THANKFUL THURSDAY IN RETROSPECT!!

Oh What a Day! A yesterday, that is!

A Thankful Thursday indeed!

Driving for over an hour mostly on a one-lane highway of road work through the Nantahala Gorge was worth every minute of it anticipating

Hooray! Hooray!! We found each other today...after passing only once!

Murphy NC Reader's Choice Award Winning

Even the Welcome Desk has a Story!

Pure bliss! Two hours of "catch-up" after 2 years of absence.

Toasting our sweet potatoes!

A friend loves at all times! (Proverbs 17:17)......

.......as do sisters!

Home again after the sunset!

Peek, peak, and pique;  sound the same but meaning varies very much! 

'Peak' 'Peek' 'Pique'

These 3 are rarely listed alphabetically but it helps one whose memory cap is already full and exacerbated by amyloid plaque in the rain. Today it helped me add new POPs to my list----Pinnacle Of Prayer and Peak of Power.

Peak is a noun or adjective that refers to a maximum or high point, as in the peak of a mountain right outside our great room window....

..or a peak performance! Think a second-grader dancing in the rain.

Peek is sight related and often refers to looking quickly. Growing up, our kids would peek over the stair case bannister on Christmas Eve and then run back upstairs to avoid getting "caught"! 

Lastly, a third homophone pique, means "to excite or arouse" and is usually used with "curiosity." For me, (today) my curiosity is piqued by homophones!

Take a peek! It'll be the peak of your day! 

Have I piqued your interest yet?

LOVELY LADY!

My Lovely Lady is a teen +!

Blessings upon blessings!

How grateful I am!

COLLEGE GAME DAY!

College Game Day---every Saturday 9am-12 noon is on our TV. It is also on TVs of many others! THINK football fans of family and friends. Most are male, who are definitely football fans of his/her own college attended or in a certain town, or any number of reasons, starting from childhood. Even closets can be filled with attire for all ages in a family's school fave colors.

For me, there can be a bit too much commentary and my watching is a bit sporadic. 

However, the creativity of the students expressing not only the love of football and their favorite team, but also their love of Jesus with just as many signs!

Signs that can encourage and minister to many! Signs of hope!

A-MEN!
 

SUNDAY SERMON!

Sunday Sermon in a Nutshell!

PRAISE THE LORD! AMEN!!

SATURDAY SIGNS OF FALL!

Chillier temps!

Grandson Jack's pumpkin carving.

Blue Skies!

Fall colors around our backyard, w/o mountain view, farms and in areas of towns!

Winding up on our porch with a cuppa in hand and a floral fading view across the street was a beautiful end to our day.

And the Lord God created them all! 

Plus, Jack came for dinner!

GOD'S PLUMB LINE!

Off-kilter! 

Physically, off-kilter is the best descriptor for me.

A mis-matched stumbling mess.

Cane needed.

Cane left in car.

Husband catches me mid-fall and retrieves cane.

Regardless of time of day, keep hubby or a sweet friend near-by!

Molly's "glittery" cane helps so people can see coming.

New bookmark gift, from Hoptown gal I have known since first grade, seems to have the physical properties of a plumb line. 

I know the Bible does...Spiritual ones that is!

Align your plumb line with God's!

PRAYFUL SINGING!

DELIGHT THE LORD!

Can't carry a tune in a bucket?! Think broken record in the wrong key.

Out of tune! Singing a song with correct notes missing!

So how does one delight the Lord when singing a favorite hymn with joy, but off key?! 

How can one please the Lord? Whether through music or words alone? 

My answer is..."God pleasing music or prayers comes from the heart."

Anne Graham Lotz suggests His Word tells what pleases Him!

"Don't just get your Bible out but open it up. Read. Apply. Obey.

He will be pleased." 

FIXING MY EYES ON JESUS, (October 22 P.315) 

INTERCESSORY PRAYER!

RA needed prayer. I have no way to contact her unless our paths cross.

But God in His love and mercy reminded me that He is the contact she needs. 

Therefore, I pray for all my Monday people and keep on praying for RA all days until God directs me otherwise.

*PTL crossed paths w/ RA today! (10/25/2026) 

What a blessing!

PERFECT PITHY PHILOSOPHY!

One's philosophy extols both the beliefs and lifestyle of one's life. 

For the Christian, the focus is on the Triune God. 

Think favor from a divine source!

Father God, His son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Through every aspect of life it's a blessing to find God's Grace at each turn.....

.....even at a perfume counter!

"In the end, it all comes down to one word. grace."