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Margaret and A Lesson on Prayer

Prologue:  Enjoying God's creation while working in the garden is one of my favorite prayer times. And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray. ....

My Times Are In Thy Hand

Prologue My times are in thy hand . . . (Palms 31:15) My journal entries are written somewhat in the form of letters.  I like to think of writing to someone who isn’t sitting on the veranda with me.  This helps me to write details and little things which are...

Come Rest

Thoughts from my journal When it became clear that I needed to return to the States from Sierra Leone in June 2017, I was in the second major breakdown of my health; the first coming in 1997 when I had brain and spinal surgery for Chiari Malformation.  Both of these...

My Strong Tower

The name of the LORD is as strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Proverbs 18:10) For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. (Psalms 61:3) Tuesday, November 16, 2010 By the time this crater was...

Where My Treasure Is!

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth . . . but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matthew 6:19-21) [caption id="attachment_1497"...

One Blood

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth . . .  (Acts 17:26) This is one of the dearest photos to me.  There is so much more going on here than meets the eye.  Something very special between...

What is That in Thine Hand?

Just through the trees at the back of the garden, and down in a little low area, you come to my secluded prayer spot. “Oh Lord, I really need You to help me understand all of this.  How am I to serve You?  What do You...

Patient in Tribulation

Prologue: Isn’t it marvelous how the Lord has His ways of working with us?  We’re just children who don’t always get the lesson right away.  But as children, each of is us different and the Lord knows that.  He doesn’t work with me the way He might with you.  I...

Let the Good Times Roll!

Recent events regarding the Coronavirus brought back this fun memory from Sierra Leone.  Read on to find out why! ***** May, 2013 - Date of journal entry In Sierra Leone, Stephen did all of the shopping.  The 37 miles between us and the supermarket in Bo, was a brutal 4...

Keep Yourself Together!

A girl has to have color options! My Mom can fix anything with tape.  Black electrical tape, masking tape, Scotch tape, duct tape.  Of course being a nurse there’s white first-aid tape.  Her taping skills and finesse know no bounds of creativity, nor limits to pride. ...

Your Waif

The sun was getting low as I sat back on the warm earth, stopping my garden work and listening to the evening birds.   And thinking about Margaret.  “Waif,” I thought to myself.  “I wonder if it truly means what I’ve always assumed it to mean.”  I am a word-curious...

The Potter

In my late teens and early 20s, I fell in love with the craft of pottery.  To me, it was an “all-in” type of art where my whole body was involved in the process.  I really liked that.  I even had my own potter’s wheel as the mudroom of our...