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Jewels From The Word
April 30, 2018
Mom bought my first bicycle for my eighth birthday from a neighbor girl for ten dollars. It only took a few minutes to learn to ride it, since I had practiced a little on my sister’s bike. I was excited about my freedom, even though Mother marked ou...
Jewels From The Word
April 23, 2018
Years ago I frequently picked up my grandson after school. One time he chattered away as I drove along. "MiMi, you know what my favorite song is?" "No, what is it, honey? Sing it for me.""I can't sing it." Then he started saying the words. So I ...
Jewels From The Word
April 16, 2018
Mama had an answer for any situation that came up. She based everything on the Word of God, so every time something came up, she called on her vast resources of the scriptures and spoke out with the wisdom God had given her. She said, “It’s always g...
Jewels From The Word
April 9, 2018
When I was a kid, my dad and granddad used to watch wrestling on TV on the weekends. They got so caught up in it that they were practically lying in the floor, wrestling each other, before it was over. Then they spent hours discussing the fine points of the gam...
Jewels From The Word
February 12, 2018
When you cross the International Date Line, today becomes tomorrow or yesterday. When traveling west to east, for instance, from the island of Tonga to the island of Samoa, which takes two hours by plane, the passenger arrives yesterday, the day before he left....
Jewels From The Word
January 22, 2018
I have an app on my mobile phone named Sleep Tracker which I set when I lie down at night to sleep. It listens to my breathing and recognizes when I snore, or cough. Then when I wake in the morning I stop the tracker and it determines how much time I slept, whe...
Jewels From The Word
January 2, 2018
I’ll Fly Away was my granddaddy’s favorite song. He learned to read music, but didn’t play any instrument. Granddad sang bass and Grandmother Hightower sang the melody and played the guitar. Grandmother and Mom put me in front of the chu...
Jewels From The Word
December 26, 2017
When I was young, we always went to church on New Year’s Eve for a “Watch Night” service, to pray out the old year and pray in the New Year. We sang gospel songs, the preacher taught us from the Bible, and exhorted us about living a sinless li...
Jewels From The Word
December 11, 2017
I was not glad when I got out of bed this morning. Some things have occurred this week that put me in a bad mood. Since a recent store remodel, I have to walk all over looking for items on my list, and even then I might not find what I am looking for. I&r...
Jewels From The Word
December 4, 2017
Names in the Bible have important meanings. For instance, my daughter Sara's name from the Bible means princess. My son Jason's name means one who will heal. However an angel didn't tell me what to name my children. Even in Bible days, I am sure it was very rar...
Jewels From The Word
November 27, 2017
When I was a telephone operator, we had a work technique called over-lapping. The operator answered a call, took the information required, and placed a long-distance call. Then as that phone call was ringing, the operator clicked off that call, and answer...
Jewels From The Word
November 20, 2017
In the 70s while I was working as a telephone operator, I learned to crochet, like my friends were doing. I had learned to knit in home economics class in high school, but I liked the the cute crocheted sweaters better than the knitted ones. I had tried to lear...
