A new approach. I hope you like it.

Sometimes, new is good. I hope you’ll overlook the fact that I am reposting. I wanted to see what this looked like. Maybe I’ll post something like this every end-of-month, so in case you didn’t read a post, they are all in one place.

So, what do you think?

Besides, trying something new is good, right? And considering it’s the end of the month, it works out well.

silhouette of tree during sunrise/new

Plus, I like being able to see my posts this way as well. It’s been two months of reflection and sorting things out. Mental health, identifying the truly important, and relationships. Some pretty heady subjects. But what else is there to do in these two dark, cold months?

Now, I contend with this Afib diagnosis. I’m having a hard time adjusting to the medications. But I try to see things in perspective. It’s not terminal. It’s treatable. Perspective certainly helps. Besides, I’m an overcomer in Christ.

If faith doesn’t work during times of illness, when will it?

I hope you have a great weekend and blessings to each of you.

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  • Best Christmas Gift

    I was going through some old Country Home magazines and came across a contest the magazine had sponsored in December 2004. Subscribers wrote about their best Christmas gift ever. This one was written by Becky Gwartney, Locust Grove,Oklahoma. It was the winner. I am including it here word for word. (As I’ve given full credit to Read more

  • Some Christmas pictures

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  • oops, four posts in one day. I apologize

    Well, to show you how overloaded I am at the moment, I had no idea I had three posts scheduled for this morning. I mean what’s going to happen now for the rest of the week? All my ideas are used up. 🙂 I’m laughing at myself right now. Good night.   Read more

  • ChristMAS or ChristMISS?

    ChristMAS or ChristMISS?

     I’ve  been giving some serious thought as to how I’ve celebrated Christmas in the past. How Christmas can almost become Christmiss.  Christmas can easily deteriorate into only a list of things to do, cookies to bake and parties to attend. How can we be sure we don’t miss Christmas? · Lesson One:  Avoid exposure to the “scrooges”. (Thank goodness Read more

  • Ministry of intercession

    I’m always reading about prayer, especially intercessory prayer. Probably because I feel inadequate so much of the time. I’m reading Andrew Murray’s book, The Ministery of Intercession. Here’s a quote I just read: The secret or of successful work is to give away daily what we ourselves are receiving from God. Intercession is the blessed Read more