"Spontaneous." As a rule, I do not naturally lean toward this tendency. I am much more a list-type person that likes to plan ahead and know what is coming up next. Doing something that "arises from a momentary impulse", doesn't happen very often.

Oh, I do have my moments. Take last week for example. I suggested to my husband that . . .

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Kate said "20" and the first thing that popped into my mind was my 20 favorite Bible verses. So, here we go...

1. Zephaniah 3:17 "The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in His love; He will sing and be joyful about you.” (New Century . . .

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Trust is defined as "reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, of a person or thing; confidence; confident expectation of something; hope." 

As a child, I remember singing the hymn, Trust and Obey. I think I liked the melody more than the actual words, to be honest. It can be easy to trust, but actually . . .

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Both...and... Today is Mother's Day and a lot of feelings are surfacing. I heard this "both...and" phrase from Annie F. Downs and other writers over the last few months. It's when you hold 2 seemingly opposing emotions at the same time. Both are valid and sometimes (maybe all the time) you can't have one without the other. 

So . . .

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I don't see myself as much of an explorer, but last week I had 2 experiences of exploration!

At work, I explored the back halls of a clinic finding my way to the stairwell to assist a patient who is afraid of elevators. 

Photo by Cory Mogk on Unsplash

 

The other exploration . . .

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When I go grocery shopping, I tend to do it all at once and carry out a week's worth of food, cleaning products, shampoo, etc. I can be stubborn at times, especially when I'm dealing with groceries. I want to carry EVERYTHING into the house in just ONE trip. I try to gather all of the bags, haul them out of the trunk, up the steps, and into . . .

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