WEDNESDAY WORD!

Wednesday is often a betwixt day on the calendar for me. Friend Renee's morning text referred to it as "Hump Day" which for those still employed  gives hope that the work week is getting closer to the end. 

Today's Word A Day,  a gift from "my Molly" was convicting to me.

Too often, according to her, I say,"I am no longer who I once was!" Instead of enjoying my moments, I keep thinking of all I can no longer do. Think betwixt and between young and old or well and infirmed. Think two different states of being or realities.

Hoping to focus more on my God-given moments today, I opened my Bible.

Stop dwelling on past events and brooding on over times and brooding over times gone by; (Isaiah 43:18, (CJB)

His word has me no longer betwixt but basking in today's God-given moments but to look for new things springing up from His hand.

 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.( Psalm 32:8)

Think embracing the spiritual anchors God has planned for me as a way to help others.

GOD'S GLORY!

The glory of our God is our good......

especially  when together with family both earthly and spiritually! 

Monday prayers begin each week with my "M" family and friends.

For God's glory and their good!

Whatever we do, apart or together, may we do all to the glory of God! 

(1 Corinthians 10:31)

JIGSAW PUZZLE LIFE!

We've all heard various metaphors of life being like a jigsaw puzzle----and for some it's as if many of the pieces are missing. Aging has brought about some fading parts of memory and put in new pieces of misunderstanding. But God, our Master "builder", has a place and purpose for each piece of our life!

Missing pieces maybe why I don't even attempt jigsaw puzzles! Unlike daughter M and friend JPH, who look at 1000 pieces and see challenge. i can't look beyond the straight-edged pieces!

(Alert.....in the end she needed 1 more piece. Eventually her dad found it deep in the carpet! Sounds a bit like life---sometimes what is lost desperately needs to be found!) 

I, on the other hand, look at 48 extra large pieces and seek help from my youngest grandson JLK.

I am grateful that in God's design there are no missing pieces!

Everyone who has Jesus in his/her life is complete!

SUNSETS EXTRAORDINAIRE!

Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me 

Let me be singing when the evening comes

May I continue to worship His holy name.

Thank you Lord for neighbors who share sunsets on our ridge in the mountains, a son who shares a sunset in Honolulu, Hawaii and our daughter who shares sunsets at a beach in Florida..

All are examples of God's amazing creation. 

Pink and orange sky sunsets in continental US & a serene sunset in Hawaii!

May we all continue to experience the awe of sunsets with praise in our hearts.

I will bless the LORD at all times:His praise will continually be in my mouth. (Psalm 34:1)

*Grandson Jack alerted her, "Look Mommy the sky is turning pink & orange!"

When she got to the steps to take a pic, a youngster was standing there exclaiming, "Look what Jesus Made!" Her affirming reply, "Indeed He did!!" had the little fella smiling from ear to ear!

BLURSDAY--THURSDAY!

I don't know if it's plaque on the brain, age-related or the COLD Winter Weather alert for the past week, but I rarely know what time it is or what day it is! Thanks to Renee B. & my squad, I have been receiving pix lately that give me reminders. Grateful for those early morning hints! I pray for my daily folks before I even get out of bed.

Today, I was very late getting to my prayer chair and noticed that my "Word A Day" was still on Monday. I knew it wasn't Monday but after that my memory was a bit hazy! "Word A Day" was a gift from "My" Molly who understands both my memory lapses as well as my "grammarian bent" of love for words and their usage.

Voilà!!

There it was! Who doesn't know what Blursday is!

How grateful I am to be able to laugh at myself and all my maladies!

As it says in Ecclesiastes 3:1, there is a time for every matter under the sun. Today at my house there was building up, laughing and dancing!

Glad you could join me!

MONDAY WITH MOLLY!

This is the way; walk ye in it.

He is the way. He is the truth. He is the life.

His name is Jesus.

The sole path to Father God.

JOY! JOY!! JOY!!!

From Hurting Heart to Healing Head!

"My" Molly continues to remind me to find joy at every turn by making sure the joy of life is always in view, even when I'm weary. She has even researched ways for the brain to stay "healthier" longer!

Medical Day has worn me out. But God has given me more to share.....soon!

FAMILY TIES

There are many things that tie families together, some better than others. (Romans 12:10)

Hanging our heads out the rolled down windows to avoid cigarette smoke might not have been a good one but we "back-seaters" remembered it even long after our parents quit smoking.

Growing up in Hoptown we shared a "wolf" language taught by Daddy that was only understood by us.

Dalfaddy, Bulfuddy, Dolfotsy and Bolfobby were in the know. Silly. Yes! ....... But to this day it's a tie that binds.

Stories we heard over and over whether we were there when they happened or not. Several years after Daddy came home from the war, my older sibling who was 4 yrs old at the time, asked Daddy to go to church with Mommy and him. Daddy's reply was he couldn't because his shoes weren't polished. Well, that was an easy fix. Older brother, already dressed in his "Sunday go to Meetin' ", white pique suit with white Peter Pan collared shirt proceeded to the cabinet to get the black polish. The shoes were duly polished and his clothes probably had as much blackness as, if not more than, Daddy's size 11 shoes. Daddy went to church that Sunday and for the next 64 years until his stroke incapacitated him. Faith is certainly a tie that binds in a positive way. In 2010 he was honored as one of three oldest living members of Hopkinsville's First United Methodist Church. 

Inside jokes also bind well. "Cut the mustard" always gets snickers at our house....especially as we recall the time Reverend Grimstead said it! Crazy Ada's "Oh just forget about it" rings a bell every time we hear someone refer to it."

These days my youngest child and I have an ongoing "Fun" dispute.

Any one out there have disputes on punctuation marks? Is ampersand in your vocabulary of dispute?

At my house they have been gifted as reminders. Quite a gift! Fun reminder!

From paper weight to wall hanging, I smile every time I walk past an ampersand. 

It's "my" Molly's way of greeting me with a wink!