I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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SPIT AND POLISH
1. “I’ll hurry. First let me give my shoes a spit and polish,” says Joe as he spits on the toe of his shoe and shines it a bit on the back of his pants’ leg. 2. “Come here and … Continue reading
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Tagged house cleaning, humor, VJ's weekly challenge
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
My reason for blogging was brought about by a change in circumstances relating to health and finances. I was seventy-nine and I had worked for years in ministry to older people or to children. I do not believe one retires … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, me, Uncategorized, VJ's weekly challenge, VJWC
Tagged blogging, me, name, purpose, VJWC
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LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT – TWICE
I can’t vouch for the truth of this story, but this is the way it was told to me by my great aunt Polly whose mother lived in a forlorn area of Illinois. She became an intimate friend to Jennie … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, humor, short story, Uncategorized, VJ's weekly challenge, VJWC
Tagged fiction, humor, short story, VJ's weekly challenge, VJWC
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HEARING IN THE STILLNESS
I listen in His stillness Bask in His quietness Learn in His kindness Cleanse in His holiness Submit to His loveliness Rejoice in His nearness Then I hear Him in … Continue reading
Posted in God, God's purpose or will, Uncategorized, VJ's weekly challenge, VJWC
Tagged devotion, knowing God's will, stillness, VJWC
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SEEING LIFE THROUGH A WINDOW
She calls me Queenie and gives me her best She’s never a meanie, demands I take rest. But I look out the window, And see sights high and low. —- A flittering “something’ catches my eye, It might be what … Continue reading
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Tagged Matt 20:26, servant, VJ's weekly challenge
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