THANKFUL THURSDAY = FAMILY

Unexpected, but well deserved, in my opinion---accolades for my hubby.

Tuesday 2/27/24 @ 3pm a zoom call from former racquetball team members, Andy & Kim Roberts & Toni Bevelock Delos Santos began the surprise announcement! A BIG,BIG THANKS TO DICK COCKRELL who nominated Larry!

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Yesterday, 2/28/24, the Memphis local news began announcing it.... we never saw it until our phones started "blowing up" with messages and calls. His sister Susan and Sandra M. from Somerville were the first of many on my phone! LOTS more  on his. So grateful for family and the many friends reaching out with congratulations laced with "well-deserved" comments!

Love & thanks to all......most who have been friends for 50+ years!!

*Info sent to us---putting it here so we won't lose it. 

Honors/Awards  (List incomplete at this time)

§  College of Education Hall of Fame Award - University of Memphis College of Education - 2012

§  Hall of Fame for Coaching U of M Racquetball Team - Memphis Ameteur Sports - 2009

§  Inducted into National Hall of Fame - United States Racquetball Association - 2009

§  Faces In The Crowd - Sports Illustrated - 1987

§  Head Coach - United States Racquetball Team U.S.O.C. - 1987-90

§  Coached - US Team to Gold Medal n Hamburg world Championship and a Gold Medal in the Pan American Games - 1988

§  World Championship - In The 40+ Singles Competition Hamburg, Germany - 1988

§  Doubles Champion - United States National 30+ and 40+ Racquetball - 1981-91

§  Silver "M" Award - University of Memphis letterman's Club - 1989

§  Developmental Coach of the Year - United States Olympic Committee Racquetball - 1996

§  Collegiate Coach of the Year - United States Racquetball Association - 2000

§  National Men's Champions - National Collegiate Racquetball - 2001

§  NYSP Compliance Award - NCAA/NYSP - 2002-03 & 2005

§ The United States Racquetball Association Hall of Fame - United States Racquetball - 2002

§  National Men's Champions - National Collegiate Racquetball - 2003

 Creative Activities

§  European Goodwill Tour promoting Racquetball - 1987 - Paris, Brussels, Netherlands, Hamburg, and Zurich - IOC

§  United Kingdom Racquetball Team Training, Belfast, Northern Ireland -1992- Dr. Liam McCarthy, President of the Racquetball Association of Northern ireland

WORDSMITH WEDNESDAY!

INTERROBANG!

Did that punctuation term get your attention!?

Thanks to fellow librarian ljj, for introducing me on "Teaching Tuesday"  to this fused question mark and exclamation point. Think simultaneous question, somewhat rhetorical, & exclamation. Interrogative with a bang................

Fusing the emoji !? makes perfect since to me.....my mind often fuses words on its own.

Interrobang is a noun for this non-standard punctuation mark, indicating a question expressed in an exclamatory manner! Mother had a way of using them often when she was aghast at my behavior.

What on earth do you think you are doing, playing with my make-up .........

 

According to my research, the mark has only been in use since 1961.

God's word reminds us to let our words be few. (Ecclesiastes 5:2) He that restrains lips is wise. (Proverbs 10:19b)

Perhaps the interrobang allows us to say much with fewer words.

What do  you think......

BE STILL!

Can God use fatigue to "make" you be still in order to know that He is God!

Will let you know after my next nap!

H.A.S. #4

Soon

HAS #3 HOLLYWOOD!

Coming Soon!

WALK-A-BOUT WEDNESDAY

OKAY--It's a day late at Walt Disney World.....late is better than never.

#1H.A.S.

On the road again....eating our way through Alabama, Georgia & Florida with dear friends and family.

Coming soon

Magic Kingdom--2/21/2024

Lucy & Goldie BROOKLYN FIRST SNOW 2024

CALM THE QUALM

Don't panic; I'm with you. (5 words or less) (Isaiah 41:10a, MSG)

No such button available in my life. 

But God in His love and mercy has given us His word and His Son, who is the word. (Ephesians 2:4, John 1:1)

Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; (Psalm 37:7, NKJV)

Fret not, Dots.....to calm the qualm!

FELLOWSHIP FRIDAY!

Fellowship is defined as friendly association especially with people who gather to share one's interest.

Art Lovers Gather.

Book Lovers Gather.

Sometimes the two coincide @ Germantown Library with chess lovers added to the mix.

Runners Gather.

Jesus Followers Gather. 

Christian fellowship denotes participative sharing and mutual encouragement towards Christ. They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. (Acts 2:42)

THANKFUL THURSDAY!

 calm YOUR ANXIETY!

 How does one do that!

 Give all your worries and cares to God....for He cares about you.  (1Peter 5:7, NLT) 

 How many ways can one say it??

Robert Morgan shares in calm YOUR ANXIETY, God's Word offers a "divine inoculation against the paralyzing disease of worry." (Day 29, P.58)

Eugene Peterson's biblical  paraphrase, The Message, says, "Don't fret or worry. Instead of worry, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns."

Ending today with a cuppa gra-TEA-tude and evening prayers of thanksgiving. 

After all.....it's "Thankful Thursday."

GOD IS NEAR!

Sometimes one can feel discouraged, even on Valentine's Day.....especially if your schedule includes lab work, more injections and a less than "perfect" medical prognosis. One can begin to wonder, "Is God Near?"

0f course He is. My faith tells me so. 

So do not fear, for I am with you; (Isaiah 41:10a)

He Has appointed our times and and the boundaries of our habitation, that we might seek Him..... and find Him, though He is not far from from each one of us. (Acts:17: 26-27) I remember once at the beach I commented, I wish God would just show me the way----like write it in the sky. He did. Within minutes a small plane pulling a banner came by with a Jesus Cares type quote on it. Does that happen often. That specifically.....no. But it can happen.

Today at the BCC, I came without a mask, no pre check-in completed on-line and I'm sure a look of dread on my face. Then,Torrie @the desk greeted me with a big smile, a Valentine's greeting, a comment about my cane with bling and a mask. The lab work didn't even sting. My next door neighbor's friend was PA on duty who consulted with me over my "labs."

Back to the waiting room I opened up Whirly Word game on my phone to while the time away as I waited for the next phase of treatment.

New game appeared.

Do you see it? THE scrambled 6 letter word in the circle?

Called back for my "turn," I ran into neighbor Angela's mom in the infusion room. 

Two least painful injections I've had of 22 so far!

God has a way of showing me "hope" in the midst of pain. Maybe pain for injections today was the same but it felt different to me. 

Usually when they inject I reflect the pain wanting to reject the needle quickly....whether on the inside of my elbow for blood, or subcutaneously in the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm.

When nurse came to inject, i was ready. God was near. 

Green light on the game gives one the "go" to complete the task.Can you see I typed the 6 letter word needed?

To you that might be pie in the sky thinking, or  just weird. 

To me, it's none of that. It's God assuring me, He is always near.

*Years ago, friend Lynn Mc deemed co-incidence as a Christ Ordained incidence.

ABIDE!

ABIDE! Love that word!

In fact, I love all of John 15.

It was a significant chapter for me in beginning to seek God's Word for truth.

As always, Scottie Smith gives me new insight!

Keep stunning and saturating us with your truth O Lord as we  seek Thee. 

You're easy to find when your addresses is our heart!

May I continue to think on these things. (Philippians 4:8)

You ask me How I know He lives, He lives within my  heart!

LOVE: SATURDAY-SHORT

"Actions speak louder than words!"

 5 words yes, but NOT the Saturday-Short I had in mind. 

LOVE IS THE BIRTHMARK OF JESUS!

Those born again love God and neighbor and serve others well...to His glory.

HOPE TOO!

Hope in Him is our anchor in the storms of life!

H e

O ffers

P eace

E ternally

When one gets caught up in the storms of life, people mean well reminding us rain nourishes and water cleanses. All those platitudes that are meant to help one focus on the blessings to come, can have a negative effect. 

Often the most help, apart from God's word, can be a listening ear from one who has been on the same side of the struggle and reminds us of the true anchor of our souls in the floods of life.

When you go through deep waters,

I will be with you.

Isaiah 43:2

He only is our  hope. 

I will be with you. (5 words with the MOST comfort)

HOPE EMBRACED!

Hold On to Hope!

Hope Embraced Keeps On Keeping On.

My artist friend, Heidi Walter, does just that!

She holds fast the confession of her hope without wavering, knowing the One who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23) She holds on to a faithful, unwavering embrace of hope.

A life lived well by one who embraces hope....my friend Heidi!

SEEKING!

Seeking?

Ask yourself this question.

What am I seeking after? Truly seeking!?

1)One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.(Psalm 27:4)

2)You have said, "Seek My face." My heart says to you,"Your face LORD, do I seek."  (Psalm 27:8)

3)But seek first HIs kingdom and His righteousness. and all these things will be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)

Still Seeking?

Be still and listen to what the LORD is saying to you as you read the above verses aloud. 1, 2, or all 3!

SABBATH SAYINGS!

Saying for a serene Sabbath!

So grateful that no word of God will ever fail. (Luke 1:37)

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57)

Serene and superb!

WEEK-END -WARRIOR!

My Saturday Saint shared these verses she had prayed for me this morning. She knew I was preparing to lead a session on Praying the Names of God by Tony Evans. She also knew my hesitancy & inadequacy in spite of sensing God's calling to this event. 

Exodus 4:11.....Who has made man's mouth?....Is it no I, the Lord? 

Now, therefore......aka.... 

.....(Exodus 4:12)

God did exceedingly above all I could ask or imagine. (Ephesians 3:20)

 

Colorful Day went from black and white to bright colors! 

To Him be the glory (Ephesians 3:21)....and a BIG thanks to my Weekend-Warrior!

HOPE CONTINUES #3!!!

My hope is built on nothing else!

Better said as"no-one else"---Jesus, who hears my prayers.

Hope for the believer is not wishful thinking but confident expectation.

H ears

O ur

P rayers

E verytime!!! 

Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promises is able. (Hbrews 10:23.

A HOPEFUL AMEN!

HOPE AGAIN!

Keep on hoping!

How? 

When a pass-along gift arrives at the garage door from a friend who is, in many ways, on the same side of the struggle as, fellowship reigns. 

She knows, "hope" is My One Word 2024.

She has a book. She shares "Said book."

 HOPE AGAIN, WHEN LIFE HURTS AND DREAMS FADE (p.23)

Rejoice as the Man of Sorrows is acquainted with your grief. (Isaiah 53:3)