AROMATIC MEMORIES

9 years ago today Daddy died. I feel sad all over! I still miss this gentle giant in my life.

A punctual man. His kids could pretty much set their watches by him.

Early to rise with his 1/2 grapefruit for breakfast to always be on time at Hopkinsville Livestock Company on 1st street. Sick day was not a term in his vocabulary.

Daddy always worked. In earlier years he workd in Clarksville on Wednesday & Russellville on Sat.

His Post Office run would be followed M, T, R, & F by lunch at Roundies, with jello as his dessert. 

As I said in a 2018 blog entry: Remembering Daddy........

His character is etched on my heart. My hope is that the next generations, his grandchildren  and "great grands" will consider the character of their Grandaddy Brud and emulate it as they remember him.

Of course, the greatgrands will ony remember as they have been told be cause the few who were born before he died were youngsters. 

It's important to tell those of next generations of the goodness of the Lord as we share the memories and stories of ones in our family who followed Him. (PSALM 78:4)

SERENE SABBATH READINGS

Serene Sabbath Readings

My QUARANTINE COLLECTION had me finishing a wild west audio book about the Navajo Indians, and an eBook by Greg Gilbert's Where is the Gospel?, which our pastor referred to a few weeks ago.

After scanning the Commercial Appeal Comics, I finished a hardcover of Nancy E. Turner's, Light Changes Everything (2019) a loaner from avid reader friend, Beth. 

The story began in 1907 and took me back to the Prine family in the Arizona Territory, then to Wheaton College and back again. With the regional voice of the time, in which Turner excels, I was drawn in to this poignant and emotional story! A worthy read.

Then I picked up my current read, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer---my Mother's Day gift from son Buddy. We are reading portions of the book at a time. We will discuss the first part on June 15 and the last portion when we're together in Florida in July. 

As I moved the CA cartoons and my "finished" book aside, I noticed Mason Cooley's quote from Patrick McDonald's "Mutts".

Reading gives us
someplace to go
When we have to stay
where we are.

So perfect for these times----- of quarantine.

GRADUATION DAY 2020

Hooray! Hooray! 

It's his day..............

NATHAN ZACHARY LILES

.........graduated from Allen High today.

Only 5 tickets were given per family so they all posed after the ceremony.

The rest of us, proud as punch, watched AHS's livestream!

I puddled---of course, I did!

PANDEMIC PICNIC

Pandemic Picnic. Alliterative for sure but not necessarily with a nice "ring" to it!

Echoes of "social distancing" fill the space. But----

I don't know any grandmother who would not cherish the time to "see" a grandchild or two---even if it's from 6 feet!

As I recall. three came early, two came late, one came by adoption but all 9 came in Gods perfect timing!

How grateful I am that the Lord has allowed me to see my children's children. (Psalm 128.6)

PONDERING PREPOSITIONS

An entry for wordsmiths to ponder---prepositions for a pandemic.
Prepositions for a life with Jesus!
Prepositions are important.  Prepositions Connect. Connection is relational as are prepositions.

"Journal Jottings" show a bit of info I gleaned from pondering, Handley Moule's words in A Morning of Faith and Devotion.....though he never even used the word preposition.

I believe on the name of the Son of God, ....I am in HIM, having redemption through HIS blood and life by HIS Spirit....HE is in ME, and all fullness is in HIM.......To HIM I belong by purchase.....to me, HE belongs, for all my hourly need. (deletion/compilation & emphasis mine)

My jumbled jottings are a way to help my pondering as I seek to know Him in all His fullness today!

For wordsmith grammar nerds wanting to pass on info to kids or grands.........

try Elizabeth O'Brien' s "Preposition song".

MOTHER'S DAY MEMORIES

Thanks for the walk down memory lane from IKDS, Beverly H. ,and other friends who saw the Commercial Appeal's Mid-South Memories  photo, 5/10/2020.

I can't wait to share the "rest of the story."

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS DOTSY?

A friend loves at all times.....(Proverbs 17:17, NIV) The New Living Translation reads, "A friend is loyal." 

"Miss Ann" has been that kind of friend for me for 20+ years! These last 4 or 5 years it has been my privilege to reciprocate.

More later............

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER......

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

A day to celebrate.....a coming together of hearts for our country that we might once again be called a nation of prayer!

A Prayer Need.

A Prayer Necessity. 

A Prayer Privilege!

"B" IS FOR.....

Which words have you heard most  during this coronavirus pandemic season----Boring, Bored and Boredom come to mind, as parts of speech which emphasize one's prevailing mood.
Bedraggled liked last week's roses? Mama Davenport would have made potpourri sachet from the petals to freshen her "intimates drawer".

My grandmother never thought it behooved one's spirit to bemoan present experiences.....she saw even good in scraggly roses.

Hm-m--m....words for musing, not bemusing.

Why am I baffled at the disparity in the way I saw life and the way she viewed it? She viewed all of life through a lens of worship and gratitude, not with a bewildering questioning "why me? " attitude. ...not just in a quick burst when good things came her way...but even struggles could become a bounty of blessings for all to see as she waited for God to show His hand & His plan.

The Lord was always her banner and her shield, regardless of life's struggles. He bestowed favor and honor on Mama Davenport because her walk never wavered---it was blameless and the Lord blessed her bountifully. (Psalm 84:11)

What "Bs" are reflected in your life?

INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY.

INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY! Who knew???? I did, Of course.

 My all-time favorite dance partner was Daddy. From following him while standing on the tops of his shoes to dancing at my 45th class reunion between my cancer surgeries, Daddy led me as only he could.

How I miss those times! How I miss him.