I have a very independent nature. Some would even call it Stubborn, or Strong Willed! I’ve always found it difficult to say these 3 words “I Need Help!”. Yet during this difficult season of Joe’s illness, I have watched as he has grown more and more helpless. The once “Strong as an Ox” man needs […]
Author: Julie Weaver
The Long Goodbye!
I’ve always said that if you gave me a glass of iced tea, and sat me in the airport just to “people watch” I would be a happy camper! I love to watch the way they dress, the way they interact with others, and then try to imagine what they do for a living, and […]
For I know the Plans I have for you . . .
Today we were supposed to be on our way for two full weeks of a family vacation to our home in Florida! Sun, Fun, Food, and Memories Made! We bought airline tickets, asked off from work, arranged vacation schedules to match all of the grandkids Fall Break Schedule, and ALL looked forward to one Last […]
Trusting when you don’t understand why!
I think we were born asking “Why?”! My 3 year old granddaughter asked me “Why?” so many times this morning, I almost forgot what the original question was! Fortunately, even though one “WHY?” led to another and another, she ultimately Trusted Me, though she didn’t fully Understand my Answer to her. I’ve always said […]
Teach Us To Number Our Days!
What would you do if you knew you only had a few days, weeks, or months to live? I have to admit, I’ve never really given much thought to this question until my husband Joe was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 2014. As the years since his diagnosis has passed, and the disease has […]
ALL Things!
Have you ever had a really “Off” day? You’re Frustrated, Short Tempered, Agitated, Distracted, and in an overall Foul Mood! You don’t really know why, because nothing new or even major has happened in your life recently. Yet, you find yourself at dissease, and overreacting to Little Things that would normally roll off your back! You know […]
Leaving a Legacy of Faith!
This past week I had the privilege of being invited to eat lunch with my Elementary school grandchildren for Grandparents week. It got me thinking of how instrumental my grandparents were in my life, and my walk with Jesus. I was fortunate enough to get to spend a lot of time with my Grandma & […]
There’s Power in the Name!
Have you ever known someone that was always getting FREE stuff given to them? My husband, Joe, was always coming home with FREE sports tickets, Milk, vegetables, etc. You name it, he would bring it home saying that someone had given it to him! One morning after he had run up to the local Gas […]
The Difference a Dream Makes!
I was reading the other night in Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, (book listed on Julie’s Favorite Reads), that the physical, intellectual, or physiological makeup of a man (whether he was big and strong, or small and frail, educated, uneducated, talented or a common laborer), did not make a difference in whether he survived […]
Letting Go, so I can Take Hold!
I am a “Control Freak”. . . . there I admitted it! I don’t know if it is from a need to “get it right”, a safety measure so I can “be prepared”, or just because I am prideful and have a need to be “in charge”. Truthfully, it is probably a little bit of […]