has become a huge, really crazy, big deal. Internet celebrities carry a lot of weight with their followers. They have the ability to sway public opinion with just a word dropped here and there. Some social media personalities lead you positively to good places, … Continue reading Holding In View the Way to Life
You can usually tell when a caregiver is family or a close friend of the person being cared for. There is a difference in the quality of care. I have been blessed to be able to be my momma’s hands-on care giver. I love her and I loved being able to be here for her. … Continue reading My Good Shepherd Lets Me See Peace
It has been a hard day in our cozy little house. My precious momma passed peacefully into her eternal home this morning. We were waiting and watching and loving on her as we could. Now she has found the ultimate peace and rest. As I was watching her get weaker these past couple of weeks and … Continue reading Looking Toward Eternity With Increased Longing
My momma told me recently that she wanted me to paint our front door purple. Over the past few years we have gone through the white door, the black door and the (current) red door phases. I am not sure where she came up with a purple door. Is that a thing now? Am I … Continue reading Look for the Correct Door
Restricted Vision, Unburdened Sight 