Trials turn into joy as we trust God.
Category: Faith
Fulfillment and Peace
It can be very profound when a truth hits your heart in a way it never did before. Sometimes we can make an Idol of things or people in our lives. Idealism can be an Idol. The perfect environment . The perfect conversation. The perfect reaction. I’ve been spending a lot of quiet time lately …
Unconditional Friendship
Best friend… Hello and happy summer to all. It’s been a couple months since I’ve posted due to my knee replacement surgery done in May. What a trip!! But today, I’m happy to say I’m a little bit closer to getting back to walking and being active again. It hasn’t been without lots of PT…and …
A Year, in a blink!
Good morning and Happy May. Summer is close and we are all ready for the warmth! Today is our Granddaughter Mikaela’s 1st Birthday and we are thrilled to be living closer to her now that we are NC residents. It’s been a busy year for us but we’re looking forward to our new chapter. Happy …
Fourth Quarter
Bayonne I’m sitting here in my comfy brown chair at 6:18 am looking around at all the boxes that are packed and ready to go. It’s surreal when you’ve spent the last 28 years of your life living in the same location. I remember the day my husband and I took this apartment. I looked …
Waiting always has a purpose.
Hello and happy winter❄️ I’m not sure where you are reading this from, but here in NJ, it’s been bitterly cold. What’s going on right? Snow in Florida? Five inches?! Things are upside down in this world and lately, I’ve felt pulled into the swirl of it all. I’m ready to settle somewhere coastal, warm …
Wisdom from Heaven
”But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.“James 3:17-18 ESV Here are some definitions of this “wisdom”, according to the Webster’s Dictionary. Pure ~ SPOTLESS, STAINLESS: …
Rain or Shine…
I love the sound of rain and always find it so comforting. However, lately it’s been a bit too much. Summer just arrived and the only colors that are uplifting, for me, are blue skies with white fluffy clouds. In the past, cloudy days just added to the heaviness I would sometimes have to deal …
Discouraged?
Do you ever get discouraged? That state of mind that makes you feel like you are walking alone at times? My dad used to tell me how, when very young, I would always ask, "Why daddy, why?" I was very, very inquisitive. I always wanted to know the bottom line of "Why?" to everything! I …
Out Of The Debris
Storms come and go. We can either get up and clean up after they pass or we can just sit in the debris and live in self absorption and discouragement the rest of our lives. Recently I was thinking about the last 10 years of my life. I also thought about the next 10. Not that …
Jackie's Journaling Journey 