Dear James,

        It’s a New Year a time to leave the past behind and onto better things. Take the hint. I haven’t answered any text, phone calls, and you trying to  befriend me on Facebook. 

I have told you why we can no longer be friends and maybe if you apologized? I am making a face, because you don’t feel you have said anything wrong.

I need encouraging people by my side as I do the same. We should be building each other up and not holding you down.

I wonder What is it going to take for you to understand we can NO LONGER talk in any form. You have to let go and move on. Life is too short for holding onto past mistakes.

I already prayed for you. I have given you suggestions on how you can do the same, but you would rather complain than try to work it out. I am so over it. I am just trying to understand why you can’t or won’t move forward. It isn’t healthy nor is a right.                   

Get a cup of HoT lemonade, think about what’s really important to you, and Please move on. 

 

 

I got up with a purpose today as I do every day. I forgot my shield as I got onto my church bus today. There is one person who likes to be so wholly to and over me I just have to smile at her.   

The first set of words didn’t sound like an insult or underhanded, but after I thought about it – it was.             

I said, “Good – Morning” as I was getting on the bus and apologized for not being outside, because I was playing a game.

Driver : (joking) Lisa aren’t you too old to be playing computer games?             Me      : (laughing) Nope.                       Lady   : Well, did you read the Word today.                                                           Me      : I do read the Word all the time. Lady   : That’s not what I asked.            Me      : I’m good my God knows me and my faith.

She started talking about the book of Jeremiah and I believed I gave a low growl and then she said:

Lady: “Your pink shirt now matches your jacket.”                                               Me   : “I am always going to match my coat, because it’s pink.” (Pink is now my favorite color, which she doesn’t like, and thinks it’s childish).

On a side note, I wouldn’t have had the coat if a friend hadn’t had given it to me as a Birthday present. I am blessed to have a few good friends, because she knew I didn’t have a coat. 

I tried to stop thinking about the ride to service once I got to my seat.  I decided to set it free and move on. I have been wanting to move to the back of the bus to be out of voice range, but I tell myself I am Not going to let her get to me. It has been awhile, and the very day I let my guard down, she got me.

Once again my Pastor had a special message just for me. Well not really, but that’s how I felt. One has to know Who is within and be ready to win your battle. 

“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the army that is with him; for the One with us is greater than the one with him. With him there is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

2 Chronicles 32:7‭-‬8 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/2ch.32.7-8.AMP

 

And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every brave warrior, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king returned to his own land in shame. And when he entered the house (temple) of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.

2 Chronicles 32:21 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/2ch.32.21.AMP

 

I know if I fight outside of the Kingdom I will not win, but I know I am not alone. The Pastor wanted to pray for everyone who needed to build up that fire and I stepped away from my seat to do just that, but I heard “You already won,” and I stepped back closer to my seat.  All I could do is praise Him, because I knew this. I know who I am and who lives on the inside of me.

I am going to end with one last thought and then I am going to relax for the rest of the day.

Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].

Philippians 4:8 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/php.4.8.AMP

 

             The End!!!

A  smile is always welcome 

and when it comes from you 

all the better. 

I recall reading about

 a married women thoughts 

on always being on call for her family

 and that left her with hardly  any time for herself. It doesn’t matter if you are a married or a single parent or taking care of an elder. 

We (I am a woman as well) have always put others first and if there’s time, 

then we try to enjoy ourselves. 

Then again if we are not working at home

 or at the workplace, 

we are still thinking of what we have to do 

and therefore once again 

putting ourselves back on the shelf.

This lady (I wish I could remember her name 

and not just her point) asked herself 

what would happen 

if she got up an hour earlier 

than her regular time?

 She started off slow 

and wanted to stay in her warm bed, 

but she made herself get up. 

The first thing she did was

 fix was a pot of coffee. 

She started thinking

 of things she has wanted to do, 

but had no time to do it.

 She was walking slowly around 

the kitchen as she thought 

she saw a book, it was a child’s book, 

but it made her remember the book she couldn’t get past a page without hearing “mommy can I-”  She picked up her pace 

and brought her book into the kitchen. 

Once her coffee was in one hand 

and her book in the other 

she smiled as she walked 

over to the table to enjoy both 

a good book 

and knowing she didn’t have to 

rush to drank her coffee. 

There was a part where 

she felt better 

once she got her bedroom in order 

(after her husband got up)

 and even was able to go for 

a short run with him 

before he had to go to work.

Anyway. I didn’t feel like getting up today. 

The cool air was coming from the window

 and I was still half asleep,

 but when your bladder

 says you have to get up – you get up. 

I got a cup of water to take my meds and as much as I wanted to lay down.

 I thought about that lady and made my bed. 

The sound of  gospel music played 

low I began to walk.

 My planned was to walk 45mins,

 but 15mins into in, 

my body said no way.

 I noticed my blanket next to my bed

 and started thinking about a website 

and new blog with a niche to it 

and I didn’t realize I walked 35mins 

and that was good enough.

 I had planned on starting

 to write about my craft,

 but another thought wanted to be free.

When I tell people about my blog 3amthunderofwords.com 

and wonder why my niche isn’t about thunder?

 I tell them I am not a one subject person 

and like “thunder” I come in many forms. Sometimes you will hear a warning its coming and other times it’s so loud you can’t help,

 but notice it. I am laughing, 

because I guess I am writing about my niche 

in a different way.

 I am just being ME

 and I Love being Me.

 

                               The

End!!

 

The makings of a scratch cake. Well, a cake or two and some cupcakes on the side. It is always best to have a plan and follow through with that plan. Once you figure out what you want to make, the next step is how do you make it, and what will you need?

I decided to use unbleached flour for the first time.  I have made a cake from scratch before, but only with self rising flour. Well, I saw a commercial about unbleached flour, and thought would be a cool idea.

I knew I could get a full bundt cake and some cupcakes out of one cake batter. I had to decide whether I was going to make my cake the same way I normally did or take an extra few minutes and learn about unbleached flour.

The truth be told I didn’t know flour was bleached. I am shaking my head, because something’s just aren’t meant to be eaten. I am sure there are a lot more poisons in our food then we know?

Anyways. I wasn’t willing to fully change my recipe, but I knew I had to add a few extra items to make up the difference with using this new flour. I just hoped my math was correct?

The based of my cake was and is a sour cream pound cake. Once the cake batter was mixed I took half of the mixture out of one bowl and poured it into another bowl. I added diced apples and cinnamon to one and crushed pineapples in the other.

Cupcakes took forty five minutes and another twenty-five for the cake.  I was a little off somewhere, because neither cakes had risen. Oh well, a little more baking soda, and I’m sure the next time they will be pictured perfect. It didn’t really matter, because they did taste good.

Oh, I did have some extra batter, so a little apples, and pineapples all together for an extra cake.

 

                            The

                               End!

 

Okay, I had to go back to my old store. A place where I worked and enjoyed what I did and thought management thought the same, because I was told I could come back? That never happened. Anyway it is the only place I ever saw my favorite coffee, guess what no coffee in stock, and I had to leave the store sad.

I was trying really hard to think of another brand of coffee that I liked and nothing came to mind. If you go to the grocery store you will find so many flavors and a lot of different companies making these coffees.

I was going through my bags. Yes, I have bags for all occasions. If you are going grocery shopping of course you will need at least four or five big reusable shopping bags (doubled of course), some big enough for a book, or yarn and a book, and a tiny one (if you aren’t going anywhere and only need your phone and some mint).

Well, anyway I found a folgers to go coffee package, and I remembered it was my first coffee I ever bought.  I do drank it when I am on the go and thought why not try one of their flavors? I agreed to the breakfast blind. It was a mild and pleasant taste and I liked it. I was surprised and happy at the same time.

The sun is out I should be working on my cross stitch, but I need to get into the Word first. So, I am going to close here, and wish everyone a safe and Happy Holidays, because it is December 24th, 2019.

       The End!