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"For I know the plans I have for you", says the Lord, "plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans for a hope and a future."
The Bible, Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 29, v. 11
~ With love, God

She was saved by God,
rock and roll,
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Faith, doubt, and Using My Voice to Change

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 (For an explanation of who ‘Grace’ is please use the ‘Cast of Characters’  tab on the home page.) Hola and welcome, so glad you’re here Beautiful Person, inside and out.  I hope you, too, can see that about you.  (Is it alright to include men as ‘beautiful’?  Or should I add… Continue reading Faith, doubt, and Using My Voice to Change

The Long Road Home

Friday, 5/7/21 This was written a quite a few years ago, after my divorce was finalized.  (More on the marriage in a later post.)  It expresses deep gratitude for God’s love, which never left me like I thought it had.  He’d been waiting for me to notice, listen to and heed Him all along.  It… Continue reading The Long Road Home

Mother’s Day (Revised)

Tuesday, 5/4/21 Howdy!  How are you today?  What was your best moment since the last time we met? Originally I was going to continue last weeks post since I kept revising it as the realizations kept coming, and there’s more I haven’t added yet.  I’m pretty sure there was also one or two things that… Continue reading Mother’s Day (Revised)

Oh, So THIS is What Vulnerability Is

Purple flower growing on crack street, soft focus, blank text

Tuesday 4/27/21 Hello!  How are you doing?  Have you given yourself any good memories lately?  Maybe noticed a flower, sunrise/sunset, a bird’s graceful flight, recognized something right you’ve done, or perhaps even did something stupid and couldn’t stop laughing at yourself? Or perhaps chuckling at something else all together?  (Not sure why, but I’m still… Continue reading Oh, So THIS is What Vulnerability Is

Teddy Bear or Bible???

Friday, 4/23/21 Good Morning, afternoon or evening!  I hope you are having a decent day?  Have you ever thought you were unique because you were sure you were the only person who had a certain behavior or thought, etc., then found out there were actually other people who did or believed the same thing you… Continue reading Teddy Bear or Bible???

Teenagers and other Sheroes and Heros

Tuesday, 4/20/21 Hello, welcome!  How are you doing today, Good Person?  Have you had any moments of joy lately?  I hope so. Do you have any sheroes or heroes in your life?  (I heard Wynona Judd refer to the females who inspired her as ‘sheroes’.  Don’t know if she created that word, but I do… Continue reading Teenagers and other Sheroes and Heros

I’d rather be . . .

Friday, 4/9/21 Good day, good human! This is an essay for an on-line writing class I took several years ago.  Once again, I took on a writing endeavor with a specific theme designated by someone else and went in a direction they never intended.  The topic of this paper was about looking for an item… Continue reading I’d rather be . . .

Codependent Gratitude

Tuesday, 4/6/21 Hello Beautiful person, how are you doing?   Today’s questions are . . .  Have you ever been overly grateful for a simple, kind gesture? And/or, Have you ever felt a sense of impending doom without knowing why? I experience both of these scenarios frequently and think that they, along with the self… Continue reading Codependent Gratitude

Holidays Sometimes Hurt

Silhouette christian cross on grass at sunrise background with miracle bright lighting, religion and worship concept

4/2/21 Hi Beautiful you, how are you? Don’t usually put up two posts in one day but just became aware that my heart, mind, and body have been wrestling with something and wondered if others might be struggling, too.  If you are then maybe we can support each other through this? There’s been strong physical… Continue reading Holidays Sometimes Hurt

Humbling Revelation

Silhouette christian cross on grass at sunrise background with miracle bright lighting, religion and worship concept

4/2/21 Hello, amazing you!  Thank you for being here. This was composed for an online class I took several years ago. It’s very appropriate for this time of year and the revelation written about that day continually grows deeper. I’m a Bible reader and yesterday’s passage was from the Gospel of Matthew chapter 26, verses… Continue reading Humbling Revelation