Things seem dismal and grey, especially if you live in Minnesota, this time of year.The house seems a little chilly, but I could turn up the thermostat.Sometimes we can do something about our circumstances, but just choose not to.I brush my teeth without turning on the light….what’s the point?I save what little bit I can,…… Continue reading Maybe There is Something Good About This
You Have Something to DO
Get to it…no one else is going to do it Don’t wait another day…it is not promised to you Get to it….don’t pass through it It will be waiting for you tomorrow unless You get to it , just to do it, you can ….yes you can Who’s telling you not to do it? Close…… Continue reading You Have Something to DO
Ask the Giver of all Things
Dear Lord Jesus, Give me a little hope and encouragement, for our uncertain future in the times we live. Give me courage and strength, to stand up against evil, even when it isn’t popular to do so. Give me a little wisdom, to answer hard questions, not welcomed, but may save a life. Give me…… Continue reading Ask the Giver of all Things
Memories of a Father – Blessed
Dandelion picking on our lawn Finding four leaf clovers Green bean picking and pulling carrots Making snapdragons open Jigsaw puzzles all year round Croquet tournaments Colored steps and hop scotch Dice games and stacking card towers Tinsel hung perfectly on our Christmas tree Dancing with us to Lawrence Welk songs Bonanza and My Three Sons…… Continue reading Memories of a Father – Blessed
I’m Getting To “IT”
Do you let things go that you want to finish? This is just a short writing about what to do about “IT”.
Red Flower on the Riverbank
My story of this beautiful day I spent getting outside instead of feeling cooped up from this virus anti-lifestyle we are stuck in.
It Pays to be Frugal
Countless people have written about being frugal. This is just a brief summary into my life with my parents and some tips to help you have a more abundant life.
Someone Better Tell Them
All my life I have been called certain things because of my personality. I am not the sweetest gal in the room or most soft spoken. Quite the contrary, but I am learning to control my need to interject in a conversation that I am passionate about. I have learned to sometimes sit quietly and…… Continue reading Someone Better Tell Them
Don’t Push Start Until You are Ready
I’m wondering why this is taking so long. I feel like I am in slow motion.I know what I want to accomplish in part,but not sure the tools I need to get started.I feel like I have a handicap somehow.Yet I am not so sure what that is that still keeps me back.It’s as if…… Continue reading Don’t Push Start Until You are Ready
Let me SPEAK my words…I feel, I can think…I’m hurting.
I am not a robot.I am not a thing.I am not a piece of nothingness you can kick around because I may be in your way. I am not some pesky pest.I sometimes shed tears.I have a mind that creates thoughts on my own that need to be shared or expressed. Don’t put me in…… Continue reading Let me SPEAK my words…I feel, I can think…I’m hurting.
Finding My Forgotten Thoughts of Thankfulness
Before I lay down my head…should I start a sentence with “before”?I never took a writing class but some rules I vaguely remember.I just feel like emptying my head before going to bed to think of other things. I just feel I want to leave you with something.Something I am not even sure will be…… Continue reading Finding My Forgotten Thoughts of Thankfulness
An Uphill Climb….Lead From Within You
Have you ever accidentally knocked over an anthill that seemed to be growing in the middle of your child’s sandbox. You both enjoyed watching the critters scamper to rebuild, piece by piece. They would carry sand crystals twice or three times the size of their body and crawl it quickly into the opening of the…… Continue reading An Uphill Climb….Lead From Within You
Reflecting Thoughts…Can I Change a Thing?
I like to reflect on the times we live in, because of others who stood in the gap for me. Those who did what I could not. Those so brave to lay it all on the line for me. Having so many patriots in my own family, and others, who have made an impression on…… Continue reading Reflecting Thoughts…Can I Change a Thing?
Better to Give What Little You Have, than Keep It
Three words describe me best. Christ follower, patriot and student. All three are important to me and gives me my purpose in the times in which we live. God, country and always learning gives me something to work toward and contribute to.If you are not working toward something, you are either stagnant, or working away…… Continue reading Better to Give What Little You Have, than Keep It
Courage Isn’t Fearless
Courage walks alone.It does not hide behind groups or cliques or gangs. Courage speaks it’s own mind, not mimicking others.Some may follow and be inspired, but only it’s convictions,guide a person of courage. Courage is not boisterous or obnoxious to gather attention to itself.It does one small act, to hold fast the ground it loves…… Continue reading Courage Isn’t Fearless