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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INNOCENTS IN HELL? NEVER! (Part 3)
In part 2 of this series, I gave you a run down of my “sins” and what I believe was a progression to sin against God. Sins against God are deliberate choices made in rebellion or disobedience to his word, … Continue reading
Posted in age of accountability, Christianity, Jesus, sin, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, blessed, Christianity, eternal life, free will, Heaven, hell, innocents in hell never, Jesus, repentance, salvation, sin
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CANE PAIN
Hope you enjoy this rerun. It is near the top of all my posts as far as likes and comments. I still get a kick out of it. Come and grow old with me. ***************** How humiliating! I had to … Continue reading
Posted in aging, humor, long marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, blessed, cane use, family, getting old, humor, love
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BLESSING IN DISGUISE
Healthy is the child Who can cry vigorously When his hunger strikes! ************************ Image: Pixabay https://ronovanwrites.com/2018/10/29/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-225-strikehunger/
Posted in haiku, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge, Uncategorized
Tagged blessed, haiku, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge, thankfulness
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Visiting the Chatterers
I’m sitting in with the BrewNSpew Chatterers today. My first visit so be nice to me. I got a kick out of seeing what I had put on Facebook two years ago. They had sent to me the status I … Continue reading
A TOUCHY-FEELY THANKSGIVING
My 82nd Thanksgiving and I ponder. Is there still a place for me? I wonder. There are still new roses in spite of the freeze: From the north comes a cold biting breeze. Small child gives me a gift … Continue reading
Posted in Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, blessed, feel, generations, letting go, losing control, Thanksgiving, touch
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‘TWEEN GOD AND ME – Scripture
In the following incident, I did not hear words but God gave me guidance by way of scriptures. As I have said before, scripture is the most basic and valid of all God’s ways to speak to us. Even knowing … Continue reading
Posted in 'Tween God and Me', God speaks, healing, relationship with God, God speaks, Uncategorized
Tagged 'Tween God and Me', Bible, blessed, blessed life, God speaks, God's love, healer, Jesus, prayer, scripture
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‘TWEEN GOD AND ME – Sick Leave
Those who know me will confirm that I trusted God alone for my healing for almost all my life. From the time my son was born in 1960 to November in 2012, I did not go to a doctor. (I … Continue reading
Posted in 'Tween God and Me', God speaks
Tagged 'Tween God and Me', blessed, Christianity, faith, friendship with Jesus, God speaks, hearing God, humor, Jesus
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GRANDDAD MAKES THE MOONSHINE!
Nope, it was nothing like Joshua making the sun shine still! (If you don’t know that story it is in Joshua, Chapter Ten, Holy Bible.) Granddad bootlegging whiskey!? In November I wrote about my grandfather in Meeting the Lord in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Pete and Amy, relationship with God, God speaks, Uncategorized
Tagged 1920s, blessed, bootlegging, canned heat, change, Christianity, faith, Granddad Jim, moonshine, Pete and Amy
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REMEMBERING BEING A BIG-SHOT
Just reminiscing about being a big-shot. I had my fifteen minutes of fame—I’m being modest, it was more than that, more like forty-five minutes—ah, let me round it up to an hour with the “nice-to-meet-you’s” thrown in. Let me tell … Continue reading
Posted in awards, humor, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, big-shot, blessed, doctorate, generations, memories, speaking, speeches, VIP
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