Monday Musings... be ready

I admire people who are ready at a moment's notice. Who are those individuals? This list is not exhaustive; police officers, firemen, EMTs,  surgeons, pilots, military personnel, parents, teachers, bus drivers, pastors... 

One never knows what will happen in the future.   One moment, a pastor receives a call that a member of the congregation is in the hospital and needs help.  A teacher will spring into action when a student suddenly collapses in the classroom.  Dinner preparation is going smoothly until there is a kitchen fire. There are endless scenarios where someone needs to be ready.  What about our faith?

If we are people of faith, we need to be ready to share the hope we have in Christ Jesus.  God's Word gives  simple and helpful information.  The challenge, we must be willing to study to be prepared. If we stay ready, we don't have to get ready. 

"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this will gentleness and respect.

1 Peter 3:15 NIV

May

 "Oh to have you in May,

To talk with you under the trees, 

Dreaming throughout the day, 

Drinking the wine - like breeze,

Oh it were sweet to think

That May should be ours again, 

Hoping it not, I shrink,

Out of sight of men. 

May brings the flowers to bloom, 

It bring the greens leaves to a tree, 

Ant the fatally sweet perfume,

Of what you once were to me. 

Paul Lawerence Dunbar 

Monday Musings... prayer

 ... when we cannot prayer, that is when we need to prayer the most

Charles Spurgeon 

Tasty Tuesday ...

 Today, April 21 is National Chocolate - Covered Cashew Day. 

Things you might do to celebrate and enjoy Chocolate Covered Cashew Day

• Enjoy a snack of cashews. 
• Take a moment and view Youtube videos that will inspire you to enjoy these nuts.
• Enjoy these delicious nuts in moderation. 
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Tasty Tuesday

 

Here's a simple truth:

Dinner spreads love. 

Laurie David

Tasty Tuesday

 "Food tastes better

when

shared with friends."

Conversations shared over a meal with friends is priceless. I trust that you will have time to share with those you love. 

🥘🍲

Good Friday

 "May the sacrifice that Jesus made

fill you with gratitude and peace." 

Monday Musings... Holy Week

 Each moment and each day is sacred when surrendered to the Lord Jesus. This week is especially sacred as we remember the Lord Jesus and His journey to the cross. What services will you attend this week? 

Monday Musings ... the church

 " The church is not meant to 

mirror the outrage 

of the culture but to model

the character of the Christ."

Russell Moore

Grace

 "I'm glad we are saved by grace and not by good works.

 Because I don't want to listen to everybody 

brag for eternity on how they got there."

DL Moody

"For it is by grace you have been saved,

through faith and this is nor from yourselves

it is a gift of God  not by works, so that no one can boast.

For we are God's handiwork. created in Christ Jesus to do 

good works. which God prepared in advance for us to do."

Ephesians 2: 8- 10

Tuesday Thoughts

"Worry is a conversation

you have with yourself

about things you cannot 

change. 

Prayer is a conversation 

you have with God about 

things He can change.

Amen!  

Sunday

I appreciate beginning my Sundays with silence.  I am grateful for  the hymns  that interrupt the silence of the morning. Then,  I savor worship songs that often inspire heartfelt prayers. 

Sundays are a wonderful to savor a time to truly rest. 

Tasty Tuesday ... Ice cream

"Augustus Jackson was dubbed the Father of Ice Cream because he revolution the ice cream making process. He was the first one who used salt to make the ice melt slower. His ice cream making process and recipes revolution ice cream in Philadelphia." Black History 

Augustus Jackson 1808 - 1852

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Source:  Internet 

Monday Musing ... falls

 Snow, ice, and area rugs, may present a trip hazard. Over the past few weeks, eight friends who have fallen.   Eddie fell in her kitchen. Brooke, Mac, and Wilma fell on ice. Of this number, we there is a broken finger, wrist, and knee cap. 

Trips, slips, and tumbles are scary. Here are a few tips that might help prevent falls. 

• Stay physically active
• Try balance and strength training exercises
• Fall proof your home
• Have your eyes and hearing tested
• Find out about any side effects of  any medicines you take
• Get enough sleep
• Stand up slowly

Source: Mayo Clinic 

Always consider sensible shoes . Hire someone to remove snow and ice from your sidewalks.  Carry your phone. 📱

Friends

 

"When in doubt , tell the truth. 

It will confound your enemies and astound your friends."

Mark Twain 

Ash Wednesday

Pope Leo XIV on Lent,

"I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated  form of abstinence; that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor. Let us begin by disarming our language, avoiding harsh words and rash judgment, refraining from slander and speaking ill of those who are not present and cannot defend themselves. Instead, let us strive to measure our words and cultivate kindness and respect in our families, among our friends, at work, on social media, in political debates, in the media and in Christian communities . In this way, words of hatred will give way to words of hope and peace."  

Friday

 "Friday is the perfect moment to choose joy, share kindness, 

finish one important task, and 

stop into the weekend feeling light and capable." 

Quote from @Blurtitoutorg

If you want ...

"The great C.S. Lewis, in his classic Mere Christianity, wrote these words: If you want to get warm, you must get near the fire. If you want to get wet, you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to or even into the thing that has them ... If you want eternal life, that is the life most joyous being in the universe, get close to God, immerse yourself in the water of who God is, and you will grow in  joy."

Reading scriptures and belonging to a Bible study are great ways to get close to God.  

Words

 Last words of Johann Sebastian Bach;

"I played the notes as they were written, but is was God who made the music. 

Don't cry for me - I am going to 

where the music was born." 

Tasty Tuesday

 "The harder 

the battle

the sweeter 

the victory."

Indiana University

National Football Champions

2026

16 - 0 

Monday Musings...

 "Darkness cannot drive our darkness, only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive our hate, only love can do that." 

Martin Luther King Jr. 

Friendship Friday

One the greatest blessings in a friend who prays. 

Sisterhood and Service

 

Fun Friday

 

"Music always sounds better on Friday."

Unknown

Tasty Tuesday

"Cake is the answer, no matter the question."

Unknown  

Monday Musings ... Happy Epiphany

 Yesterday a friend hosted a  Happy Epiphany Open House.  Family, friends, and volunteers were treated to a lovely afternoon as we gathered to visit and engage in some sweet conversations. In addition, we enjoyed delectable treats. 

In the context of being a  Christians, Epiphany is marked as recognition of when the Wise Men came to give gifts to the Lord Jesus.  Eastern Orthodox Churches will celebrate the Epiphany on January 6. While, we do not know the exact time the Wise Men were able to worship, the Lord Jesus, we know that is an historical fact.   This event was recorded. in Matthew 2.

Don't despair

 " Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all reasonable doubt."

We do not." 

Gandalf, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings

Blessings

 "At the end of the day,

I am thankful

that my blessings are

bigger than my 

problems. "

Anonymous 

... I will do a new thing

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 

Isaiah 43:18-19