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ANTICIPATION OR EXPECTATIONS

For me, with spring around the corner, there is always the anticipation of warmer weather coming soon. There are many other things we tend to anticipate the first of each year. But, how do we do this in a positive manner when we have lost someone close to us. According to Webster Dictionary, there areContinue reading “ANTICIPATION OR EXPECTATIONS”

Peace During the Tough Things in Life

Oh, what a year it is already and its barely started. Just when I thought 2020 was just one of those years and I believe we all were hoping 2021 would be better. In trying to decide on how I would write this blog, I really had to pray about it and pray for peaceContinue reading “Peace During the Tough Things in Life”

A Year of What If’s!

Christmas 2020 – A Year of What If’s! Oh, what a year it has been! It seems like I have brought that up several times this year. However, if you are someone who lost a spouse it has been even more difficult. Many of you were only able to have small groups at theContinue reading “A Year of What If’s!”

Thankfulness

– Thankfulness – What are you thankful for? During tough times can we be thankful? With the loss of our spouse, how are we to be thankful? How often have we asked God – “WhatContinue reading “Thankfulness”

Faith and Assurance

Faith and Assurance Do you struggle with your faith when going through a difficult time? That may seem like an easy question as many of us do. When we are really hurting, and wondering if God really cares, where is He? Where does our faith come in? If you are searching for scripture onContinue reading “Faith and Assurance”

Encouragement During Difficult Times

ENCOURAGEMENT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES In talking to many people, listening to the radio and TV, it is so easy to be lonely, discouraged or afraid. We also tend to worry more about older friends, parents or the stress our children are going through especially if they have children they are helping with schooling atContinue reading “Encouragement During Difficult Times”

Acceptance of Changes

Acceptance of Changes So many times in life, we find ourselves in a place where we need to accept what we cannot change. Many times we all go through tough times, and need to think about how we handle these or accept the decisions we have made. Each of us have made choices weContinue reading “Acceptance of Changes”

Perservance – Not always easy!

Oh to persevere…… I always think of it as accomplishing what I want to finish no matter what. The Merriam Webster dictionary says perseverance means: continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition:the action or condition or an instance of persevering : STEADFASTNESS What does perservance mean to you? Can you look back andContinue reading “Perservance – Not always easy!”

Becoming Independent

Becoming Independent….. It seems with each of the major holidays, it causes me to reflect on what they are all about and what they mean. Is there really any significance? Am I reading too much into the holidays? A lot has to do on how we were raised. Many holidays have great meaning and othersContinue reading “Becoming Independent”

Ever changing Life

Ever Changing Life When life throws you a curve, how do you handle it? Or does it depend on how big the curve is? We all go through many highs and lows in our lives. However, some are higher and some are lower. Many times we go through long stretches of life being pretty evenContinue reading “Ever changing Life”