Don’t you hate it when you’re preparing the spare room for weekend guests, then suddenly you’re being transported from your small-town hospital to a regional hospital, with a possible further transfer to UVA? While moving copper pieces to their rightful place around the fireplace, I stood up and suddenly felt lightheaded. I also noticed a [...]
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Psalm 146.
This morning, I was doing exactly what I did not want to be doing: scrolling through social media. As hard as I strive to avoid the negative noise on social media, it always seems to pop into my feed. So, I deleted my social media apps from my phone. Taking a break from it will [...]
When God Throws You a Curveball and You Hit it Out of the Park.
God has thrown me a bit of a curveball and I’m kind of laughing about it this morning. I laugh because it has taken me a while to realize it is a new direction, even as I have been walking the new path He laid out in front of me. I’ve always been a bigger [...]
There’s a Mouse in the House.
Recently I mentioned my Zoom Monday Night Ladies Bible Study. Most of these women I have known for years. We are currently studying Isaiah. Isaiah 36 last night, precisely. Amid some heavy discussion about a few verses, I heard our fearless leader say something to the effect of, “Oh, it looks like Susan (this Susan) [...]
A Firmly Planted Tree.
This morning I began reading The Book of Psalms. Psalms is my favorite book and I find myself there at least a couple times weekly. Psalm 1, a wisdom Psalm, seems to be an overreaching Psalm touching upon pretty much every topic from the entirety of the Book of Psalms. From how men and women [...]
Piercings and Tattoo Parlors.
I decided to get my ears pierced. The second hole, and the third. Sarah and I went over to Springfield Town Center (for all you Springfield, VA natives, formerly known as Springfield Mall.) I knew that Claire’s was a cheap fairly clean place I could get my ears done but did I really want, as [...]
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