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.

Photo Credit Google Search and Bonefish Grill website

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.

Photo Credit Google Search and Catfish Place website

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.

Photo Credit Google Search and Herve Andrieu

Photo Credit Google Search and Tan Linz & Cutz website

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!

~~~~~~~~~~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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Wise Words

22 Jul

My Take

DiVoran Lites

Proverbs:21-24

The lovers of God who chase after righteousness will find all their dreams come true: an abundant life drenched with favor and a fountain that overflows with satisfaction.

A warrior filled with wisdom ascends into the high place and releases regional breakthroughs, bringing down the strongholds of the mighty!

Watch your words and be careful what you say; you’ll be surprised how few troubles you’ll have today. 

Amen

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DiVoran has been writing for most of her life. Her first attempt at a story was when she was seven years old and her mother got a new typewriter. DiVoran got to use it and when her dad saw her writing he asked what she was writing about. DiVoran answered that she was writing the story of her life. Her dad’s only comment was, “Well, it’s going to be a very short story.” After most of a lifetime of writing and helping other writers, DiVoran finally launched her own dream which was to write a novel of her own. She now has her Florida Springs trilogy and her novel, a Christian Western Romance, Go West available on Amazon. When speaking about her road to publication, she gives thanks to the Lord for all the people who helped her grow and learn.  She says, “I could never have done it by myself, but when I got going everything fell beautifully into place, and I was glad I had started on my dream.”

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Let’s Eat-Part 6

21 Jul

SUNDAY MEMORIES

Judy Wills

Well, as I write this, today is my birthday!  I wanted something special for today, so I asked Fred to take me to one of the “Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch” eateries in our neighborhood – and he complied with that request!  I actually don’t remember eating in one of those types of places before, but perhaps we have.  In any case, it was a GREAT start to my day.

Credit Judy Wills

Every time we drive by Keke’s Breakfast Cafe, the parking lot of absolutely FULL of cars!  We know they don’t take reservations, so we decided we needed to be there when they open – at 7:00 a.m.!  We did just that, and we were the very first customers!  By 8:00 a.m. there were a few other customers, but not too many.  So next time (if there is another time, as this is a fairly pricy place to eat!), we’ll wait until 8:00 a.m. to get there.  The eatery closes at 2:00 p.m.

Our server seated us, told us his name is Chris, and he would get us anything we wanted.  Really nice guy, and a great server.  He brought our drinks and gave us time to peruse the menu.  I ordered a 3-egg omelet (veggie – tomatoes, onions, mushrooms).  It came with home fries and toast.

Credit Google Search and Keke’s website

I shared some of the omelet with Fred as well as the home fries.  Fred ordered a Belgian Waffle with fresh blueberries and tons of whipped cream!  He shared some of that with me. 

Credit Google search and Keke’s website

Add some blueberries to this, and you have Fred’s breakfast

I told Chris that today is my birthday and he was all “happy birthday” to me.  I said, “and I’m sure you don’t want to ask my age, hm?”  At first he was like “no” and then said, “you know, I also work as an EMT at a retirement facility, so I think I’ll try to guess your age.”  He studied my face, then slowly said, “perhaps… around…68?”  I said, “you are so sweet!” and then told him my age, and his mouth dropped open!  He complimented both Fred and me at how good and young we look, compared to our actual age.  See, all that exercising does some good after all!

When I think of my actual age…when I look in the mirror…when my knees and feet hurt…I think to myself “how in the world did I ever get to be this age???”  And yet, I thank God for His great blessing to me and for giving me life, and the life I, and with Fred, have lived.  We are, indeed, blest.

Today, I am 83 years old.

~~~~~~~~~~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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How the 4th of July Remind Us We Can Have Freedom from Worry

20 Jul

Walking by Faith, Not by Sight

Janet Perez Perez


Reblogged Saturday, July 20, 2024

It was the big day. My parents, my brother 16 and I at 17 sat in the courtroom. We dressed for the occasion and our hearts wore unprecedented excitement.

My family worked hard to meet the requirements and lead us to this event that would change our lives. The red, white and blue of the American flag covered the front wall of the large courtroom. Its majestic presence reminded us we were about to take a step filled with a unique honor.

“Raise your right hand,” the immigration officer said.

We did, and with unwavering conviction we renounced our allegiance to Bolivia and pledged our allegiance to the United States of America. In that ceremony we officially became American citizens, fully committed to our allegiance. And that’s when the 4th of July sent off fireworks of gratitude in us.

Not so when I pledged my allegiance to Christ.

I became a Christian, but, unaware, I adopted dual citizenship—to God and to the world too.

On Sundays I worshipped. During the week I worried.

Have you been there? On Sundays we pledge to believe, to obey and follow God. We commit to embrace His Word and hold on to His promises. But when life brings ugly moments, our allegiance to negative emotions takes over.

How can that happen? God says not to worry, but we do. He repeats to trust in Him, but we doubt instead. He offers peace, and we forget that too.

At our recent 4th of July celebrations, there were many proclamations about freedom.

Let’s also include a proclamation to enjoy freedom from the worry that speaks these five lies:

  1. God is not capable to remove the anxiety in us.
  2. God is not capable to bring answers to our solutions.
  3. He’s not aware of the details that bring on fear.
  4. He’s not able to put back the pieces of our broken heart.
  5. He cannot change the path of our wrong choices.

The Language of Worry

That’s the language of worry, unacceptable to Him, and destructive to us. Worry talk contradicts God’s Word and dilutes His promises.

But if we were to renew our allegiance to His instructions, we would speak the language of faith. It would express His strength, enough to sustain us. It would repeat of His love, enough to cover us. And of His grace to bring out the perfect outcome. “Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34).

And with worry in the garbage disposal of life, we sing, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

So why do you doubt, shake or fret? When you know “Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday” (Psalm 91:3-6).

Let’s pray.

Father, thank you for the reassurance that You have me and my family covered. Thank You for the sleep that comes at night as you silence the lies. I praise you for the reassurance You whisper into my heart, removing worry from my mind. In Jesus name.

When will you begin your worry-free life?

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Proverbs: Wisdom in the Beginning

16 Jul

My Take

DiVoran Lites

Proverbs 8:22-30

I was there initially, for God possessed me before he created the universe.

From eternity past, I was set in place before the world began.

I was anointed from the beginning.

Before the ocean depths were poured out and glorious fountains overflowed with water, I was there, dancing!

Even before one mountain had been sculpted or one hill was raised, I was dancing! When he created the earth, the fields, even the first atom of dust, I was already there.

When he hung the tapestry of the heavens and stretched out the earth’s horizon when the clouds and skies were set in place, the subterranean fountains began to flow strong. I was already there.

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DiVoran has been writing for most of her life. Her first attempt at a story was when she was seven years old and her mother got a new typewriter. DiVoran got to use it and when her dad saw her writing he asked what she was writing about. DiVoran answered that she was writing the story of her life. Her dad’s only comment was, “Well, it’s going to be a very short story.” After most of a lifetime of writing and helping other writers, DiVoran finally launched her own dream which was to write a novel of her own. She now has her Florida Springs trilogy and her novel, a Christian Western Romance, Go West available on Amazon. When speaking about her road to publication, she gives thanks to the Lord for all the people who helped her grow and learn.  She says, “I could never have done it by myself, but when I got going everything fell beautifully into place, and I was glad I had started on my dream.”

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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!

Credit Pixabay

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

Credit Google Search and Pizza Hut

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. 

Credit Google Search and Shoney’s website

 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

Credit photo Google Search and Dixie Crossroads website; Steve Hunsader

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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Hope in Choice

12 Jul

Guest Post

Rebekah Lyn

I recently started a new devotional by Oswald Chambers, in the YouVersion Bible app. Chambers, A.W. Tozer, and Charles Spurgeon lived in different times than we do now, yet in their writings, it is evident the same challenges plagued people then as they do now. It’s comforting to see people have survived the same pitfalls, but also sad that as a society we don’t seem to learn from our ancestors.

It’s Sunday afternoon as I write this, and the devotional I read this morning sparked the idea for today’s post. Chambers used an analogy of two ships in a storm to show the differences in how we face all the circumstances we have no control over. One ship is dashed on the rocks and the captain says that is the way the wind was blowing and he couldn’t help it. Meanwhile, another captain trimmed his sails so that the same wind carried the ship safely into harbor.

God made us with free will. We have the choice to follow Him or not. The choice to grow our roots in faith, spend time with Him, understand His word, and become equipped to face the storms. We also have the choice to follow Him, but remain shallow in our faith, constantly struggling to see Him at work, questioning why things are the way they are.

The two captains in Chambers’ story show the difference between these two kinds of faith. The captain who allowed his ship to be blown onto the rocks, doesn’t appear to have true knowledge of how to handle his craft. Nor did he have the clearness of mind to attempt saving the ship. He threw up his hands and gave up.

The captain who made it to safety showed calm under pressure, a deep knowledge of sailing, and an understanding of how to harness the wind. That type of character is built through study and experience. He chose to invest the time needed to understand the physics of sailing, the importance of a clear head, and focus in times of trouble.

Choosing to grow deeper in God means reading the Bible and taking time to digest the words, allowing them to work their way into the very fibers of your body so that you may recall them in times of need. It’s not easy, but it pays off in unspeakable ways when a storm arises and just the right word rises in your heart to give you strength.
After wandering in the desert for 40 years, then conquering the numerous armies that came against them, the Israelites stood before Joshua in the promised land. Joshua recapped all the Lord had done for them then gave the people a choice: “If serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day who you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15.

This is the same choice we have today. The living God is the only one who brings atonement, restoration, and hope to the people. Everything else will perish. I appreciate having a choice. I also know that choosing to walk outside God’s will is a dark and lonely place. I choose to follow the Lord and look with steadfast hope ahead to the day I will meet Him face to face.

Do you need some encouragement to face a trial or learn how to pray? Visit my resources page for some of the music and books I’ve found encouraging.

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Healing Words

8 Jul

My Take

DiVoran Lites

Proverbs 5:20-24

Listen carefully, my dear child, to everything I teach you.

And pay attention to everything I have to say.

Fill your thoughts with my words until they penetrate deep into your spirit.

Then, as you unwrap my words until they penetrate deep into your spirit, they will impart true life and radiant health into the very core of your being.

So, above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are.

Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being. For from there flows the wellspring of life.

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DiVoran has been writing for most of her life. Her first attempt at a story was when she was seven years old and her mother got a new typewriter. DiVoran got to use it and when her dad saw her writing he asked what she was writing about. DiVoran answered that she was writing the story of her life. Her dad’s only comment was, “Well, it’s going to be a very short story.” After most of a lifetime of writing and helping other writers, DiVoran finally launched her own dream which was to write a novel of her own. She now has her Florida Springs trilogy and her novel, a Christian Western Romance, Go West available on Amazon. When speaking about her road to publication, she gives thanks to the Lord for all the people who helped her grow and learn.  She says, “I could never have done it by myself, but when I got going everything fell beautifully into place, and I was glad I had started on my dream.”

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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

Credit Google Search and Dairy Queen website

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!

Credit Google Search and Dairy Queen website

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.

Credit Google Search and Texas Monthly

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.

Credit Google Search and Texas Monthly

~~~~~~~~~~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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What Do You Think About?

4 Jul

On the Porch

Onisha Ellis

What do you think of when you think about celebrating the 4th of July?

Stars and stripes, red, white and blue?

Watermelon and fireworks?

I think about my mother’s birthday. I used to tease her that she was so special the whole country celebrated.

She loved her dog, Max

We live outside of town and the last few years our near neighbor has put on a fabulous fireworks display. They invite their family and friends to cookout and enjoy the show. We would go over and sit with them to watch the fireworks, but the last few years we just sit on our front steps and enjoy the show.

One year we decided to take our grandchildren to view the fireworks in town. It was too crowded at the fairgrounds where they were being set off, but we were able to watch from the McDonald’s parking lot. It was fun.

To answer my original question, what do I think about when celebrating the 4th of July, I think about family times, laughter and loving.

I also think about why the 4th of July is a special date, a day to celebrate our nation’s birthday. What courage and passion it must have taken to choose to separate from a powerful country.

However you celebrate today, make memories! Even burnt burgers or the dog grabbing the hotdogs will be a fun memory-one day.

Does anyone recognize this picture’s location?

I'm a winner

After my retirement, I decided to re-learn the canning and preserving skills I learned from my mother but hadn’t practiced for twenty years. I titled the blog Old Things R New to chronicle my experience.  Since then I have been blessed to have six other bloggers join me, DiVoran Lites, Bill Lites,  Judy Wills, Louise Gibson, Janet Perez Eckles and Melody Hendrix

In addition to blogging, I’m a general  “mom Friday” for my author daughter, Rebekah Lyn. I also manage her website, Rebekah Lyn Books  

My 2024 goal is continue to use my love of photographs and words to be an encourager on social media.

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