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"May 30, 2019"     Prompt: "June is upon us. What are your plans for the month of June? Goals? Trips?"My goal for June is to go to work. I am planning to take my national peer support specialist/state peer recovery coach tests this fall if I can get in 500 hours of on the job training this summer. There is a place that was going to provide the training but they are dragging their feet because I have no drivers license. (I am physically unable to drive having been diagnosed with narcolepsy.) So I am in a fix at the moment as to how to handle this situation. In all actuality the placement is violating the law by refusing to let me work because the Americans with Disabilities Act forbids discrimination on the basis of disability. If I did not have narcolepsy I would have my license so I could make a case out of it but I won't. I'll simply find another placement. |
"May 29, 2019"  "Prompt: “When all else fails, write what your heart tells you. You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Mark Twain".My imagination has been out of focus for sometime now. My muse went on strike. I have been able to do a few reviews and some blog entries but other than that nothing. I think maybe it is depression again as I have bi-polar disorder and hypo-depression is part of the package. I have also been concerned about work. I'm anxiously waiting to start my new job and don't want to over extend myself. |
| "May 27, 2019" Do you sing your prayer? This is actually the prompt from May 26. I'm a day or two behind. I'm not receiving prompts for some reason. No. I do not sing my prayers. I do sing though. I am a baritone and often sing bass at church. I love singing. I was once extremely shy and would not speak publicly. Then I found myself doing so regularly. One day I joined my church choir and the director asked me to sing a solo. I have been doing so ever since. "Prompt: Write about the perception of safety."Safety is overrated. I try to always remember that God is in charge. If I am hurt it is because God allows it. He knows what He is doing and I trust Him even when what is happening seems senseless. I don't question but just do as He leads. Safety is in His hands and as a believer in Jesus Christ I know I am always safe. My eternal life is guaranteed. "Prompt: Look at your hands. What do they mean to you? What is the meaning or emotion hiding in each line, blemish, wrinkle, scar, or the lack of those things if you have perfect hands?"I don't believe in palm reading or any such superstitions. So my hands are just hands.  |
| "May 25, 2019" "Prompt: Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. – Chief Seattle, Duwamish Let this quote from Chief Seattle inspire your blog post." Although I disagree with Native American beliefs in general, I have to say that I agree with this one. All of life is interconnected. All life depends on all other life. Whatever actions we take have a ripple effect. Everything we do effects everything else. Just like a spider's web, an injury to one part affects the performance of every other part. Well spoken! I just want to share this passage of Scripture that gives hope and comfort to each of us who believe in the life hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord.Today, my heart is torn because of the passing of my dearest life partner and soulmate, my husband of forty-five years. Actually, our marriage is a month short of forty-six years with our anniversary falling on July 3. I am a firm Christian believer and this passage of Scripture is my comfort and consolation. I am sad but not in despair. I am encouraged and I cling to the spirit of Jesus Christ that fills my heart with joy knowing today is not the end: It is only a prelude to what we can look forward to in the sweet by and by. So here is the passage that gives us the assurance and reassurance of God's abiding love for us. “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thes. 4:13-18) KJV Very comforting words indeed! I find all of God's word comforting, even the more difficult passages. I just had the opportunity yesterday to lay hands on several ministers and pray for their ministries. As an elder for the organization that ordained me I have the privilege of doing this. Now to let you in on a secret I have doubts about myself. You see I can hide my sin from others but I cannot hide it from God and I. I know me so I did not feel worthy of praying for these ministers though it is part of being an elder. So I prayed and asked God why I was being given such a humbling honor. Immediately I was led to read Isaiah 6: 1-10. In this passage Isaiah sees God and is certain he is going to die. A seraph cleanses him so that he can live. God asks "Who can I send?" Isaiah responds "Here am I. Send me." I pondered on that for a few minutes and it hit me. God does not use people who are worthy. He uses people who are willing. I challenge everybody to be willing to be used of Jesus Christ where you are. You will be surprised where He may lead you! Pick a topic to discuss from this day in history on May 25th... or something that has happened in your world on May 25th.https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/25 As a history buff I will definitely go look at this link. I was bitten by the history bug on Christmas Day 2018 when I turned on the television and a show called Mysteries of the Abandoned" began informing me of the histories of various castles around the world. I was enthralled and watched episode after episode for 13 hours straight. I have taken three history classes in college and will be taking a fourth this fall. I thought about becoming a historian but felt led to pursue a social work degree. Therefore upon graduation I will be applying to an MSW program but I still love history. I made history yesterday by leading the first ever West Virginia Gathering of the National Association of Christian Ministers in Huntington West Virginia. It was a humbling experience for me. See my Christian Blog Forum entry above for details. |
| "May 24. 2019" Do you feed your body but starve your soul? I try to read my Bible at least once a day to feed my soul. I also try to attend worship services at least three times a week and usually go four times a week. As chaplain of the West Virginia Veterans Home I hold a prayer meeting once a week with the guys. I also attend a Thursday night Bible study and go to my own church on Sunday and Tuesday. I feel it is important to be in church as much as possible because it does feed our souls. We eat for our physical bodies three times a day. We should feed our soul in someway everyday. "Write a list of questions you would like to ask someone if you had the chance to interview them." If I were to interview anybody I would need to know who I was interviewing and what their specialty was. One person I would like to interview is Jesus Christ. I do interview Him every day by reading His word. I'd like to ask those questions the Bible does not answer like "Why is energy wasted on youth?" When you are little you have all kinds of energy but don't know what to do with it. When older you know what to do with it but have lost it. It seems like a mistake. I want to ask. Prompt: "Grab a picture or a photograph from anywhere and write about it. Create a story or a poem. Have fun!"My picture has a drug addict sticking a needle in his arm. It is called "Addicted". My story is that this was my story. I never did intravenous drugs but I have certainly done my share of narcotics. I remember being too stoned to go to the bathroom. Yes, I have been there but thanks to the power of God I have overcome those demons. Addiction can be a death sentence but it does not have to be. It can be arrested and held in check. All it takes is faith in God and effort on the addict's part. There are no magic wands but with work help is possible. Ask me how! |
| "May 21, 2019" Prompt: Reflect upon your present blessings. ~ Charles Dickens As a Christian I am blessed every day. My worst day today is infinitely better than my best day was prior to being saved. I remember well being lost. I was a drug addict who lived to use. I sought oblivion on a daily basis because the pain of living was unbearable. Then Jesus came into my life and all of that changed. I no longer had to use drugs because I had worth. I was truly blessed. Prompt: Einstein said, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”Can you think of a few things about people that show stupidity? What about the universe’s stupidity? The biggest thing I can think of that shows stupidity is denying that God created the world. I just spent a semester at Marshall University where evolution was the theory taught. How can anyone believe in evolution? I will never believe that I am just an animal with no more value than a link in the food chain! I have worth and Jesus Christ gave me life. I am not an overrated animal! How do these educated fools believe life began? They seem to think a bunch of chemicals mingled and suddenly began to move. I believe I own the Golden Gate Bridge too but just because I believe it does not make it true! |
| Prompt: Use these words in your blog entry: knife, stretch, glistening, cheese, lure, deep, money, and bait . I just got back from vacation and I had a blast! My muscles all feel like they were cut by a knife. I don't think they could stretch any farther! My skin is glistening from the sunburn and heat exhaustion I suffered. (My body temperature actually went to 105!) I felt like Swiss cheese in my head. The lure of the games was too much! I felt a deep spiritual connection to my fellows. There was no money involved but the experience was more valuable than gold. Why is it we know we had fun if our bodies feel like fish bait afterwards? Prompt “Ego never accepts the truth.” BuddhaHow useful are our egos if they can’t accept the truth? What do you think? As a Christian I pay little mind to Buddha. However he has a point. Our egos cannot accept the truth. Egos however keep us from becoming totally dejected. |
| "May 11, 2019" I just finished the semester at Marshall University with a 3.75 Grade Point Average. I don't know if I will be able to blog daily or not because I am starting a full time internship soon at LifeHouse Recovery Houses in Huntington WV. I will be a peer support specialist. That will require me leaving at the crack of dawn and returning close to bedtime so blogging may be put on hold. However that doesn't start for a few days so I'm here now. I transferred my Christian Blog Forum to QueenOwl ~ A New Day Dawns   due to my time constraints. I will continue to follow it. I love you all! "Prompt: Tomorrow is Mother's Day. Write about your Mother's or Grandmother's favorite flower or candy."My mother's favorite flower was any portrait or gathering attended by all of her children and grandchildren. She didn't care what your relationship to her was. If you were around her you were one of her children. She loved her family and would spend hours preparing for large gatherings like Christmas or reunion. Her biggest wish for her family was that they all be Christians. I am sure there is not a soul in my family who would not gladly sit next to her in church this Mother's Day if it were possible! Mom did not show partiality to any of her children. We all believe that she naturally favored those who were best in a position to help her as she aged and those who spent more time with her, but you never would have proven that by her actions. She always did her best for all her children and encouraged them to bloom where they were planted. She believed in discipline tendered with love. I miss my mother and think about her every day. It seems odd but I think about my late mother more often than I do my late wives. I loved my mother. May she rest in peace. May all mothers have a very happy Mother's Day! |
| "May 6, 2019" Prompt: Put in the form of a prayer something you are grateful for. "Lord Jesus I am eternally grateful for good friends and the support I have received in the past two months. As you know I have been sick due to medical complications, depression, and physical illness. I have been hammered by one after the other. My friends and family covered for me on here and allowed me to do my duties at school. As it stands now my work is all up to date and I may well make the president's list at school, proof that you are blessing me. I will be back to blogging full time as soon as possible. Thank you again Lord for family and good friends. Prompt: May ShadowsMay shadows for me took on a slightly different meaning than most may think of. You see I have bi-polar disorder, a mental illness characterized by mood swings. My spring mood swings of late have been depression. Never let anybody tell you depression is not real. It depletes you of energy and robs your stamina. My get up and go got up and went. I spent two months battling it and physical illness and was in bad shape. My writing is way behind and I hope to catch up. I have a busy month ahead of me as my new May shadows include a paid internship, a conference, a camp, and finals this week. Pray for me still. Thank you. MarvinDSchrebe . |
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