First things first...Dick didn't get up this morning as he usually does. He complained of "feeling poorly" Sunday morning and was not himself most of the day. Don't know what's going on with him, but I pray, in Jesus name, that he will prosper and be in health, even as you Lord, have prospered his… Continue reading feeling poorly
Today I started working my way through a box of journals that goes back to our first winter in Cali, in 1982. It seems impossible that we have lived here for 33 years. There are so many things written there...things that I want to record...so many things that mean something to me, but will mean… Continue reading not to worry
Today's goal was to simplify and unclutter my life. Step one - LESS is MORE - Although one is often not enough, two are often too many. ♥ As a result I just now hit DELETE on two facebook pages and two blogs. Too many! After today my personal timeline and nanaellen.com will be enough. Step… Continue reading less is more
Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence. Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to pass up immediate pleasures in favor of a long-term gain. Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a situation in spite of heavy opposition and discouraging setbacks. Maturity is the capacity… Continue reading maturity is an art
When you cannot sleep at night, have you ever thought, "maybe it's God saying, 'We need to talk. You now have time.'" Along about midnight, Paul and Silas were at prayer and singing praises to God. Then, without warning, God changed their situation in a big way. Maybe, after tonight, when insomnia threatens to keep… Continue reading how to cure insomnia
Another sleepless night! So? Is that God's way of saying, "we need to talk." If it's You Lord - what do I need to hear? I'm perfectly certain there is a perfectly good reason for Your call. You always have a perfectly good reason. Everything You do is perfect. For right now, let me try… Continue reading transferred
an old conversation me—Another long night. Went to bed a little before 1 o'clock. Flopped, and flopped, and flopped. No sleep. Not even drowsy. Up about 2 am. Drank a cup of "Nighty-Nite Tea." Traveled from chair, to chair, to sofa and back. Uncomfortable every place.D—This is becoming a pattern. Night after night. And, it's becoming… Continue reading another long night
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