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I Love to Tell the Story: September 2013

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I Love to Tell the Story. Sunday, September 29, 2013. Always wear your invisible crown." I lifted this phrase from the Facebook timeline entitled "We the Women" which puts a focus on inspiring women to feel appropriately empowered to be the best person they can be. But my immediate reaction to the quote was. Wait! How did my interpretation of humility get so bent out of shape? You think that's funny? I grew up hating myself, honestly and sincerely thinking this was how to be humble. To me personally, wea...

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I Love to Tell the Story: I Doubt It!

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I Love to Tell the Story. Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Here's the thing: we can't presume to spell out what God himself has not spelled out. To quote author Philip Yancey, speaking of his own personal experience which closely resembled mine: "The church environment I grew up in had no room for doubt. 'Just believe! They told us. Anyone who strayed from the defined truth risked punishment as a deviant.". Philip Yancey's book, entitled Reaching for the Invisible God,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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I Love to Tell the Story: December 2013

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I Love to Tell the Story. Friday, December 13, 2013. All Things Bright and Beautiful". My neighbor's house.bright and beautiful. When we lived in the rural piney woods of East Texas, we made many trips back and forth to the Dallas area. It is about 100 miles between the two and what did Dallas have that we were missing in the country? Obviously, some of these homes were not much to look at driving by.except for one time of the year. Christmas! But that's what light does! That's why we put up Christmas li...

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Old and in the Way....: September 2011

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Old and in the Way. No one wants to feel old and in the way, yet that is too often how senior citizens do feel. It is my prayer that these life experience stories will shed some light on how to avoid diminishing the honorable status of those of an advanced age in our families and communities. Thursday, September 1, 2011. Why Does a Hummingbird Hum? Dad loved eating pie as much as he loved telling jokes. Why does a hummingbird hum? They quickly learned to treat him with a degree of respect. Dad wanted wit...

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Old and in the Way....: Ugly Sweaters.....

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Old and in the Way. No one wants to feel old and in the way, yet that is too often how senior citizens do feel. It is my prayer that these life experience stories will shed some light on how to avoid diminishing the honorable status of those of an advanced age in our families and communities. Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Can't you help me? Get me out of here! Whatever words of comfort, whatever words of explanation, it didn't matter. They were quickly forgotten a few minutes later. Saying "Shh, Mom!

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Old and in the Way....: "C'mon, Mom, unlock the door!"

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Old and in the Way. No one wants to feel old and in the way, yet that is too often how senior citizens do feel. It is my prayer that these life experience stories will shed some light on how to avoid diminishing the honorable status of those of an advanced age in our families and communities. Monday, July 18, 2011. C'mon, Mom, unlock the door! Mom and me. She passed away in 2002. C'mon, Mom, unlock the door! Mom at home with beloved great grandchildren. House She had always been the housekeeper until she...

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Old and in the Way....: Visit My Other Blog--I Love to Tell the Story

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Old and in the Way. No one wants to feel old and in the way, yet that is too often how senior citizens do feel. It is my prayer that these life experience stories will shed some light on how to avoid diminishing the honorable status of those of an advanced age in our families and communities. Visit My Other Blog- I Love to Tell the Story. Photo by Joyce Catherwood. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Divine Designer, my newest blog featuring photos of butterflies, birds, dragonflies and flowers.

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I Love to Tell the Story: November 2013

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I Love to Tell the Story. Saturday, November 23, 2013. For Whom the Bell Tolls. When I found out my next door neighbor, Carolyn, had requested to come home from the hospital, my heart sank because I knew she was coming home to go to her heavenly home. After an intensive year waging war against a virulent and extremely aggressive form of lymphoma, she had had enough. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Divine Designer, my newest blog featuring photos of butterflies, birds, dragonflies and flowers.

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Old and in the Way....: These Pancakes Taste Like Rubber

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Old and in the Way. No one wants to feel old and in the way, yet that is too often how senior citizens do feel. It is my prayer that these life experience stories will shed some light on how to avoid diminishing the honorable status of those of an advanced age in our families and communities. Wednesday, June 22, 2011. These Pancakes Taste Like Rubber. My Aunt Polly in the nursing home. Biggest catch of the day! Was her response. "Who would read it? Three months after her hospital stay, Aunt Polly died&#4...