I’ve spent 2023 memorizing Romans 8. Coming to the end of September, I’ve memorized verses 1-32. I’m working on verses 33 and 34. Nearly to the end! While most of us who read our Bibles are well acquainted with the chapter, especially verses 1, 11, 15, 29, 35, 38 and 39, it was verses 14 – 17 and verse 29 …
Peace
The word peace shows up in the Bible something like 249 times. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Lying awake at 2:30 a.m. this morning, I meditated on Psalm 4:8. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety. In a world of anxiety and turmoil, mounting fear, and content worry, I …
Happy 19th Anniversary to my Hubby!
Hubby and I married 19 years ago today after four years of friendship-oddship. When we met, we were 27. Ready to settle down, tired of the Christian AND non Christian dating scene. I travelled around the country and world training newspaper editors and reporters, and classified advertising reps how to use my company’s computers for daily production. He was the …
Merry Christmas
It’s Christmas Eve, a lovely, breezy day in central, coastal Florida. This is my favorite time of year. The beautify of Christmas lights, the traditions and familiarity of songs and movies. The good will and cheer in the hearts of so many. I’m blessed by you all and want to wish you a very, merry Christmas. I’ve been slow on …
Dignity in Death
Allison Wilson and I drove up to Kristy Dykes funeral yesterday. It’s always good to spend time with Allison, but we were both looking forward to Kristy’s home going ceremony. Unfortunately, we arrived late due to the keen-o feature of her husband’s Porsch-a 911. Automatically lock the doors if the key is not in the ignition. The fact that the …