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Almost 4 o'clock on this cool, overcast Friday afternoon. I just realized that I had totally forgotten to mention on my last post that it was my son, Benjamin's, birthday last Saturday. He is a handsome, hard-working 28 yr. old. Pray with me that God renews Ben's heart toward Him. While I raised my kids in Church, he has come to a place of unbelief. Rather than strengthening his faith, he has allowed deeper study to destroy it.

Meanwhile, I ended up with a nice, albeit unplanned period of time with my father on Tuesday afternoon. My oldest was coming back into town with him from visiting my mother and asked if she could borrow a little money. In return, I asked her for a ride to get a money order for my rent. I can usually get one at my regular store, just down the street, but their machine…

In looking at this page again this afternoon, March 1, 2026, I realize that I have not posted here in 2 years. I have therefore decided that I have too much else to keep up with to add anything more. My apologies. Please feel free to join my Sermon Summaries group, as I post on there far more regularly.

Thanks for reading, and God Bless!!

Just after 4 p.m. on a relatively warm, partly sunny day. It's like, 45 degrees out!! Nothing new to report just now, so let's get right to it...

Although I just watched and notated this message yesterday, I still made it a point to review for this bit. Down in the middle of his message on January 11th, Pastor Matt spoke momentarily about how our innate longing for belonging can lead us to form relationships where we feel the need to perform for our partner. We feel like we have to seem "perfect" or no one will accept us. We wear masks so that we are not revealing our true selves. This made me think of the Billy Joel song, "Stranger". I'll post it below, as I don't have any worship songs for this message, currently.

Let's read slowly together --

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

¹ The Lord is…

Almost 3:30 on a fairly warm, sunny Thursday afternoon. I just got back a little bit ago from taking my father out to lunch. It got him out of the house, gave us time together, and I had the money, so I decided to treat both of us to seafood. Before we even had a chance to order, my mom called my father, so I got to talk to her for a minute or two as well. It was good, and I told dad that I would make it a point to visit more often. (And I will.)

Since I have to watch and notate the next two CenterPoint messages, I figured it would be productive to do this one today, and watch one of the others tomorrow.

The Meditative Quotation was this -- "The magi, as you know, were wise men --wonderfully wise men -- who brought gifts to…

Welcome to the New Year's Message Series. As you can see, I'm getting more caught up here, as I have been mostly by myself for the last 6 weeks or so. I had my granddaughter Sunday night to Monday afternoon, or I would have done this sooner. Meanwhile, the snow continues to fall every few days lately. I see it as a blessing of God making up for last year's drought. (and I don't have to shovel) 😉

In other news, I'm not sure if I already mentioned that my daughter Carissa has obtained the Storage keys from my father!! This is HUGE!! Now, as time allows, she and Greg, and possibly my father, and I, can FINALLY start sorting things out and getting rid of more unnecessary items. Especially since the Nursing Home won't release my mother anytime soon, if ever. Which, as you've seen recently, suits me just…

Do your eyes deceive you, or am I really blogging 2 MESSAGES in ONE DAY!!?? They do not. It's only 4 p.m. and I just finished the final sermon of the Wilderness Gifts series, and since this one is so short, I figured, why not catch up on another one?? LOL

Since I didn't mention it earlier, there's MORE SNOW predicted for tomorrow afternoon into Saturday morning!! The apps are saying 4-8 inches!! This news actually goes perfectly with Pastor Matt's End of the Year Party message. Look what God is doing with the weather this year!! After the severe drought from last Summer, He's giving us more than we can ask or think in terms of snow this season!! Amen!!?? (Hey, I live in an apartment building, I don't have to shovel it!!) 😉😜

During the worship time, Tyler read Psalm 100 as an introduction to the celebration that…

Nothing new to share except for the fact that I woke up early (for me) and actually did a bit of fitness!! I stood in my living room and stretched and did a few things with my 3lb. weights before taking a short walk.*

In reviewing my notes, I couldn't come up with anything of my own, so I'll just share Pastor Matt's story.

Back toward the beginning of their marriage, Matt and Heidi had gone for a hike up north here in NH. They were camping in the dark and didn't see any harm in a bit of "getting back to nature" as they took a dip in the pond (or stream) nearby. They were shortly surprised when a group of hikers passed by them!! They just stayed quiet and hoped they wouldn't be noticed. In that moment, the darkness was their friend. 😯😬

As we explore our Scripture…

Just about 2:30 on this warm(ish), yet cloudy, Tuesday afternoon. I ended up visiting my father at home for a little over an hour yesterday because Carissa was concerned about his breathing. He was fine, it just doesn't take much for him to get out of breath these days.

Nothing new otherwise, I'm thinking that if my mother had been released from the Nursing Home after her appointment yesterday, Carissa would have told me. I could have stayed until she got to my parent's place, but needed to get back and get some other things done. For now, I'm taking no news as good news.

I have 2 examples in keeping with Pastor Matt's opening thought today. He began by saying that wilderness times can start out as feeling like adventure, but may turn fearful.

Back in the mid-late '90s, my now ex-husband and I had just seen a somewhat…

Just before 3 p.m. on a relatively warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. For my walk this afternoon, I went to one of my normal areas, but I did not walk through it in my normal way. Typically, when I go to the former State Hospital grounds, I either go all the way to the stream, or straight through from the first walkway. Either one of these routes provides me with a view of water, as the stream toward the far end flows into the marsh area I usually go by. They also keep me on grass most of the time. Today, however, I was wearing my sneakers due to the fact that my boots have started seeping water through the toe. (Just the right one) Therefore, I was keeping to the pavement. That being the case, I took a different way than I've ever done before while not really taking much,…