I highly doubt that I could write anything surprising to most, regarding what principles define my life, or more aptly put… Whose principles!
With that being said, I most certainly have cookies for just such a prompt response…
His…
Category: healing
Appreciating a Thing…
Day and night, up and down
Out of silence, one suddenly hears sound
Happy and sad, good or bad
She is a lass, and he is a lad
Winter is cold while Summer is hot
Spring brings new life that in Fall just dies off…
Right and wrong, upright or unjust
From cruelty to kindness, or loathing to lust
To appreciate one thing, you must first see the other
Whether father or mother or sister or brother…
One might first be lost and then suddenly found
Relief surges forth and knees fall to the ground…
To be empty and then filled
Broken pieces firmly healed
From death one can choose to be reborn
Given a heart that no longer feels forlorn…
I wouldn’t have known I was truly without
Unless Jesus had first, so lovingly
Chosen to reach out!
Dear God…
You are the Sun and I am a seed
You are the Moon and I am the firefly
You are the Gardener and I am the branch
You are the Healer and I am the broken
You are the Giver and I am that which is in need
You the Sculptor and I am that which can be molded.
Dear God,
I love it when someone writes words of love to me, and I just realized that You might really love it, as well. Though I know you are well aware of my feelings, I thought to write them down for you. You’ve shown me who you are, and it has forever changed me!
Now I can see me as You see me…
I am the seed that flourishes in Your garden. Were it not for You, there would be no Son for my soul! I am Your firefly in the night, carrying the light of Your truth throughout the darkness. Willingly, I choose to be Your branch… reaching for the heights, knowing that Your roots are firmly anchoring me to the ground! This child is so very broken, and yet… Your healing hands have made my scars beautiful!
I need You to carry me each day, giving me every breath I take, Lord. You’ve tirelessly worked to soften this lump of hardened clay, masterfully shaping me into the beautiful creature that I am… the way You see me! God, You are all that I want, all that I need, and the one who carries me home to the place You’ve prepared for me.
I love you so very much and thought it was only right that I make mention of it… I mean, nobody should have to assume that someone loves them. Sometimes it’s really important to say a thing out loud, to let another feel the truth of your words. I hope you have a wonderful day, and remember… this girl loves you so!
If you want to write me back, I’ll look for your letter within the book You left for me. It’s just there, resting next to the tree that You planted in my Lobby.
Love Toni
Voyage Through the Unseen…
Traveling through mist and shadow
Light from her lantern never dims
She crosses the surface of dark waters
Where the monsters often swim…
No need for her to fear
That which is beyond her sight
She boldly ventures toward the unseen
Riding the waves into the night!
Blissfully Adrift…
When God moves… you gotta be ready to go!
While you may or may not have noticed the lack of my presence over the last week, we are in a transition period of being homeless. Now, don’t get fussy just yet, cause when I said that God’s got me… I mean it fully in every sense of the words!
In order for us to be eligible for housing assistance, we must first be classed as homeless. What this meant for us… abandon the RV!
By God’s grace and purpose, from the time we got into the car, we were actually homeless for a total of 35 minutes… the time it took for us to drive to the motel that was paid for and provided. This has to have been one of the easiest moves I’ve ever had to make!
The double bonus is that we barely have anything to take with us, so the packing has been easy. We still have to have the RV towed to a storage facility, as it is not drivable at all.
At this time, all I can really tell you is that I took a shower in my own bathroom last night…
Ok… I can tell you more!
I have a working toilet, hot water, a mini kitchen, a huge fluffy bed covered in white sheets, white pillows, white everything…
My bathroom towels are all white… and clean!
There is a pool, a gym, a laundry room, breakfast provided each morning, free parking, free internet… free everything!
While we are still a distance away from actual housing… I could not be more grateful to my God, my husband, my WordPress family, and absolutely every single person who had a part in opening all the doors, thus far.
This has been such a journey, and though I realize it is not over, when one has been drowning, that first breath of glorious air is indescribable!
I shall keep you posted, my friends.
From The Archives…
Here is a Live Wire from a year ago. I thought it was worth a re-read… at least it will be for myself, personally.
Enjoy…
Live Wire September 2023
When God moves…
Though I am unable to see beneath the depths below
and the only light in this darkness is His light…
I am not afraid, my ship shall remain sea worthy, and my Captain will not leave me to sink…
He gave me two songs this morning and they are all I’m able to share with you at this time.
Remember… no fear! Perfect love and faith will be my banner…
Song #1
Song #2
Whatever may come, God’s Got us!
Thursday Thoughts…
Getting old is for the birds, as they say…
Beyond a headache and the sniffles, I have come to the determination that the change of season is kicking my rear end!
For some reason I am feeling the transition this year, rather painfully.
I’ve no fever and absolutely no other viral symptoms… I just hurt from the top of my head to the tips of my toes, and both IBS and Fibro are warring with one another, as well!
Yes, I am whining!
Yes I am in need of some feelsorryformyselferry!
My poor husband has had to take on the roll of being the full time listener of my whinery!
Since I can’t take anything for the pain or swelling that Fibro, my roomie, wants me to… it’s a hard knock life for me! I think that must be why my other roomie, IBS, is throwing a major hissy fit. She hates it whenever something upsets the balance of her world.
I suppose, if I chose to do so… I could let things send me round the bend, what with all the symptoms and no solution. But… never fear, because there is one solution that always helps when things are in a bad way. I call it shutting down, powering off, or if you want a real world example… skipping class!
Everyone remembers skipping class, right? No? Calling out sick, accidentally not answering the phone, netflixing it, dishes will wait… ing it!
At this very moment, I am writing a note to you and then plan on spending the day playing computer games in my pajamas! I did the exact same thing yesterday, as well. I’m not cooking, not cleaning, not walking and not doing a single thing that I normally do each day… don’t care!
That’s the joy of living like a hobbit… no one notices when you do things out of the ordinary, when you skip work or class, or when you drop off the radar. I’ve no one to expect anything out of me, other than my husband… and right now, it’s him that I’m gaming with, so that’s a win win in my book.
I think that the worse is over for now, what with fall settling in to cool us off and water the earth for the darker months ahead. The most difficult time of the year for me is early spring and early fall… when the shift occurs, as I refer to it.
Once done, I should be right as rain, so hang in there my friends, as I’ve a pretty decent fall and winter line up of fun stuff!
For now… I’m loading my weapons and heading for the wastelands… Horde night is coming!
For the Moment, Sleep…
The ship’s doctor prescribed rest and comfort foods for my sniffles.
So, in between snacking and binge watching re-runs of my favorite cooking shows, little cat naps here and there have been the order of the day!
I did pull some cookies out of the freezer for you, though…
Tomorrow Tomorrow…
Ill feel better tomorrow…
It’s only a day away!
Thank you so very much, to all who left me comforting notes, and also the loving prayers for my well being.
Aside from this pesky migraine, headache, pressure, sniffles, and all around body aches… I should be right as rain in the morning. Wow… I sound like a cold medicine commercial!
While you may think that I am being facetious, regarding my recovery, I’m being fully serious about feeling better by the morrow! You know things will pass when there’s no fever or other more severe symptoms.
I, myself, am hypersensitive to the way my body handles and processes environmental bacteria and viral bugs… what, with having IBS and all! My tummy is usually the first sign of trouble to arrive, so I do my best to keep up on hygiene and nutrition. The human body has the incredible ability to learn all their weaknesses, thereby, preventing any future attacks from said enemy… if ya know what I mean. Usually, I just sleep it off for several days and give my body a chance to battle with it’s enemies!
So, with that overly wordy explanation and a big thank you to everyone, I shall head back to rest…
Ta Ta, for now…
Journey With Me! 