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Welcome to my blog: I intend to share heartfelt writing about anything that comes to mind. |
 What does the following scripture mean to you? Matthew 5:13 (KJV) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. If the salt no longer holds its flavor, it becomes good for nothing. We are like salt. We need to make the world a better place. We need to show others the love of God. Without love, we are nothing. (1 Cor. 13) If we don't show others the love of God, what good are we?  |
Does the Bible have anything to say about time management? How should a Christian manage their time? https://www.openbible.info/topics/time_management I did an internet search on what the Bible says on the subject and found the above list of verses. I guess the Bible has a lot more to say about it than I originally thought. It is important that we make the most of the limited time we have on earth. Like everything else in life, it is a fine balance to use our time wisely. I think for myself, I need to identify what the true timewasters are in my life. We must make time for rest, ourselves, and our family and friends. However, how do you know the limit on this time you should set? I never consider any time invested in others, even if it's just sitting with someone or watching tv with them, wasted. The above list of verses are definitely a good place to start when setting boundaries for your own time management. |
On Controversial Topics It appears that transgenderism is the biggest controversial topic at the present time. It seems to be everywhere: in the news, schools, books and even in toys. ("Mr." Potatoe Head, for example) I think controversial topics need to be dealt with openly and not just ignored. There is a reason they are considered controversial. I think we all need to learn how to disagree gracefully. We need to learn how to find common ground concerning controversial issues. |
| I didn't have to put the dog down yet. We tried a supplement for bone and joint health and that seems to have helped a lot. We have moved out of the apartment and in with a family member of my roommate. It is not fun going from a place of your own to living with other people. However, that was the best option for us right now. We just completely closed out the bank account and are just so done with this already. So, I am hanging in there. Hopefully, we can find our new routine soon. Everything is so mixed up at the moment. A lot of stuff is still packed too. At least the move is finally over with. |
| We all have our ups and downs in life. Currently I am in a Valley season. In December we got a couple hundred dollars behind in rent. In January my roommate who I take care of and share a bank account with, tried to apply for a loan to make up what we were behind and to catch up. Well.... That didn't go so well. She applied for a loan online and it ended up being a scam. That put us even deeper into the financial hole. We ended up getting further and further behind on our rent among other issues. We are continuing to deal with fraudulent charges from the scam. Another $1,500 was taken out of our account this month even though we closed out the other account, the bank keeps transferring charges to our new one. When does the bleeding stop? I didn't ever realize you could steal from people what they didn't even have, but apparently these scammers did. So far we have lost around $3,000 from a bank account with a 0-dollar balance. We have had to keep breaking our payment arrangements and as a result our landlord is evicting us this month. We are having to go stay with my roommate's brother until we can get all this sorted out and find another place to go. I could cry, but it wouldn't do any good. There have been a few other issues that have come from this one as you can only imagine. Don't try to get a loan online people. It has been a nightmare for us. They go in dispute legit charges which mess up your credit with other places. Then they do money transfers with cash app under other people's names and end up scamming multiple people at the same time. The bank is aware of it, and still requiring us to pay the extra charges. We are also looking at possibly having to put down our dog who is 15 years old. She has gotten aggressive and doesn't let anyone touch her. We assume it's because she is in pain. Obviously, with everything else going on, we have not had the money to take her to the vet. |
With the beginning of the new year, we always hope for a better year especially when the old one was a hard one. Well, I had that hope for this year, but life is being a big bully right now and keeps kicking me while I am down. However, God is faithful and has been providing our needs. I have no desire to go into details of my big sob-sob story but can definitely use a whole lot of prayers. Maybe I can go into more details later on, but for now I don't want to go there. I am going to try to get back on track and back on here more regularly in the meantime. It's good to have this creative outlet and I enjoy sharing my faith. I will admit, I have been fighting some depression which tends to make me want to withdraw (one of my coping mechanisms). |
Since November is the month of Thanksgiving, we are writing about gratitude today. There are so many things we can choose to say about gratitude. Today, gratitude is helping me make it through the day. As we are entering the holiday season, I am struggling a bit emotionally. I am feeling the loss of so many of the people that I have loved in my life, family and friends. It's just not the same without them. Each year, I try to make the most of it. I try to focus on what I have and not what I have lost. Sometimes, this is easier said than done. Just having lost the lady I was taking care of brings all those emotions back to the forefront of my heart. I have had to say many prayers of gratitude today. I thank God for the time I was able to have with them. I thank Him for what I do have. I try to stay positive. Gratitude puts things in perspective. It keeps us from taking things for granted. Everything and anything, people and things, that we have today are not guaranteed to be here tomorrow. Life and circumstances can change in a moment. The Bible tells us we should give thanks in all things. (1 Thes. 5:18) Of course, when I remember that all things work together for my good (Romans 8:28) and that God has only good plans for me (Jeremiah 29:11), then it makes it a lot easier to be thankful when things don't go the way I want them too. Knowing that God has only my best interest at heart makes it easier to be thankful even when things go wrong. |
My thoughts on if a Christian should celebrate Halloween: If you can do it to glorify God, I believe it is ok. However, everything about Halloween in my opinion screams evil and fear. God doesn't give us the spirit of fear. So, where does fear come from? That's something to consider. Although, I believe to everything there is a time and purpose, therefore, follow the Holy Spirit's leading and you will never go wrong. |
| The elderly lady I had been caring for passed away September 7th. I ended up cleaning a lot of her belongings out of her apartment. My living room looks like a storage unit. I will be working on that hopefully over the next couple of weeks. Shortly after I had got stuff moved out of her apartment, I became ill. I went through a round of COVID, got over it and a couple days later got sick again. I ran a fever for 4 or 5 days, it broke, then came back a few days later. I am still waiting for it to go away again. I have never had a fever this many days in a row in my life. Needless to say I have a doctor's appointment scheduled. |
| I gave the elderly neighbor notice that on August first I would stop providing care. It was hard at first, because I had to say, "No" when asked to do things after August 1st. Finally, a little over a week later, Hospice finally placed her in a facility. It was about 6 days after that before we knew if it was a permanent placement or not. In the meantime, I took care of her little Yorkie. It has been determined that since the dog had already bonded with me that I would take possession of her. The neighbor's daughter also gave me the title to her car. It needs some work and has high milage, but it runs. God continues to provide my needs. Another thing that has been up in the air is if we are moving or not. Our lease is up for renewal and rent is going up another $65 per month. So, this has been a tough decision to make as my roommate and I like living where we are. I think we are going to stay put, but their are still a couple of factors that could change that. So, continued prayers are appreciated. I have been spending a lot of time this month just trying to recover and rest. This whole ordeal really took a toll on me mentally, emotionally, and physically. Thank God ts is finally coming to an end. |
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