My conversations with God – one prayer at a time. My prayers are personal meditations that I have chosen to share with you. It is my prayer that you will pay them forward, so that together we can make a difference in the lives of those who may need to be uplifted by His divine Grace. Won’t you be my partner, please?
Today makes three weeks since I saw Mom. I try to fill my mind and my day with positive thoughts and busywork. The memory of Mom’s smile, her touch, her presence, especially her presence, interrupts. Who knows how long our nation will be under quarantine? Who knows how long my mother’s mind will remain […]
Read More Awaiting The Final SceneMom has a new love. Her name is Emily. Emily came to live with Mom after her 10-year old great-granddaughter visited. Although Mom does not remember her great-grand or how she adored her, mom was thrilled to see her. But, what made the visit extraordinary was the gift that her great-grand brought. The GGD […]
Read More Thankful for EmilyI do my mother’s laundry while she sits and watches. We talk, but these days our talks are more of a Q and A session. It’s hard holding a conversation with an Alzheimer’s patient, but I try. When we’re together, we sit close, watch others, and smile. However, there is one thing we enjoy: […]
Read More Having Coffee With My Best FriendIt doesn’t seem that long ago, although, it was, that I said I don’t know how I would handle it if my mother no longer recognized me. I also recall saying how devasting Alzheimer’s is because you lose your loved one twice: once when they no longer know you; and twice when […]
Read More Praising God for Grace and PeaceThrough my years of barbering, I’ve heard many confessions. I’ve commented and offered advice on some, while others, well, let me say that I could “write a book” and leave it at that. Regardless of how trivial a confession seems, confessions are difficult, nonetheless. For most, myself included, saying “I’m sorry” is difficult, but it […]
Read More Confessing(Photo Credit: 16/365 In motion by *December Sun via Flicker) There’s something almost sacred about a fresh blanket of snow, isn’t there? I mean, who isn’t in awe watching it snow? I love to walk in snow, too, and even though I cannot retrace the footsteps of my life, quite frankly, I’m not sure I […]
Read More Seeking Purity (Psalm 51:10 NIV)What excites you? Me, I am tickled pink with a new book, a grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato soup to dunk it in, a day with nothing to do, a Sunday nap, and a weekend retreat to the mountains, especially when it’s snowing! Getting excited about something, anything, evokes a childlike feeling, doesn’t […]
Read More Childlike(Photo Credit: bestfunnyjokes4u.com) My days are full of constant chatter. It doesn’t matter if the chatter is interesting, life shattering, or pertinent. What does matter is how I process what I hear. I admit some days I want to shout, “Shut Up, People. I don’t care, and neither does anyone else,” but I don’t. Instead, […]
Read More RestrainingFunny how one day seems to fade into the next, isn’t it? Most nights, before I slip into blissful slumber, I rethink my day and ponder the should of, would of, could of opportunities that I missed. But today, I am not dwelling on such things. Nope. Today, I am dancing . . . Dear God: […]
Read More DancingHave you ever wondered why a dog chases his tail? Is it because he is bored and needs to expend energy? As humans, don’t we sometimes feel like we are chasing our tail? Sure we do, and Today was my tail chasing day . . . Dear God: As a result of my circling, my day […]
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Dear God, I Am... 