I realize it has been a long time since I wrote to you. As many of you know or may not know, my husband passed away at the end of 2021. Honestly, I backed away from many of the things I was doing to catch my breath and try to find healing. I am still in the healing process of course. However, If it had not been for God and His wisdom and grace, I don’t know how my family would have gotten through the rest of 2021 and 2022.
In just a few days the arrival of 2023 will be here and you guessed it, the FREE 31 Day Wisdom Challenge with Pedro Adao and a wonderful list of well-known guest speakers will kick off the New Year!
At the beginning of 2022 this seriously was a lifeline for me. In 2023, I still feel it will be the same. I don’t think there is any better way to kick off the New Year than by prioritizing and pursuing the Wisdom of God, do you?
Given the current times we are living in, I am so excited that Pedro is doing the 31 Day Wisdom Challenge again for the 4th year in a row. Starting the year off seeking God’s Wisdom just makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
Over 67,000 people have participated in the past 31 Day Wisdom Challenges and thought it was the right thing to do, if you agree, Please join me and many others as we seek God’s Wisdom starting January 1, 2023!
Hey Mamas, and Grandmas, you’ve done a terrific job putting everyone else’s needs before your own but now, isn’t it your turn to do something special for you?
I have the awesome privilege of hosting a wonderful online group of Creative Ladies who have had the desire to create fun and easy artwork from the comfort of their own homes, while also connecting with like-minded creatives.
I create and teach them how to do simple art pieces at my actual kitchen table, and I would love for you to imagine that you’re gathering around my table with me as we fellowship and create together.
If this sounds like something you’ve desired to do, I extend a warm welcoming invitation to join me and some wonderful new friends in a fun, cozy, and relaxed atmosphere as we create together.
We will focus on the upcoming holiday season this next couple of months. Our projects will be Christmas related. Our next project is “Oh, Christmas Tree!
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If you agree, I am inviting you to join me and many of my friends for the FREE 31 Day Wisdom Challenge to gain wisdom and clarity to learn how to reign in every area of life.
“Here are the KINGDOM revelations, words to live by, and words of WISDOM given to empower you to REIGN in life…”Proverbs 1:1 (TPT)
Let’skick off our January 2022 right by pursuing and growing in the Wisdom Of God!
As the Lord paints a beautiful new morning skyline in brilliant flashes of pinks, purples, and golds in my neck of the woods here in Georgia this early morning, I am so blessed to be able to appreciate its beauty! Sometimes it is so important just to stop all of the hustle and bustle and simply realize that today is a new day filled with new mercies and a new beginning!
Have you ever just had a week that you would like to rewind and start all over again? You know you sound almost like the 9 to 5 song by Dolly Pardon, “You stumble out of bed, stumble to the kitchen, pour yourself a cup of ambition, yawn, and stretch and try to come alive!” But what happens to your perky little self when you finally stumble into the kitchen to put your morning coffee on, and suddenly you dump the filter and have a huge mess to clean up. What happens to your ambition then? Or, maybe you begin to do housework, so you throw in a load of laundry in the washing machine and begin just humming along until you throw those same clothes into the dryer. An hour later you find out, that your clothes dryer suddenly decides it’s done and won’t heat up… Sound familiar? What do you do? Do you stress over it or do you realize what’s happening and immediately say, “Okay, tomorrow is a New Day and a whole New Beginning!”
I have failed too many times to think of things that suddenly do not turn out the way I thought they should have, in a positive way. However, if I let it go, before long, I have this whole drama queen role played out. You know instead of singing the bubbly 9-5 song, I am now singing the Hee Haw Theme song, “Gloom, Despair, Excessive Misery!” Thank God, I do not have those excessive misery parties nearly as often as I used to because I have learned to stop before I get to that point. I now literally say out loud, “No, not this time! No, I am not going there, because this stuff or this thing that just went wrong didn’t take God by surprise and it didn’t come to stay. All things will pass, whether good or bad. This is just an opportunity for me or you to start a new beginning! Thank you, Father!”
I guess the point of this post today, is to simply remind myself and others, that nothing escapes our Father’s all Seeing Eye! He never slumbers nor sleeps, so he is aware of all we go through whether it is something small or large. He is never surprised and already has made a way for us to get through it. However, we must stop to realize He has us and He cares about what we care about! He has a new sunrise for you and a brand new Beginning! Psalm 138:8 (KJV) The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands
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Sometimes do you wish you could just lie down in surrender? You know, on those days, weeks, months or even years when everything within you seems like you are pressing and pushing yourself to make the effort. Those times make you want to say, “I surrender!” But why don’t you or why don’t I simply surrender and let life do what it is going to do to us? Because there is something on the inside that says, “You’ve got this! You are coming out of this event, this trial, this challenge, bolder and better, not bitter!”
The last entire year of my life has been a huge challenge. It is a challenge that I took on myself to try to simply be stretched and to go to the next level of what I felt the Lord wants for me. He doesn’t just want us to survive, but to thrive in life! I’ve enrolled in online courses, I’ve been stuck to this computer like glue, participating in online webinars, youtube videos, digging up resources etc…Everything that I could do to press forward into what I know that the Lord has called me into. I am determined to thrive, and not just survive, and help others to thrive as well!
How about you? The pressing that you’ve been doing, is it you, just trying to survive, or is it so that you can thrive? I think the reason you do not simply surrender, again, is because you know that deep down, you are meant for so much more than just surviving and getting by in life. God has placed big dreams and a big future in you. But you may be asking, how do I live it?
Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
May I suggest that the hustle of life begins to shift when your thoughts toward what you are doing shifts. Yes, you may not like where you are right now in life, but you need to realize that this is simply a life lesson, a place where you’re passing through. It came to pass, not to stay. The choice is up to you as to whether you will linger where you are not happy, or pass the test and move on to the next challenge. You must realize that life doesn’t always play fair, but that staying in a place, being upset at what life has thrown you, is not changing your circumstances. Let’s be honest, maybe your circumstances may never change, but how you think of them, and how you grow in them and even let them change you can change!
Again, my friend, I know that the Lord has put it in you to make it! To pass the test and move on to thriving, not merely surviving!
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Part 43 If Oak Trees Could Talk! Hello Everyone, Welcome back to my video blog of If Oak Trees Could Talk! I hope that you’ve been enjoying the last days of spring as we are marching quickly into …
Hello Everyone, Welcome back to my video blog of If Oak Trees Could Talk! I hope that you’ve been enjoying the last days of spring as we are marching quickly into summer. I’ve been working on a New Book which I am very excited about and doing a few other projects that I’ve tried to put the finishing touches on! I apologize that I’ve not done this blog for a couple of weeks, but we are moving on and I appreciate you hanging in here with me!
We will finish up Chapter 19 Henry the Spy and Go right into Chapter 20 Common Friends!
When Nurse Applegate knocked on their door, Helen answered once again. The nurse walked in first and then Henry followed. He had a very productive walk. He was sure that he could formulate a plan to spy out the enemy. When he walked into the room his eyes met Helen’s. She saw the slightest curl of his lip into his impish little grin, but Helen was quite upset and never smiled back.
“Here you are Mrs. Tyler. I am delivering Mr. Tyler back to you. I also have your medications.” Nurse Applegate stated.
Both Helen and Henry looked at each other as Nurse Applegate handed the small little pill cup with a couple of pills each in them. Helen noticed right away that Henry had an extra one. Henry could not have told anyone what kinds of medications that he had taken over the past six months or so. Henry watched Helen’s eyes and knew that something was wrong, so they both did as they had planned to do. They would pretend to take the medication by hiding it under their tongues. Helen only wished that Nurse Applegate would leave immediately.
They did just that, Helen handed Henry his pills with a glass of water and Henry pretended to take them. But suddenly Helen thought to ask Nurse Applegate if it was okay for her to take hers on an empty stomach.
“Oh, I am sure it would be fine if you take it after you eat, Mrs. Tyler. Someone from the cafeteria should be bringing your food right up. Just make for sure that you drink a full glass of water with them okay? Especially Mr. Tyler’s it looks as though his doctor has prescribed him something new for his severe allergies.
“Yes Nurse Applegate I sure will do that.” Helen promised as she flashed Henry a strange look.
“Is there anything else that I can get you before I leave for the night?” Nurse Applegate asked. I have to meet someone around Nine o’clock or so and it is Eight-thirty right now.
“No Sweetie, we will be fine. Will we see you tomorrow?” Helen asked.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door. Both Helen and Henry flashed each other a frightened glance that Nurse Applegate could not help but notice. She knew that they were probably shaken up from the ordeal that they had just gone through. So she reassured them, “I’m sure that is your trays!” Nurse Applegate said with an understanding smile as she opened the door.
Sure enough it was the kitchen leaving Henry and Helen’s Banana sandwiches. Nurse Applegate took the tray and placed it on the little bistro table.
“Bon appétit, your gourmet meals awaits!” she teased with a smile. Now to answer your question Mrs. Tyler, yes, I will be here tomorrow. Looks like you and Mr. Tyler are stuck with me while you remain here. Tonight the Nurse at the front desk, Nurse Warren will check in on you. She will not step inside unless you need her to. It is totally up to you. Goodnight and have a peaceful night. I know that you both must be exhausted.”
“Goodnight, thank you for everything!” Helen said as the nurse walked out their door. Henry immediately spit the pills out into the little cup that Nurse Applegate gave him. They were bitter in his mouth, but had not dissolved. When Helen saw them, she said, “The little white pill is one that you have been taking but that big white one is a new one. Do not take it Henry!” Helen ordered. “You must hide them somewhere until we can give them to Amelia tomorrow. Severe Allergies, what a horrible lie!”
Chapter 20
Common Friends
When Nurse Applegate walked through the sliding doors to exit Glenview’s Residential Home for the Elderly, the air felt fresh and crisp after the earlier thunderstorm. She took in a deep breath as she loved the way the air smelled after a rain. There were still standing puddles of muddy orange water in the parking lot. She walked this way and that to avoid them until she got to her car. Once she was in her car she began to think of what she would tell Amelia. She had to protect her father just as Amelia was trying to protect her parents from Mr. Hodges. Nurse Applegate put her car into gear and drove directly to Maggie’s Pie and Coffee to meet Amelia. She dreaded talking about her experiences with Mr. Hodges, but looked forward to really getting to know Amelia. Nurse Applegate hoped to gain a friend in Amelia as they had much in common and she never knew anyone in Mason Creek other the elderly folks at Glenview.
Amelia arrived at Maggie’s Pie and Coffee before Nurse Applegate had. She took the liberty of ordering Ms. Maggie’s famous apple pie for both she and Nurse Applegate. Amelia had a trying day and it felt good to just sip on a steaming hot cup of coffee. She spanned the room to see if anyone was there that she knew. The boys coach and wife were sitting in a corner booth. Amelia took the time to thank them for keeping the boys for them during her Daddy’s escape. Just as she was headed back to her seat at the counter where she had been sitting Nurse Applegate walked in. Amelia greeted her with a smile. She turned to the counter and asked Maggie if she could bring another cup of coffee and the slices of pie to a back table. Nurse Applegate followed as Amelia lead.
“Hello Nurse Applegate, how are you?” Amelia asked to begin conversation.
“Please call me Melba, I’ve been a nurse all day, and now I just want to be Melba!” Nurse Applegate said with a chuckle.
“Sure, I like that much better anyway.” Amelia replied.
“Call me Amelia please. Mrs. Steele sounds like I am iron lady!” Amelia said as they both giggled.
“How did my parents do after I left?” Amelia asked. “I hope they are adjusting well, you know everything was new to them, no offense, but even you are new. I just worried about them as I didn’t want Daddy to become confused.”
“Well, honestly they seem to adjust to the room pretty well, but Mr. Tyler was a little disoriented this evening. I surmised it was because he had not had any of his meds today. They also had not had anything to eat since you were with them, so I made for sure they ordered them something before the cafeteria closed. Mr. Tyler walked with me to the cafeteria and everything.” Melba reported to Amelia.
“Really, that sounds a little weird!” Amelia said with a confused look on her face. “Did he leave Momma alone?”
“Yes, he left Mrs. Tyler alone for the length of time it took us to make our trip. I said trip because the reason he wanted to go was because he told me he wanted to see an old friend! I, of course, thought that he might have been talking about another patient, but instead he wanted to go back to his old room. Maybe it was because it was familiar to him, but then once he went inside he took a picture from the wall. When I walked in, he was talking to the picture and told his “old friend” that he missed it. I have seen this behavior Amelia in a lot of amnesia patients. They get better, but out of the blue, they can revert back. I assumed again it was because he had not had his meds.” Melba tried to comfort.
“Well, he is not as crazy as you may think, Melba!”
“Oh, please I did not mean to imply that he was crazy!” Melba said apologetically.
“Oh, excuse me, wrong choice of words on my part. Let me explain. My Daddy grew up in a house that was built by my Great Great Grandfather. In the side yard of this house is a huge old Oak tree that my Daddy calls his old friend. The picture on the wall in his room is a picture I brought him because somehow the tree seems to comfort him and help him. I know that sounds crazy, but I was desperate to do anything that I could to help him come back to us.” Amelia explained.
“Ah, that is the sweetest thing. Well, it seems to have worked. I saw him hugging that picture just as though he was hugging a person. The look on his face was priceless!” Melba shared.
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