I know, I'm still being lazy and not doing too many blogs. I apologize for that.
I did want to write this short blog to give you a few household tips that I've learned lately. I know 62-year-old, but hey I'm still learning.
Number one, last week I purchased some celery from the grocery store. The celery was already limp when I purchased it, as I found out that same afternoon while cutting some up in a salad. I knew that I would want to use it later in the week for stirfry and some other things. I don't know what led me to do so, but I cut the celery in three-inch length's, and put it in a glass jar that I had saved. I used the celery yesterday, actually for the first time. To my utter surprise the celery was crisp, in fact better looking too. I don't know why putting the celery in a enclosed glass jar made a difference, but it did. So next time you have some celery that you're worried about not keeping in your vegetable bin, cut it whatever length you want it, and put it in a jar, maybe you will get the same results that I did.
The next idea is one that I cannot understand what took me so long to discover. As I was rambling around underneath my sink where I keep my pots and pans, where I also keep a dish drainer of which I don't use anymore. I saw all the pot lids lying around here and there under the sink cabinet. I looked at the dish drain rack that I had placed to the side. Like a bolt out of the blue, it struck me. Why not put the lids neatly on the dish drainer rack, that way they would be much neater, plus I would be able to find the correct top to whatever pot I was using.
That's it for today. I pray each and every one of you have a wonderful day.
Until next time, God bless and God save.

Have you ever done anything, and at the time it really didn't make a difference. But later, you realized what you did was wrong. I did, approximately 5 years ago, when I was singing over at Magnolia nursing home, there was a man sitting in the corner. For all appearances he looked like a vagrant. Long hair that looked unwashed. A scraggly beard and what seemed to be very old garments on. He sat quietly as to not draw attention to himself, I really hardly noticed him. I sung for half an hour and Willard gave a Bible message, and when we were ready to leave, we shook hands with each of the residents at the home. I remember that day as if it were yesterday. You see I neglected to shake the man's hand. It didn't seem important at the time. But after we left a verse from the Bible came to me.
Matthew 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. Five years ago, and I still feel the guilt of not shaking that man's hand. And to tell the truth, I feel in my heart that it could have been my Lord Jesus sitting there, and I missed the chance to shake the hand of my Savior. I wonder any way.
But the worse part about it all, #1 What kind of wittness was I? If the man only had me to go by as to what a Christian was, then I was a very poor example and #2 is the fact that I may have made someone who was already down on their luck and most likely felt bad about himself, feel even worse. I may have made him feel less important that anyone else. In fact I most likely did.
I have asked forgiveness many times for that sin on that day. And yes it was a sin. That day still haunts me. I wish that I could find the gentleman and tell him how very sorry I am, and not only shake his hand, but give him a hug.
I'm telling you this story to make you think of how you treat people. It's easy to ignore people that you think are less desirable. But in God's eye we are all the same. There's no difference in us as God sees us, neither wealth, social standing, young or old, nationality, race, fat or thin. It makes no difference. God doesn't see us by any of these standards. The only standard that our Heavenly Father looks at is, has his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, been accepted by you as Lord and Savior?
It's a fact, some things we do in life, even though forgiven by God, still leave the consequences and hurts of what was done. Things can never be undone. So think about this the next time you pass by a homeless person. And if he has long hair, a beard and old worn clothes on, tell him I'm sorry.
Until next time, God bless and God save.

Sometimes I think that my blogs mean nothing to anyone but myself. But a person named Kim has given me a new attitude and a new reason to not only continue my blog, but try harder to increase the number of blogs. I was at one time doing it every day, but slowed down when my energy went down due to the chemo. Thanks kim, You made my day, really you did.

Kim Bullard BeasleyHello Ms. Joan!....Don't know you personally, but came across your BLOG and Just wanted to tell you that it was a BLESSING to me today! I really enjoyed the one about when you were little and your teacher gave you a lunch tray. This was a great lesson for you just never know how a small act of kindness can affect someone.

Well, just wanted to tell you thank-you for your sharing, heart felt blog. Love the God Bless and God Save too!

Be Blessed Abundantly...Kim
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Until next time God bless and God save.