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?