In 5 days, I will turn 51. January 19th is my birthdate. This is not a shoutout for all kinds of attention, rather it’s to bring about an awareness of the significance of being 51. This birthday is coming at me from a different angle. The thought of getting older and age doesn’t bother me, rather …
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Life Teachings
Today
The present moment Is all we’ve got A chance A choice To live To love Today This very moment As I sit here writing I’m not exactly sure Of what to say I- I know how I feel Sadness Loss No regrets Final moments spent With My mother-in-law This week Today- Her funeral Many wept …
Soon You Will Be Gone
The hour is near It won’t be long You are here Soon after You will be gone No longer Will I be able to touch No longer Will I be able to hear your voice No longer Will life be the same Adjust Accept Mourn Preparing for The coming days Only God knows The hour …
Waiting in Joyful Hope
As I gaze up at the evening sky in awe and wonder, a peaceful presence and knowing is brought before me. Even though I’ve struggled to find the right words in my own mind as I hoped, I feel God working things out for the good, even though I don’t have a clear vision or …
Final Wishes
What is it you want on your final days? How will you enter Eternal Rest? Do your loved ones know what you want or prefer? You know, it’s crossed my mind, but I had never given this much thought. My spouse had brought up this topic. The conversation was more about those who we leave …
Cherish the Moments
(Pictured above is my uncle and I from the summer of 2016. This was the last time I saw him. I thought it was so funny to sit on his lap, pretending to be a kid again from days gone by. This picture makes my soul happy, helping me to smile and remember the good …
With Us At All Times
On 12.11.2020 I had a dream which felt like more than a dream, a visit from a loved one. My uncle David stopped by for a visit. His time here on earth was from October 18, 1924-February 25, 2007. I didn’t really understand all the details but I wrote down as many as I could …
Reflections in Life
How many of us would be willing to sacrifice our time, pleasures in life, to love and serve other people, not asking for or expecting anything in return? No anger, no regrets, no guilt, what if’s, would have’s, could have’s, should have’s-a life lived fulfilling God’s purpose, carrying out his plan, every breath, every moment, …
In Remembrance of Cousin Brenda…
On the morning of May 6, 2021, I received a message of your passing. The time was 12:50, the moment when God called you home. There was a three, hour difference between your time zone and mine. My mom, sent me a text, gave me a heads up about your condition and asked me to …
Reunited
Me (est. 1973) My Paternal Grandmother (11/30/1894-7/7/1992) My Paternal Great Grandmother (8/22/1862-5/2/1936) My Paternal Grandma appeared before me. She was very happy! Nearly glowing, one might say as she had so much joy and happiness about her! By the way she spoke, walked, her energy, simply everything about her let me know she was filled …
Today is a Good Day…
There’s a strong voice inside of me that says, “Stand tall! Speak up! Be a voice! Be an advocate! Let your story be told for others to hear! You will persevere! You will heal!” A voice, spoken as loudly as, as serious as, as dominating, as that of a lion. A roaring, thundering, something coming …
“See Ya”
My family and I spent quality time together this evening at a movie. A local theatre had the 1990 movie, “Ghost” playing for free, a special on Valentine’s Day. The price was right, besides that, I couldn’t remember if I had seen the movie in the past or just the previews. Throughout the movie, I …
His Messages, Received, Transmitted
One day, not so long ago, I felt a tugging at my heart. The need to send loving and kind thoughts to a friend of mine who was in need of hearing His word. God, I do believe, put much peace and love in my heart. He reached out to let me know the perfect …
Battlefields of Life
You came To battle You fought You tried hard You gave it your best Put strength Put faith Put trust To The test You came So close Almost winning The battle Nobody Could have Imagined Nobody Could have Perceived To come So far This stage In Your life Such a …
A Call To Come “Home”
9.3.2019 What you about to read has been written for a friend of mine. Her mother will soon be passing from her life here on earth to that into Heaven. I felt called to write this and followed the words He had spoken to me this evening. Soulmates, from the time she was 16 and …
Expiration Date…
As I showered late in the evening, just the other day, this is what I had been told: “Expiration Date” I thought to myself for a moment and wondered…Lord, where do you want me to go with this? This is quite an interesting way of approaching death. All of us, someday, will make the transition …
Restoration and Revealing: God’s Plan, He is Working on Me
This has truly been the year of restoration and healing. Rising up from the ashes and becoming someone, something much more gran than I could have ever imagined. The transformation has been incredible, beautiful, heartwarming, filled with emotions and ever so bittersweet. From life crisis, to Christ, in all things I have done my best …
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Hope for tomorrow: Release what is gone
How is it that we continue holding on? Our grasp, so tight. Sheer mental strength. Heart and soul. Hard to the core. Has anyone in your life, whom you have loved and cared for, ever left you? By this, I am referring to two things. 1. Your loved one has passed on, died and is …
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