Brain Dump

Life should be easy! One of the adversary's most prevalent lies. God never promised easy. Jesus promised to be with us. We are asked to follow Him. How is it possible Christians believe their lives should be easy? I confess that I'm guilty of wanting an easier life. A human failing. Jesus covers that. 

TBR 2022

111. Try, Try Again (Road Trip Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 17)  by Aubrey Mace contemporary romance. 

112. A Friend Indeed (Sarah M. Eden British Isles Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 15)  by Sarah M. Eden historical romance. Loved it!

113. A Happy Beginning (Sarah M. Eden British Isles Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 15)  by Sarah M. Eden historical romance. Not easy to develop a short story, but Sarah M. Eden weaves wonderful tales. Tugged on the heart. Perfect.

114. The Road to Cavan Town (Sarah M. Eden British Isles Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 15)  by Sarah M. Eden historical romance. I've read it before and enjoyed it again.

115. A Christmas Promise (Sarah M. Eden British Isles Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 15)  by Sarah M. Eden historical romance. Enchanting! 

REAL Sep 19 - 24

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walk 35 min PT 1-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Tue: Walk 10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Wed: Walk 20/10 min PT 1-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Thu: Walk 10/10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Fri: Walk 20/10/25 min PT 1-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Sat: Walks PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Time with friends

~ Opportunities to be helpful

~ Autumn

~ Sharing meals

~ God's grace

 

Brain Dump

The government's job is NOT to pick winners and losers, but that's exactly what they've become all about.

TBR 2022

106. What Falling Feels Like (Road Trip Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 17)  by Jolene Betty Perry contemporary romance. Fun!

107. Antiques Road Trip (Road Trip Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 17)  by Sarah M. Eden contemporary romance. What a fun idea! Loved the whole story!

108. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Road Trip Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 17)  by Ranee S. Clark contemporary romance. I've always wanted to visit Alaska. I enjoyed the trip.

109. Head Over Heels (Road Trip Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 17)  by Annette Lyon contemporary romance. Fun! Loved it.

110. Two Dozen Roses (Road Trip Collection Timeless Romance Anthology 17)  by Heather B. Moore contemporary romance. Thoroughly enjoyable.

REAL Sep 12 - 17

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walk 40/10 min PT 1-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Tue: Walk 10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Wed: Walk 20/40 min PT 1-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Thu: Walk 10/10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Fri: Walk 10/10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Sat: Walk 55/10/10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Cooler weather

~ Blessed rain

~ Enjoyable novellas

~ Good friends

~ God's grace

 

Brain Dump

It's two months after I read a report about the low water levels at Lake Mead blamed on Climate Change. No mention of California's refusal to build dams or reservoirs, in their own state, to save water for themselves. No they demand water from Arizona, which is a desert. Housing is going gangbusters, which requires water for building and for the people who are moving there. Don't gripe at me about Climate Change when simple solutions are available but ignored because of an agenda pushed by people who think people are the problem. Earth is just being earth. But refusing to do even simple measures to help solve a problem is a pride problem. 

TBR 2022

101. To Hide and to Hold (Kissing a Billionaire Timeless Romance Anthology 22)  by Sophia Summers contemporary romance. Fun!

102. Bow Tie or the Billionaire (Kissing a Billionaire Timeless Romance Anthology 22)  by Annette Lyon contemporary romance.

103. How to Woo a Billionaire in Ten Days (Kissing a Billionaire Timeless Romance Anthology 22)  by Danyelle Ferguson contemporary romance. Delightful! Adding her to my must read list.

104. The Billionaire Abroad (Kissing a Billionaire Timeless Romance Anthology 22)  by Sarah M. Eden contemporary romance. Adorable! 

105. Angus: Cowboy Bewildered (Kavanaugh Brothers Book 8) by Kathleen Ball western historical romance. Aptly titled. I enjoyed it.

REAL Sep 6 - 10

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walk 20/10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Tue: Walk 10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Wed: Walk 30 min PT 1-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Thu: Walk 15 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Fri: Walk 15 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Sat: Walk 40 min PT 1-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Always Remember

 It doesn't matter how many years pass, I will always remember a day that changed everything. 

First thing in the morning, I was off to care for my horse, brushing him, cleaning his hooves, feeding him his grain and supplements, and talking to God. On the other side of the country things were changing, and I didn't know. I was oblivious. My usual routine was comfortably familiar.

One of the other horse owners arrived and told me this wild tale of a plane crashing into one of the Twin Towers. I thought she was trying to pull my leg. I didn't scoff or outright express disbelief, but I was leery of falling prey to a joke in poor taste. 

The owner of the property came out and said that a plane had hit the Pentagon as well. A second witness.

We wondered if a couple planes had gone off track. Accidents. They had to be accidents. They weren't.

I needed to pick up the dictation I did as a medical transcriber. I rolled down my window. The experience was surreal. Driving, other cars, going both ways, also had their windows rolled down, and I could hear the same radio broadcast I was listening to. First time ever, we were all tuned into the same thing. 

I couldn't bring myself to say anything at the office. How could I destroy their peaceful morning. It would end soon enough. By this time, the second Tower had been hit.

They reported the plane crashing in Pennsylvania. The moment they said it, I knew the passengers had made a different choice. I prayed for the families and friends left behind as I drove.

I was also scrambling with the knowledge that one of my acquaintances was an airline pilot. No one would report on which airlines were involved. The same information was being reported over and over, but it was all so vague. The last time we talked, one of his routes included the Northeast. I couldn't remember the details. I didn't own a cell phone yet. 

As soon as I arrived home, I called his cell. I expected to reach his voicemail, because he should have been flying. He answered. He was grounded in San Diego; his schedule had recently changed. He didn't know anymore than I did. It was later revealed that other airlines were involved. I felt guilty for being relieved. 

For days, I worked and watched television. I couldn't turn it off. I had to know. For the first time in my life, I felt connected to the world in a way I never had before or since.

Many of my friends lost friends and family. One of my cousins usually ate breakfast at Windows on the World, at the top of the Twin Towers. He was taking his parents to the airport that day. I heard about and read about numerous other lives saved in a similar manner. I remember watching the bodies fall and realizing they preferred to jump than burn to death. I remember thinking how crowded the hospitals would be and then learning that it was a case of either you made it or you didn't. 

Over the years, I've learned about the ferries that transported people and transported people and transported people. I learned about those who walked for miles. I learned about those who went down to ground zero and helped and helped and helped. I learned about the search dogs and how they sometimes "buried" firefighters so the dogs could find someone alive, about the boots that were donated for their paws, about the last working dog passing years later. 

I remember how people came together to help each other. Sadly, there were a few who added to the darkness rather than the light, but they were few. We hung a flag by our front door and kept the porch light on all night, from then on. Every year, I take time to grieve, pray, and remember and endeavor to live my life a little better. 

Field of Flags Memorial: A flag for every victim

Brain Dump

A transportation government official is baffled why people don't want to buy electric cars. That level of being out of touch is astronomical. Has the government become so enmeshed with lies it is incapable of even conceptualizing the truth, let alone actually seeing it?

Here's the answer by the way: Electric cars are EXPENSIVE. When you're trying to figure out how to buy this week's groceries and pay the rent and pay to keep from roasting in your house because it's SUMMER, which has nothing to do with global warming but is actually an honest part of the ecosystem called earth, a new car that is more expensive than my house isn't in the cards. And all that "hey, we'll use electricity instead of oil" while at the same time you're saying "we don't have enough electricity so we'll have brown outs and rolling black outs"...I mean really. The cognitive dissonance coming from those "smart" clowns is no longer funny; it's tragic and frankly criminal. Stow your stupid agenda and learn something honest. Oh, wait, that requires integrity, something you can't have and spout nonsense at the same time. 

REAL Aug 29 - Sep 3

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walk 10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Tue: Walk 10/10/30 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Wed: Walk 40/10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Thu: Walk 15/20 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Fri: Walk 10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Sat: Walk 15/25 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5

Celebrate Labor Day With a Story

Faith's Labor 

The fifth novella in the series...

Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and maybe a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.

Organic herb farmer Faith Walker regrets many things in her life, none as much as marrying a man who divorced her after their wedding night, leaving her pregnant and alone.

Horse trainer Dusty Harper crushed on Faith all his life. What is he supposed to do when she drops back into his life and turns his world upside down?

God provides unexpected answers to those who seek His will...

http://www.amazon.com/Faiths-Labor-Holiday-USA-Book-ebook/dp/B00X5XJLMM/ref=sr_1_2

If you prefer paperback, Holiday, USA Anthology 2015

All four novellas published in 2015 are available in their entirety in paperback, including the covers on the back, for those who enjoy collecting a series.

https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-USA-Anthology-2015-2/dp/153018617X/ref=sr_1_22

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ A/C and fans as the summer temps roar back for another round.

~ Time with friends

~ Prayer

~ Fresh veggies and fruit

~ God's grace

Brain Dump

Recently, I was reading that more bodies are being found in Lake Mead as it dries due to the drought. We all remember that it's the desert right? In any case, has anyone considered the possibility that God has decided it's time to uncover the lies? The truth will set you free.