October

 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.  Philippians 4:9 NIV

This month I have been participating in a 30 day photo challenge with the American Red Cross. I always have so much fun doing this challenge.  This year they put a little fun and gave a specific category for each day, how fun is this.

So far, I am staying up to date.   I will post my pics here also, will be day 1 thru day 8 then I will make a post each day.

Here is my fundraiser if you feel inclined to donate.American Cancer Society

Day 1 silk moth (was spose to be sunset, however I forgot we had a list now

Day 2 Besties.    These 4 ladies we would all do anything for each other  2 of these ladies have had or going thru cancer now.

    This is Lisa she and I have became soul sisters, we both love the Lord, the same music, colors, clothes etc.

This is Cindy, she is a double breast cancer survivor.   we have been friends since 2017

Michelle and I have been friends since 1997 we always have a hoot of a time

Tammy is in the red she is fighting Kidney cancer and has been a lung cancer survivor.

Day 3:  Daily habits, Bible Verse Mapping, this isn't as easy as I thought it would be, but I love challenges,  It is helping me learn the history, word origins, etc. about the Bible

Bible journaling

This is something that I really enjoy doing as well.  

Day 4 a favorite landscape

Day 5:  Sweets, this is my breakfast before church on Sunday in case that I do not get there in time to share breakfast with my church family

Day 6:  Quiet time, cant get any quieter than this

Day 7:  taking a trip love seeing Gods country

Day 8:  Favorite Memory  I have so many favorite memories,  These 3 are just a few.  Any memory with Gator and my family was always priceless. 

I sure loved my daddy

pic 2  Gator and I always had so much fun no matter what we were doing.

Pic 3  this is the last family pic before dad passed.  This was my parents 60th wedding anniversary party

End of September

WHERE HAS THIS YEAR GONE?

 Hey all, sorry I haven't been a good bloggie buddy.

June I traveled about 2 hrs to meet a friend, we have since became soul sisters, and sisters in Christ.  Isn't it amazing how things work out in Christ?

June 18th my little chihuahua of almost 12 yrs passed away from a very rapid growing cancer, I hate cancer.  Three short weeks later my German Shepherd/Akita mix got down in her back so bad she had to be put down, she was almost 13.   I had both of them since they were 3 months old.

August comes around, my SUV breaks down, water pump, thankfully I made it home before it overheated thank you Jesus.  My car started an issue of not wanting to run, so both vehicles were down at one time ;( got the SUV fixed, 2 days later it got stolen, thankfully there was no damage and got it recovered.

August is a very hard month for me, as all of my grandparents and my dad passed in August.  We had a record breaking summer with the temps, it was 100 for 89 days straight plus the humidity.

September comes around and life is back to normal.   Most of you all know I do Bible Journaling, I need to start posting them again.  I have started Bible verse mapping, yes it is complicated for a beginner, Journaling has helped me with learning how to do mapping.  I will share the mapping in the next post.

October, I have committed for a photo a day, sharing with the American Cancer Society, I do love photography, and love this challenge.

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances." — 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

Quick Encouragement

Rejoice: Find joy in God today.
Pray: Talk to God throughout your day.
Thank: Remember the good things you have.

I am back

 Hey my bloggy friends sorry I was away for a while again.

Christmas Day I had a bad fall, was down almost a week

January the 5th I got bronchitis

January 14 somebody stopped in front of me, I rear ended at about 6 miles per hour                                  no biggie, so I think.  

January 15th I couldn't hardly get out of bed, or walk, called my dr  they couldn't get                               me in until the 19 by time I get to the dr I was walking with a cane                                                            He gave me prednisone to help with the inflammation, yes it helped.  By day 2  I was feeling                   a little better.  Day 4 comes and the pain was so bad from the sciatica all I could do was cry.

Dr, orders exrays and PT  have 3 bulging disc along with 3 degeneration disc.                                            Go to first PT on Friday feeling fine the stretches the PT did felt good, I did my home                               exercises,  My next appt was for the following Friday,  Thursday I came down with                                     the 24 hr stomach bug, cancel PT.  Fast forward to Mar 3

I start sneezing. coughing (Oh great, allergies)  I had a 6 month routine visit, he noticed my                     coughing, confirmed it is cedar fever, I get yearly.                                                                                       This is Bible Study night, by time I got home from the dr I was beyond sick.

Laryngitis set in almost 3 weeks, took almost 2 weeks to quit the coughing.

Fast forward to April, I am feeling better yay.  Straight into storm season we go.                                         Now that I am a certified storm spotter I have to help the chasers.  OK weather has been                         totally crazy this whole month, already more tornadoes than a whole season.

I know that my Redeemer 

lives, and that in the end

 he will stand upon the 

earth.

—Job 19:25

bw photos jan 20 thru 27

day 20 old home built in 1845 

 

day 21 bw downtown Tulsa

day 22 bw cold day for an outting

day 23 bw just love old barns

day 24 bw can you find the frog?

day 25 bw its cool at some of the things nature makes

bw day 26 old courthouse built in late 1800s

day 27 bs lots of shapes

B/W photos Jan 1 thru 19

New Year

 

Today's Bible verse often varies by source, but popular choices for January 16, 2026, include Zephaniah 3:17 (God's joy and quiet love) or verses from the daily readings like Mark 2:1-12 (Jesus' authority to forgive sins) or 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (Love's patient nature). Many translations emphasize themes of God's presence, love, and strength, like "Fear thou not; for I am with thee" (Isaiah 41:10). 

Where has time gone? How can it already be 1/2 thru January?  

In November I met with my new cardiologist, I really like him,  heis very thorough, and seems to care what is going on.

Dr ordered EEG and cardiac MRI went thru this test, praise the Lord my heart looks fantastic.   Further testing including today a cardiac nuclear stress test. I just received the test results ....

The most wonderful news ever!!  Praise the LORD my heart is healthy and no sign of  any blockages or abnormalities, regular or under stress.  I had a heart attack back in 2019, and was told I had CHF Congestive heart Failure, this Dr, has not found any indication.

Thank you Jesus for the healing power that you have given to me and the miracle that has happened.

advent

  This years advent study is on the book of Joshua, reading 1 chapter each day till Christmas Day

Joshua 1:9 key verse for day 1

Joshua 2:11 for day 2

3:5 for day 3

4:24 for day 4

5:15 for day 5

have you read  thru Joshua?  Have you noticed the parallels to the Story Of Christ?