” Yes! God Does Have a Sense of Humor! …
Whenever I used to see the Omaha Steak truck dropping off packages on my street /a neighbor’s house… my mouth began to water. Crossing my fingers I hoped a neighborhood party was in the planning so I...
View ArticleHappiness Held is the Seed; Happiness Shared is the Flower
Giving back to others ( people and plants) is always the secret of life! Dear Reader! It is a little after 7 PM and I purposefully waited to write this post, until a flower selection and arrangement...
View ArticleFlowers Make Us Happy for Tomorrow’s…
It is Time for the Next Chapter… a Magical New Beginning Dear Reader! Today marks an opportunity to perhaps experience the next chapter in my own life …that would be “magical” … and since God is our...
View ArticleKeeping Hope Alive while Turning It Over to God…
When this thought of the day popped up yesterday morning… I was elated … an amazing God Wink with perfect timing! But as the day wore on … I was reminded again that God’s Timing is not always man’s...
View ArticleMirror Mirror on the Wall … and in the new bedroom cabinet, and two bedroom...
A Steal of a Deal! Dear Reader: Another miraculous gift arrived yesterday … a highly anticipated bedroom cabinet… to date I have gotten through the past months with plastic stack-up drawers and two...
View ArticleWhen Your Exhaustion is Exhausted…
Dear Reader: I started out overstretched and never snapped back in place yesterday! First thing my exercise trainer came for me… and we threw light round balls back and forth continuously so by the...
View ArticleGive it to God and Go to Sleep…
Let God take Your Pain Away Dear Reader! Thursday night I experienced what scripture calls a” gift of grace.” SLeep… Blessed Sleep.!” Taking time to rest and recover is an act of trust in God! His...
View ArticleIt All Matters…
The Outside Planter got outside for the first time… in the 70’s with the sun breaking in and out!!! Pip immediately ran to the Cupid and outside planter! Happiness and Sunshine! Then Tommy and Kaitlyn...
View ArticleDecision or a Delight or Both? Cruising on a Sunday afternoon with God in...
And for the first time… BROOKE! My roommate for four years at Erskine… more years as roomies in Charleston when we first got jobs teaching in Summerville! Brooke, as you know has been seriously ill...
View ArticleThe Most Precious Gift We Humans Can Give this Valentine’s Day!
A Physical Hug- a physical connection between two humans is the best Gift of all! Physical warmth! Dear Reader: As much as I love Valentine candy, or cards, or flowers … it is the hug at the end of a...
View ArticleWhen Reading…Friends Become a Vital Member of the Family… HAPPY VALENTINES…...
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY …MY FAMILY of FRIENDS! Dear Reader: Chapel of LOVE! ( more elopements and small marriages take place there than any other neighboring locale… for anyone who wants a really small...
View ArticleDon’t Be Surprised… When Life Starts to get Good… you deserve That!
On 2024’s Valentines Day … my hope soared … my three grown children dedicated this special day to returning to Summerville to continue cleaning out my old house… a terrible job … but with new lookers...
View ArticleThe Measure of love is to love without Measure!
For many of us yesterday we experienced this wonderful phenomenon! Dear Reader: When Anne and I traveled to Ireland ten years ago, I totally fell in love with Ireland and all the lush green vales and...
View ArticleYou are not too old and it’s not too late!
Dear Reader: I was brought a package and a card that together brought me much joy yesterday! Every day God literally shows me He is still leading and supporting me …that He will never abandon me!...
View ArticleGuess Who Came HOME Today? BIG RED💗❤️♥️🙌👋👍💗
Oh Happy Day! BIG RED reunited with son Little Big Red ( home also with me) and the two geraniums stared at each other in shock!!! Vickie babysat Big Red …since I had to move so suddenly, my amazing...
View ArticleDear Chapel of Hope Readers:
I had such wonderful news about my weekend and who is sitting in my garden, my spend the night with Tommy Friday and our fun Saturday…. wrote the blog post and scheduled it for the 18th -today at six...
View ArticleThe Paradox of Life as seen through a Kaleidoscope
Dear Reader: Were you like me over the Valentines Day’s interval ? Valentines Day was just the kickoff for Presidents Day? Happy surprises that brought me such joy arrived randomly through out the...
View ArticleYesterday Was National Love ❤️ Your Pet Day!!!
Dear Reader: I look at my three adult ” children” these days and all three of them have and adore their canine pets! I am the proud grandmother of five amazing grand dogs! These dogs bring such love...
View ArticleHow to be Happy!!!
God wants us to not only be open to life and feel loved…but God wants our lives to be HAPPY!!! He really does!!! Being Happy is a Personal State of Mind Dear Reader: My life soars with happiness when...
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