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Bits and Pieces....
Bits and Pieces….
I think I will tackle this issue of “2019” in bits and pieces. It is just too much for me to handle talking about it all at once.
First things first…… in the span of three years both of my older brothers, my only siblings, passed away. Both of them were just past their 59th birthday and both died of Cancer. And Rick, the one who passed in 2019, died 14 days before Robert, the other brothers,…
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The Best Laid Plans.....God laughs.
The Best Laid Plans…..God laughs.
I’m going to keep this brief; for now. I’m building up to a bigger blog post. Just not yet.
As I re read last years blog post (2019) I couldn’t help but think “oh how God must have laughed!” thus the title of this post! There is a reason I have not been here for a little over a year. Let’s just say 2019 was not my year. And while I definitely didn’t fold up and wallow- I did question…
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These are a couple of pictures that I took from here in St Augustine! Yes, I am still here and loving every bit of my life! I know I have not been blogging much…at all….but so much has happened in my life over the last two years. I would like to share it all with you, and in time maybe I will, it is not some big secret but I have so much I want to share, who knows what we will talk about!
First things first!! How are YOU?! I hope this year is finding you well. I am doing very well, I am staying busy with my jobs and school and of course….Doug! Doug keeps me busy….. Speaking of Doug, he is now 62 and still plugging away at Goodyear. I don’t think he will ever retire.
Okay so I am feeling this is coming off as a yearly Christmas update letter! Maybe it is, I mean it has been so long since I have been here- I may need to start with an update letter.
Alright so let me finish- mom and dad are doing good! As you know we all bought a house here in St Augustine and moms health has seemed to level out a bit since being here. She seems to be doing much better. Now if I can just convince them of that so they can start doing some traveling. Ya know that was the plan- we buy a place together and they go off traveling and exploring and we hold down the homestead! Good plan! I hope someone offers Doug and I that plan when we are retired! Oh that is IF Doug retires…haha Anyway, so far they have not gone traveling or exploring our great state in any way!! Join me in prayer, won’t you, that my parents will start enjoying their life! Oh and Dad turns 80 on the 29TH! Wow…….
We have had two additions to the family- Finley (13 months) and Remi (3 months) As a matter of fact Remi and mommy are here visiting right now! I am blessed. All the grand kids and kids are doing well. Oh and the oldest grand baby…Christa…she graduates high school in May!! Wow…..I’m old. lol
We have been blessed to have my brother and sister (in love) visit twice since we moved here! That has been great! They are in Texas…I know we owe them a visit; but I love it so much here! I don’t wanna leave! Okay…except for a cruise- I will leave for a cruise!
Speaking of…….. YES, we have a Disney cruise coming up in 44 days! It has been 6 years since we cruised Disney and we are super excited to be back! I have been vlogging my trips on my Youtube channel. You can take a peek....here.
I have not begun writing a second book yet; although I have ideas! But before I start my writing I have been led to start another adventure! I think it will help me to continue my walk on this path I have chosen or has been chosen for me… I have enrolled in the Christian Leaders Institute. I want to pursue a bachelor of divinity and maybe even go further to a master. Ultimately I would love a Master of Theology/Philosophy. That would be a dream come true. I would like to spend the rest of my life researching the word/religion. If you know me ( and some of you do) you are aware that I have been “searching” for many years….. I seek knowledge, spiritual knowledge, Godly knowledge. This should not be a surprise to anyone who knows me. I have sought to find an institute of higher education for a long time now, one that is accredited and Christ based. The type of school I was looking for was out there but also very expensive and not all are online. I wanted both of those elements in my education. In CLI I have found that.
Little side note…… if you follow along you also know I have enrolled in two other programs…these were not Christ based, and as a matter of fact they were very un-Christ…. as a result I was led away from God even though my goal was to be closer connected! This is a whole other issue, which I will be talking about over time, I want to share with everyone the “detour” if you will, that I took in my search! I thank God every day that I found my way through the darkness.
Being a formal/official minister is not something I have ever wanted, and I still am not sure (mostly because I am an introvert by nature) but what I am sure about is that I want to reach others and I want to encourage others to know they are loved, they are worthy and to live their best life! That is all I have ever wanted to do…..heck it is my life purpose! So I think these studies, leading to a degree in Divinity, will do me well to reach my life goals! Whatever they may look like! We will see where this path leads me.
So there is my update! I hope to be here weekly, especially as my studies progress I hope to have much to talk about!
One thing has not changed….. I remain forever grateful! My days and nights are filled with gratitude- I hope yours are too!
Peace!
A New Year…..will 2019 be THE Year?! These are a couple of pictures that I took from here in St Augustine! Yes, I am still here and loving every bit of my life!
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And this folks is the way disagreements should be handled! Not with calls for job loss, or pickets, or law suits! Kudos to #snl and @DanCrenshawTX
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Hello!
It has been way too long! How are you? I hope you have been good, better than good, great! And of course grateful!
Doug and I have much to be grateful for this year. We have reached our goal (dream) of a successful relocation from Indiana to North Eastern Florida; St Augustine to be precise! The move happened last Oct and we are just about getting settled! Moving at anytime in your life is a big venture, but let me tell you doing it over 50 is something else! lol
Now I just wait for Doug to retire! That should happen in the next 3 years. In the meantime I keep busy with my travel business and of course, writing. On that front though……I have slacked. I want to change that. One reason I desperately wanted to move here was to be inspired to connect more to earth and God. Something within said I needed to do this, so we made it happen. Now I need to get to the writing aspect of it. I have definitely fully embraced the relaxation of my new community! I love it. I have continued to develop a love for photography, I have included some of my recent photos. In case you are at all curious to see more, you can view them on my Instagram account found at @Desperatelyseekingchristine there is a link here on this page also. I would love to follow you back!
So while we are busy living our lives, of course, life continues. We are blessed to have welcomed a new granddaughter last Dec and are doubly blessed by welcoming another new granddaughter this coming Oct! If you are keeping score the grandkid count now sits at – 4 boys and 7 girls! huh, imagine that…girls are winning! Ha!
The book! As you know The Gratitude Project was released last May. It went to Best Seller several times….. I am very grateful for the experience of writing and releasing my book. I will give this as an example of how I feel about it- I received a review from someone on Goodreads, in her review she said the book just wasn’t for her. She said she felt it had too much God in it and that I drew too much from personal experience when writing my book….so too anecdotal. That may be a negative review to some; but to me….she made my day! That was an excellent review!! Her review says to me that I did a good job and met my goal! No such thing as too much God…. I was actually worried I didn’t give Him enough space! And the book was about my personal experiences, how else am I to have an informed opinion? Too many people think you should study,study,study and then, and only then, offer opinion! I think you need to live life and share experiences! That is real. I like real!
I will end this now, but I want to say I hope 2018 is finding you and your loved ones in good health and good will! If you are in need of healing and peaceful thoughts please take a moment now to connect to my energy….. I give it freely with love. Sending healing, peaceful, relaxing, thoughts and prayers to you and yours!!
Dreams Do Come True! Hello! It has been way too long! How are you? I hope you have been good, better than good, great!
Hello Spring!
Happy Spring to you! Well, it has been some time now since I have been here on my blog. No reason other than we moved to Florida in the last few months and it has taken a lot of my time away from other things. Including writing! So, yes we moved from Indiana to Northeastern Florida in Oct 2017. This has been a goal of mine for quite some time now. I am excited that it became a reality and so…
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Forgive..... but forget?
Forgive….. but forget?
There are things we never forget in life. Some good. Some bad. I work on forgetting the bad. Thing is, I’ve forgiven anyone that may be responsible for the bad , yes even me. But there are some things I can’t seem to forget. Forgive yes, forget….. not yet. Abuse is something that is hard to forget. I feel like I have accomplished a lot by forgiving. And I do forgive. 100%. Why can’t I forget? It…
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Wow! Goodbye 2017!
It has been a whirlwind kind of a year for me! It has been amazing! It’s making me super excited for 2018! I can’t begin to imagine what the new year holds for me! It has taken me many years to finally begin to get healthy. It wasn’t until I found Omnitrition that I was able to get some control over my health and weight. It’s been a long journey but a very satisfying one! I love Omnitrition! The…
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Hello! Wow..... life has really gotten in the way lately! I'm looking forward to settling down and writing a lot more real soon! I have missed you!
Black Friday Sale
Jerry Lewis
As a kid, he was my favorite male actor- Lucille Ball was my favorite female. She still is. I loved and was quite impressed with Mr.Jerry Lewis. I loved the Labor Day Telethon…. when I was growing up it was a big deal!! I worked it a few times and felt honored. Jerry Lewis was an inspiration. He will he missed. Has been. Always. Thank God we have his films. I wish we could all leave the type…
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Dark Places…..Averted Forgiveness can bring light back into your life. It will cause you to leave the darkness behind....forgiveness is for you, not them.
Officially Released! The Gratitude Project!
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Once Upon A Time........
Once Upon A Time……..
There was a little girl that dreamed of one day writing a book! She would sit in her room and write in her journal and wonder what kind of book she would write………. Today that little girl is a grown woman, and that grown woman looked on Amazon and saw her book, her words, in print, for the world to see! Amen! ***Click the book above and see for yourself!!!
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Pre-Order The Gratitude Project! Click the picture above to order yours today! Thank you for your support and encouragement!
Have you considered a NCL cruise?
Have you considered a NCL cruise?
NCL Getaway
Pride of America refurbishment in 2016
NCL Breakaway
Have you cruised on Norwegian Cruise line? I have cruised on NCL twice. My first cruise ever was on NCL Dream in 2005! And in Dec we cruised on the Escape. What I love about NCL is the Freestyle way of cruising. And of course the promos that they have. We had the Dining Package and the Ultimate Drink Package. The thing to know here…
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Your Reaction Matters....
Your Reaction Matters….
Defeats are part of our human experience Whether we want to admit it or not. It is just a part of life. They may be small or big, but they are usually present at times. And they seem to pop up mostly when we are really on to something big. They can be looked at as of they are tests, how bad do we really want this? Whether test or just life; it is how we respond/react to these times in our lives…
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