Yesterday, Today, Forever-

Amazing Grace how sweet the sound,  that saved a wretch like me.  I once was lost, but now am found;  was blind, but now I see!  Mercy – new every morning!!! A nice warm apartment  when it’s bitter cold outside –  should warm up a bit later this week. My violets that provide a splash of color!  Starting to feel the desire again  to visit a local greenhouse as I do every year. My unhurried yet steady rhythm of life. Strength to still clean my own place,  do my own laundry, my own shopping, and work part-time. A manageable to-do list! A chat with Evi as she is taking a new course at Red Deer College! She’s happy and finds the studies very interesting! She’s back to work on Tuesday.  Her hubby is such a support  and her children are old enough  to support mom in this new venture. Cherishing every moment hubby and I  have together to just do what we feel like! Opportunities to learn new things e...

Sharing a video from Jayne's Journey through Grace - thanks so much! We are blessed with nine grandchildren.   This is in  honor of two of our special grandsons who changed all our lives completely!   They have amazing parents and we all have an  AWESOME LOVING GOD! "Love is stronger than the pain!"

Busy but uneventful week around here! Missing the sunshine! Going to make some soup today! That's all folks!

A warmer week-end – a welcome break from the deep freeze!  Yesterdays temp was a few degrees in the plus  and we had snowmelt on the streets. Loved the warmth and brilliance of the sun yesterday  and hope for more of the same today.  She should be rising in another hour! Enjoy watching the phases of the moon – it’s outside my living room window every morning  and it is traveling higher in the sky -  just a few clouds hiding it occasionally! A supper date with my cousin and hubby –  great to reminisce and get caught up –  hadn’t seen each other since just before Christmas!  Please pray for F. as he faces surgery on January 31. God’s provision of our daily needs!  Please pray for jobs for our son and his wife –  lots of resumes have been sent out but responses have been slow. Medications that are helping our daughter-in-law,  who has ankylosing spondylitis,  cope much better with her pain.  T...

Proverbs has such practical sayings. I love reading them and letting the wisdom and advice sink in. Just a few excerpts....... Ill-gotten gain has no lasting value, BUT Right living can save your life. Hatred stirs up quarrels, BUT Love covers all offenses. People who wink at wrong cause trouble, BUT a bold reproof promotes peace. Trust in your money and down you go! BUT, The godly flourish like leaves in spring. The wise are glad to be instructed, BUT Babbling fools fall flat on their faces. People who accept correction are on the pathway to life, BUT Those who ignore it will lead others astray. The godly give good advice, BUT Fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense. Your own soul is nourished when you are kind, BUT You destroy yourself when you are cruel. Everyone admires a person with good sense, BUT A warped mind is despised. Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, BUT The sinner’s wealth passes to the godly. ...

When I was young, my mom always told us stories in the same vein as this video. These were valuable lessons that have stayed with me all my life - to gain a greater understanding of why people do what they do, not to make excuses for them, however!