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Let’s Eat!-Part 7

28 Jul

SUNDAY MEMORIES

Judy Wills

There is a restaurant where Fred and I eat occasionally, that we really enjoy.  It is a seafood-specialty restaurant, and we do love seafood!  However, it is rather pricey, so we don’t make a habit of eating there regularly.  As a matter of fact, I’ve told people that we don’t eat there unless we have been given a gift card.  

But we had been given a gift card, so we went there recently – it’s called Bonefish Grill.

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We’ve discovered their Bang Bang Shrimp® appetizer, and get one every time we visit this eatery.  Now, I’ve never really enjoyed spicy hot food – it’s usually so hot that all I can taste is “hot” rather than the flavor of the food.  The Bang Bang Shrimp® is just hot enough to get my nose running, but not so hot that I can’t taste the shrimp.  It’s delicious!!

There was a time (my grandson Forrest taught me this) that I would share the Bang Bang Shrimp®® appetizer with Fred, then have the Bang Bang Shrimp® tacos as my entree.  However, I learned the hard way that my system doesn’t like that much spice!  So I order another entree, and just enjoy the shrimp as an appetizer.  But BOY! is it good!  Fred usually orders the salmon, which is really good!

Another seafood restaurant where we like to eat is called The Catfish Place.  It is located in St. Cloud, Florida.

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Now that’s a bit of a drive for us, so we had not gone there very often until a few years ago.  You see, our hair cutter was working out of a salon about five minutes away from our house for many years.   Then, she purchased a tanning/beauty salon in St. Cloud – about a 30+ minute drive away from us.

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So we’ve made it a practice to eat lunch at The Catfish Place every time we need to get our hair cut.  Perfect! And since we get our hair cut every three weeks – we get to eat at The Catfish Place that often, as well!

This is what we call a “Mom and Pop” restaurant, since it is not part of a chain of restaurants.  But this has a reputation far and wide.  By that, I mean that I remember an episode of Emeril Lagasse being done in that restaurant!  I had read that he was doing an episode there, and made sure that I watched it.  He was quite impressed with that eatery!  On their menu is a list of other “notable” names who have eaten at that eatery.

My very favorite entree to get there is their fried shrimp.  They use a batter coating for the shrimp that is wonderful.  And the shrimp are quite large – no tiny shrimp at this eatery!  They have a lunch special on Thursdays – ½ pound of shrimp for a couple of dollars off.  That’s probably more shrimp than I need to eat, but I can’t resist!  It comes with two side dishes.  And they make the very best tarter sauce there that I have even eaten.  Fred sometimes orders the shrimp (the regular lunch size is six shrimp), but usually gets another type of fish usually snapper.

The Catfish Place has been owned and operated by the same family for many years, and has just sold it to others.  We have been there several times since the new owners have taken over and are pleased to see that most of the servers and cooks have stayed – so the food has not changed.  That’s always a possibility, but it didn’t happen with this eatery.

They advertise the best catfish ever.  Since I’m not a catfish fan, I’ll stick with my shrimp!

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Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Let’s Eat-Part 6

14 Jul

SUNDAY MEMORIES

Judy Wills

While Fred and I were living in Fort Worth, one of my dad’s brothers married a lady who owned a dress shop. They both lived in Louisiana, near Shreveport.  They would drive to Dallas twice a year for her to view and purchase clothing for her dress shop.  She had really good taste in garments, as women from Shreveport would drive the 30 miles just to shop in her store.  In the times they came to Dallas, they would call us and invite us to have dinner with them one evening during their four-day stay.  While neither Fred nor I can remember exactly the name of the restaurant where we ate, we both suppose it was the restaurant in the hotel where they stayed.  The main reason I remember it, is because they introduced me to grilled pork chops!  I had always breaded and fried the pork chops I fixed for us, and the grilled ones were delicious!  I never fried them again!

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I know that Pizza Hut is well-known in the U.S.  And we have enjoyed eating at those eateries most of our life.  

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When we moved to Florida (Kissimmee, actually), there was one Pizza Hut in town, and we frequented it often.  One day they put out a “barbeque” pizza.  We cautiously tried one slice of it – and found we LOVED the taste!  It was chicken with barbeque sauce on it – all on top of the regular tomato pizza sauce, cheese, etc.  So every time we went to Pizza Hut after that, we asked that they make us a barbeque pizza.  It was great!

There was also a Shoney’s eatery in Kissimmee, where we ate occasionally. 

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 Shoney’s was known for their breakfast menu, and we enjoyed it.  However, when we tried some of their lunch/dinner offerings, we were less-than-impressed.  I didn’t know anyone could make a “bad” soup – but Shoney’s managed!  I don’t remember just what kind of soup I had ordered, but it came with about one-half inch of oil on the top!  Yuck!   So we limited our eatings at Shoney’s to their breakfast buffet.

We both enjoy seafood, and were pleased to find a really good seafood restaurant in Kissimmee, called Shells.  I’m not sure we tried everything on the menu, but I found something on the menu called “Godfather’s Shrimp” and I loved it!  It was what I ordered every time we ate there (which was usually after church of Sundays).  Fred found a great Mahi-Mahi Italiano that was his favorite.  Also at Shells, I found they had a wonderful coleslaw that had Mandarin Orange slices in it!  I’ve never had that before, and was pleased with the taste.  Amazing!  Unfortunately, Shells in Kissimmee is no longer – I think the ones in Central Florida are in Tampa, Brandon and St. Pete Beach – and that’s really too long a way to go for seafood.  Shucks!

Well, okay it’s a long way to go for seafood, but Fred and I travel over to Titusville every-other month for lunch with my brother Bill and his wife, DiVoran (about 45 minutes).  And our favorite place to eat is Dixie Crossroads

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And it’s a seafood restaurant!  They have a house specialty that is unique.  They serve Rock Shrimp.  Now, Rock Shrimp used to be what Fred calls a “trash fish” – the shell is so hard that it was nearly impossible to get to the meat inside.  And then, someone made a tool that would cut the hard shell and open up the good meat inside.  It has a “lobster” feel and taste to me, and I thoroughly enjoy it every time we go there. Yummmm

~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~

Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Let’s Eat!-Part 4

7 Jul

SUNDAY MEMORIES

Judy Wills

Do you have a favorite dessert?  Someplace you go to get that special dessert?  I’ve had a few of those in my lifetime.

For instance, when we lived in Panama City, Florida (Tyndall AFB), I joined a singing group of officer’s wives.  Not only did we sing for events on base, but we went to different venues around Panama City to sing for their events.  Instead of driving myself, I usually rode with an older woman, who was a Colonel’s wife.  One day, following a Christmas concert we had given in town, driving back toward the base, with a grin she asked me, “do you like to be bad?”  No knowing just how to answer her, I mumbled something like ummhmm.  So she took me to a local Dairy Queen

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and she introduced me to their wonderful banana split.  Since this was my introduction to banana splits, I have measured every other one I’ve had with the Dairy Queen’s – and NONE of them have come anywhere close to how good the Dairy Queen’s are!  Most are made with Neapolitan ice cream – part chocolate, part strawberry, part vanilla ice cream (I’ve never liked that particular ice cream anyway), scooped onto a split banana, with whipped cream and perhaps a cherry on top.  Dairy Queen’s banana split is made with three dollops of their luscious soft ice cream on top of the split banana, then chocolate syrup on one dollop, strawberry syrup on another, and pineapple on the third dollop, then topped with whipped cream.  Delicious!!  You just must try it some time.  The difference is aMAZing!

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When we were first married and living in Fort Worth, Texas, we were told about a really good Texas BBQ place called Jettons.  As it turned out, Mr. Jetton was a member of the church we were members of in Fort Worth. His eatery was a cafeteria-style restaurant.

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We would each get a platter stacked high with chipped beef (or shredded beef), swimming in BBQ sauce, a vegetable, Texas Toast, and a Texas-sized ice tea – all for $1.00!  Now, realize that was back in the 1960’s, so $1.00 for that much food was not unreasonable.  And since we were poor school students, that fit our weekly budget just fine.  That was our “splurge” for the week.  Boy did we love to eat at Jettons!

A history of Walter Jetton is due here.  We learned that he not only had his restaurant in Fort Worth, but he would take his traveling pit and serve BBQ in other states.  The most famous of his adventures was to take his pit to Washington D.C. and BBQ for President Lyndon B. Johnson on the White House lawn!  He was crowned as the “King of Barbecue” through the United States.

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~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~

Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Let’s Eat-Part 2

23 Jun

SUNDAY MEMORIES

Judy Wills

Funny thing – I had never even heard the word “pizza” until I was in high school (1950’s)!

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I remember a girl in my chorus class flopping down on a chair and saying that she couldn’t move because she was so full of pizza!  Pizza?  What in the world is THAT?  Turns out there was a great little pizza eatery on Central Avenue (main street of Albuquerque, U.S. Route 66) called Casa Luna, that made the best pizza I think I’ve ever had.  After that recommendation from my fellow student, a bunch of us would go there often – and I fell in love with pizza!  Unfortunately, that place is now a carpet shop!

After Fred and I met, his parents would occasionally come to town, and they would take us to the Officer’s Club on Kirtland AFB.

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A new experience for me, but one we’ve repeated on most of the bases where we’ve lived, since Fred was commissioned as an officer himself. (More on that later)

Another place where we liked to eat (but it was only introduced to us after Fred and I moved away) was called Bella Vista, and it was about 20 miles into the Sandia Mountains East of Albuquerque itself.

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Great fried fish – all you could eat!  Unfortunately, after the owners turned it over to their children, the kids turned it into a sports bar – and it is no longer in existence.

When I was still a teenager – fresh out of high school and a year of college, I went to work for Civil Service located downtown Albuquerque.

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I discovered a “hole-in-the-wall” little eatery just around the corner from my office building.  I would go there for lunch frequently, and occasionally after work for a burger before heading home.  It wasn’t a big place at all.  It had counter space for about eight stools, and about five two-top tables.  The counter faced the grill, which was quite large – as big as a dinner table.  The burgers were delicious, and I found that adding the home-made chili to the burger made it mouth-watering!  I was in there one day after work, and was watching the owner/cook making the chili.  He had it spread all over that grill and was working it.  I asked why he made so much, and he told me that one time some people from Boston had come in and had some of his chili and loved it so much that they commissioned him to make them X-number of quarts of the stuff to ship to them to Boston each month!  WOW!  He also told me that several people wondered why he didn’t expand his space.  But he told them (and me) that it was just exactly the size and amount of business he wanted to handle.  I admired him for that.  He knew what he wanted, and didn’t need more.  I don’t remember the name of the place, and have no idea whether or not he is still in business.  It was a great little eatery, and is still in my memory.

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Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Let’s Eat-Part 1

16 Jun

SUNDAY MEMORIES

Judy Wills

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I think most of us have a “favorite place” where we like to eat.  For some, it’s at home with all the home-made cooking we like to do, or like Mom used to make.  I’m from the generation that came from that.

My family – Thanksgiving 1956

To eat “out” was a rare and precious privilege.  There wasn’t a lot of money to throw around in my parent’s house, so we only ate out at special times.  That got better as time went on, and going to the local Furr’s Cafeteria for lunch after church services became the norm.  And we loved it.

Furr’s was known as the best grocery store in Albuquerque at the time, so when they added a cafeteria, we were ecstatic.  And the food was good.  We’ve eaten in many a “cafeteria” in past years where the food was only passable – and they didn’t last too long.  But Furr’s was an exception.  I’ve just checked online and found that it is now located in cities and states other than Albuquerque and New Mexico (Colorado, Texas), but it is still in existence – now known at Furr’s Fresh Buffett.

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My family also loved to eat Mexican food, and Albuquerque was loaded with just such places.  Some of our favorite Mexican restaurants were in Old Town – either La Placita 

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La Placita was known for the trees growing inside some of the rooms or La Hacienda.

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They were practically next door to each other in Old Town, and only a few minutes from our church, so that was also an after-church place to eat.  Of course, those were highly “touristy” restaurants, and they seemed to take turns having “good” food and “not so good” food.  When one wasn’t too good, the other one was.  And then it would take a change and we had to guess which one to go to that next time.

But then a really good Mexican restaurant opened its doors, called El Pinto.

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It opened after Fred and I married and moved away (1961), but Mother kept telling us it was her favorite place to eat.  So we always went there when we visited Albuquerque.  It lived up to Mother’s reviews.  I just checked online and found it still in business with many glowing reviews. 

We lived in a house just two doors down from a main auto artery, Lomas Blvd.  If I walked to Lomas, and turned right, there was a little strip center there, with a small hamburger joint on the end of it.  I don’t remember the name of it, but they made the BEST hamburgers there!  They put chopped onions and mustard on their burgers, and wrapped them in wax paper, creating an aroma that I’ve never found since then.  I think the nearest aroma to that I’ve found is when we were in Texas and ate Whataburgers.  They are the best!  And their burgers come the closest to that little burgers shop I’ve ever found.  I really loved that place.

~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~

Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Minute Meditations-9

9 Jun

SUNDAY MEMORIES

 Judy Wills

CONNECTION…

How do you connect with people?  If you are in a business, you probably have some sort of “plan” to connect with people who could be your customers.  We see ads in the newspaper and on the TV all the time for businesses selling their particular product.  We see ads looking for people to work with a specific company, or in a specific position.

I’ve heard of people who attend benefits or parties or some such event just so they can “network” the system, and benefit themselves or their company.

But what is your connection to the one and only true living God?  Is it an Easter and Christmas connection?  Is it a once-a-month connection?  Or is it a genuine, life-sustaining, personal relationship with God?

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My brother Bill wrote about this recently.  Here are his thoughts:

Our connection to God is, quite simply, the only way we can live this life with any purpose or satisfaction.  It allows us to walk upright without staggering or tripping or falling down.  There may be bumps in the road, but if we keep our eyes on that connection to God, He will keep us from falling flat on our faces.  He will help us see the direction we need to take – to be His children.

We are blest, indeed.

~~~~~~~~~~This Concludes Bill’s thoughts through his Minute Meditations~~~~~~~~~~

Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Minute Meditations-8

2 Jun

SUNDAY MEMORIES

 Judy Wills

REST…

What gives you the most rest in your life?  Is it just a good night’s sleep?

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Is it vegging in front of the TV after work?

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Is it sleeping in that lawn chair after a hard day’s work?

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Is it doing something other than work?

Fred and I have often agreed that, doing something different from your normal work day is a type of rest for your body and mind.

When I was working for a company in Virginia, one of my six (count them….SIX) bosses was a young man, very skilled in finance.  It was a small company, and he was tasked to do a lot of things for the company.  In his office, directly across the room from his desk, was a very large picture of a mountain scene, complete with snow, ski lift, and a bunch of skiers swooping down the mountain side.  Snow skiing was his passion.  I understood that, in a very stressful day, he had only to look at that picture for a few minutes, visualize himself in that picture-setting, and have a moment of rest.

Have you ever “rested” in the Lord?  Have you ever just let yourself know that God is in complete control of whatever situation you find yourself in, and sit back, relax, and REST in God’s capable hands?  WOW!  Talk about rest!!  That’s the ultimate.

My brother, Bill, wrote about this one time.  Here’s what he said:

I’ve written about God’s perfect timing before, and it still stands.  It’s when we can allow God to have complete contl of our lives that we experience true rest.  The peace that comes with that rest is the best and most refreshing we will ever have.  And if we wait upon the Lord, we will see that, indeed, His timing is perfect…and so is our REST in Him.

I am grateful.

Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Minute Meditations-7

26 May

SUNDAY MEMORIES

 Judy Wills

POSSESSIONS…

What is your most prized possession?

Your car?

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Your house?

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An instrument you’ve scrimped and saved for, for so long you wondered whether or not you would ever be able to afford it?

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That big-screen TV?

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That stereo system?  That computer?  That ipad or iphone?

What about a pet?  Is that considered a “possession” to you?  

How did you feel after you acquired that prized possession?  Did the possessing of it complete your life, like you thought it would?  Or were you “let down” now that you had it in hand?

My brother, Bill, wrote about a woman who desired something – something she considered more than life itself:

In acquiring those prized possessions, if we consider how that possession can be used to God’s glory, then we can use it – “give it back to God” – and know that we have fulfilled God’s desire for us in that instance.  We can give God the opportunity to bless us with our use of the possession.

The “essence” of this thought is that, what God gives still belongs to Him – to be used for His glory.

I had never thought about my possessions in that light.  God really DOES want to give us the best, and to bless us with it.

WOW!

Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Minute Meditations-6

19 May

SUNDAY MEMORIES

 Judy Wills

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POWER…

…..What’s your first thought when you hear/see that word?  Power:  electrical?

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  hydro? 

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 aircraft takeoff or landing?

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  a violent electrical thunderstorm?  

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What about the power of a word?  A judge can, with one word, sentence a prisoner to life in prison or the death penalty.  That same judge can also, with one word, set a prisoner free.

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What about the power of God?  I wrote about my feelings on God’s power in an Easter blog last year:  God’s power is so tremendously great that He actually raised Jesus from death back into life!  Amazing!!  It’s so easy to just say…He arose.  But just think of it – He actually rose FROM THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE!  That never happened to anyone else, that didn’t physically die again.  

I sometimes have a really hard time wrapping my mind around that thought.  Raising someone from death to life.  I know that many people have been declared clinically “dead” and through CPR or some other method, have been brought “back to life” again.  But not after they had been dead for three days, as Christ was!  WOW!

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God’s power is unlimited.  Have you ever had your electricity go off?  Have you ever heard of airplanes crashing because of loss of power?  God’s power just doesn’t have that kind of limitation.  Well ….because He’s GOD!

My brother, Bill, wrote about the Israelites in Biblical times, who didn’t understand God’s complete power.  Here’s what Bill wrote:

Praise the Lord indeed!  God is truly on OUR side.  And as Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do ALL things, through Christ, who keeps pouring POWER into me!” 

Woohoo!

Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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Minute Meditations-5

12 May

SUNDAY MEMORIES

 Judy Wills

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Perfect Timing…

Every once in a while, everything just seems to fall into place, such as: you’ve had the house on the market for months and months….and then all-of-a-sudden, the right buyer appears, the house is sold, and you move out.  Just like that.  Click…click…click, just like clockwork, the timing is perfect.

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Or, when you are writing a blog to post, nothing seems to be forth-coming. 

Then, all-of-a-sudden, an idea pops into your head, and you can’t get the words out fast enough. Click…click…click, just like clockwork, the timing is perfect.

Coincidence?  Hardly.  That’s God’s hand at work.  And it’s amazing – and I’m sure frustrating – that we don’t recognize it for what it is.

My brother, Bill, wrote about that:

So when we do take advantage of that opportunity, and recognize it for God’s perfect timing, then we can express our thanks to Him and know that He has blessed us, indeed.  

There is absolutely NOTHING in this life that feels so right as being in the perfect timing of God’s Will.  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .

  Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.

After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.

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