His Death…Our Gain

I fell on my last round of jogging the day before Thanksgiving of last year. I got up, looked to see if anyone saw the fall, brushed off the blood on my right knee, and ran on home. Another fall…the third one that year…no big deal…so I thought. The pain started in my left shoulder Thanksgiving Day while preparing dinner. I tried to self-heal for a month, but it got much worse. Finally, after the pain grew unbearable, I sought medical help. X-rays and a MRI revealed the dreaded diagnoses.

Monday, February 17th, after hearing I tore a tendon on my rotary cup requiring surgery and 5-6 months of physical therapy, my husband and I walked out of the orthopedic surgeon’s office and got in the car. I turned my head towards the window to hide the tears welling up in my eyes.

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My Endless Love

The famous song, “Endless Love” written by Lionel Richie chimes in my head as Valentine’s Day approaches. Richie originally recorded the song in 1981 as a duet between himself and fellow R & B singer Diana Ross. The singers simply declared their “endless love” for each other.

My love, there's only you in my life…The only thing that's bright…
My first love… You’re every breath that I take…You're every step I make
And I, I want to share…All my love with you…. No one else will do
And your eyes, your eyes, your eyes…They tell me how much you care…Ooh yes,
You will always be………………. My endless love…………………………

Two hearts…Two hearts that beat as one…Our lives have just begun
Forever (Oh)…I'll hold you close in my arms…I can't resist your charms
And love, oh love…I'll be a fool, for you I'm sure…You know I don't mind (Oh)
You know I don't mind…'Cause you,…You mean the world to me (Oh)…I know I know
I've found, I've found in you…….. My endless love…………………………...

We all desire to find our endless love…

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20/20 Vision

2020 brings in a new decade, a new year, new desires, new outlooks, and new beginnings, and with my upcoming eye exam, I desire 20/20 “perfect vision”. However, at my age, my eyesight lacks these numbers as I read the dreaded eye chart.

The eye chart measures visual acuity, which reveals the clearness or sharpness of your vision. The top number represents your distance in feet from the chart. The bottom number indicates the distance at which a person with normal eyesight can read the same line.

A person with 20/20 vision can see what an average individual can see on an eye chart when they stand 20 feet away.

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The Christmas Wreath

As I listened to music and pranced around my decorations, my eyes focused on the Christmas wreath hanging on the center of my front door. Despite the many colorful and decorated wreaths available today, I still prefer the traditional green wreath with the red ribbon and red bow. Why? Because it reminds me of the real gift of Christmas given to us many years ago. What gift? The gift of salvation…the gift of eternal life.

Four things about the Christmas wreath point to this precious gift.

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The Thanksgiving Plate

Thanksgiving looms just around the corner and I feel the excitement of family gatherings and the traditional foods accompanying this holiday. Tables set with turkey, ham, dressing, macaroni and cheese, rice and gravy, cranberry sauce, casseroles, corn, broccoli, and buttered rolls trigger hunger pains. Pumpkin, potato, and apple pies resting on the dessert table along with various assortments of cakes and cookies kill our diet plans. Time to get the plates out.

The Thanksgiving plate…filled to the brim with lots of our favorite foods. A plate packed and running over with very little room for the fork to rest its prongs. A plate carefully divided with above average proportions of the main menu items. A separate plate to savor multiple desserts. A plate salivated over, hopefully prayed over, prepared just for you and me, and ready to be worshipped.

The Thanksgiving plate reminded me of the plate, our life, we prepare for Jesus.

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Not Mean… Only Love

This past July, I traveled to Miami with excitement when asked by my son and daughter to come for a visit. Ryan planned a short weekend birthday outing for Dani and wanted someone to keep the babies as well as spend the fourth of July with them. Needless to say, I accepted the invitation.

The weekend with my grandchildren went off without any incidents. I drove them to their swimming lessons. We ate out at their favorite eating spots. We played games, walked around the lake, stayed up late, and on Sunday morning, I got all three of them dressed and ready for Sunday service. We savored our time together.

When Dani and Ryan returned, we all celebrated the fourth at the pool playing in the water and eating hotdogs, chicken, and hamburgers. The time spent with my family proved to be a much-needed vacation for me. However, doing my stay, my little grandson, Judgy tested me. His action reminded me of how we tend to behave sometimes.

Judgy lives in the “terrible twos” stage

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