Hearing Heart Blog

Not drifting, not deliberate. Not determined, not desolate, either. Not a lot of things, but I am in the midst of "the change". Oohh, I said it! Last year we called this "reverse puberty", just for fun. There's instability here. My kids are mostly grown, and grandchildren come around to interrupt my aging! What a joyful relief! Nothing is as I thought it would be, and everything is better than I thought it would be! Today it appears that way, anyway. Not too many weeks ago I was distraught with tears over all my "hardships". Sorry, I don't mean to appear insane, dear family. Other times, giddy with joy, I forget to act respectable! Like I said, I don't mean to... This is a great time - time to contemplate, and to ponder why I must keep myself so busy. Is it because I feel I must prove my worth? A great time - time to reassess my values, and develop them. What do I value? And the instability? I don't like it. I don't want it, but it'

"Let's Talk About James" Bible Study chapter 1, verse 1 Okay, so I'm just a mom. Okay, so I'm older than that, I'm a grandma, too! So, who am I to think someone would want to hear anything I have to say? Well, let's give this a chance. Look at what James says! I mean, the first thing he wrote to introduce himself was: "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ." Oh, by the way, the book of James that I'm talking about? It's near the back of the Holy Bible. I use the New International Version. There's lots of versions, but this one suits me best. Whatever you have on hand is okay... Okay, so let's keep it simple like James did. Yeh, right! I am a woman, so I should be known for wanting to add a bunch more words than that! I'll hold my tongue, though, because James later talks about that, too. For right now, let's keep it simple. "Kathy, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ." Do I believe that?