Alphabetical Farm Memories
Ambitions for growing cornBird in the woodstoveClothes hanging on the long clotheslineDaddy's coming home song that began with "Where is Daddy?"Eating our meals outside on the picnic tableForts in the treesGoat under the front stoopHot air balloon landed in our farm fieldIce rink formed by pooled water that frozeJars of homemade jam, pickles and preservesKittens born to our cat GingerLong driveway that needed to be plowed often on account of snow drifts as well as snowfallsMouse in the kitchenNo water one winterOne hundred acre farm - the fields were rented to a local farmerPlastic swimming pool for the children Quiet...
Source: The Dance of Life - July 8, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: Reflections Life experiences Source Type: blogs
No Other Like Our God...
who can fully satisfy - "You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing." Psalm 145:16 (NIV)who can rescue us- "...the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials..." 2 Peter 2:9 (NLT)who can calm our fears- "I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me, freeing me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 (NLT)who can help- "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)who can deliver- "He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver hi...
Source: The Dance of Life - May 28, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: Reflections Source Type: blogs
A Time Apart
I want to continue sharing with you how God recently led me to a time apart for personal study and reflection. These insights and reflections are from my journaling and will be shared in present tense to convey more accurately my thought processes and the promptings of the Holy Spirit.March 14 2013- "I sense that the reason God does not want me to take part in the next Bible study series is because I need to hear from God what He wants to say to me. I really sense that I am in a gathering, learning and exploring time. I do not know where it will end or what it will look like. God knows what I will do with what I learn...
Source: The Dance of Life - May 27, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: Reflections My Spiritual Journey Source Type: blogs
How God is Leading Me
It is only just recently that I am aware of how the many books, devotions, services and scriptures are all dove-tailing and showing me God's leading. I will share with you some of the various pieces: I do a daily devotional reading, Every Day With Jesus by Selwyn Hughes. My parents subscribe to it and then pass on their old copies to me. Each devotional covers a 2 month period and I have several back copies. How I usually choose one is often based on the day of the week the previous one I was doing finishes. The current one I chose was on spiritual disciplines. In one of the lessons it covered fasting and suggested ...
Source: The Dance of Life - April 15, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: My Spiritual Journey Source Type: blogs
A Grandmother's Love
When I think about “love”, my mind is immediately drawn to my paternal grandmother Reva Tomlinson. < br / > < br / > I am the eldest of three girls, but not the eldest granddaughter on my father ’s side of the family. Grandma Tomlinson always wanted to have a daughter but she only had two sons, my father being her youngest. I had a special place in my grandmother’s heart and she in mine. I enjoyed spending time with her even into my teenage years. < br / > < br / > My high school, < em > Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute < /em > , was located near the street my grandparents lived on. There were times when I woul...
Source: The Dance of Life - February 13, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Life experiences Source Type: blogs
A Grandmother's Love
When I think about “love”, my mind is immediately drawn to my paternal grandmother Reva Tomlinson. I am the eldest of three girls, but not the eldest granddaughter on my father’s side of the family. Grandma Tomlinson always wanted to have a daughter but she only had two sons, my father being her youngest. I had a special place in my grandmother’s heart and she in mine. I enjoyed spending time with her even into my teenage years. My high school, Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute, was located near the street my grandparents lived on. There were times when I would walk along Brookdale Avenue, toward their home and ...
Source: The Dance of Life - February 13, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: Life experiences Source Type: blogs
He Doesn't Live Here Anymore
< br / > < div class= " MsoNormal " style= " margin: 0in 0in 10pt; " > < span style= " font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; " > I filled the kettle with water for the morning and then I remembered < /span > < br / > < b style= " mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; " > < span style= " font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; " > He doesn ’t live here anymore < /span > < /b > < br / > < span style= " font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; " > As I was making up the orange juice I realized it was lasting longer < /span > < br / > < b style= " mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; " > < span style= " font-family: Arial, Helve...
Source: The Dance of Life - November 14, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Life experiences Reflections Source Type: blogs
The Lord's Wonderful Deeds
I have been in a time of rest and refreshment, like being at a spiritual spa. God massaged out the knots of worry, anxiety and turmoil, and massaged in the oil of the Holy Spirit. His peace, contentment and trust have been worked into my spiritual muscles. As I have read through my journals of the past few years I really do see a big difference in me. I am more confident; I am more peaceful; I am definitely more mature in my responses and reactions. < br / > < br / > I have been rejuvenated. I have taken ventures that I would not have taken before and they were not insurmountable. Once I ventured into a new area it seemed ...
Source: The Dance of Life - March 24, 2010 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: My Spiritual Journey Source Type: blogs
