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.

My grandmother Moore had three children, one girl Margaret and two sons, William Moore which was my father and David Moore which would be my uncle. David Moore, which as I said before was my uncle married a woman named Violet.
Now to tell the story where you'd understand things, I'd have to tell you a little about their personalities. My uncle David was a fun-loving energetic person. He had a kind heart, at least to me he did. I remember uncle David, when he would come to visit He would let me drive his car from my grandmother Moore's house around the block to Aunt Margaret's home. I remember I almost ran into a ditch that was about 3 feet deep. I came so close, and thought surely uncle David would be very upset. He just grinned and said very good save. I'll never forget him. Nor the way he treated me with such loving kindness.
Now Aunt Violet, she was a kind of hateful person to get along with. Even as a child I observed that. She always had greasy cold cream on her face at all times. She did that to keep the wrinkles away. She exercised on a exercise bicycle many hours during the day. You see, she was much older than my uncle David.
Surprise, surprise, I'll never forget one day when we went to visit uncle David. Grandmother Moore went to the house to stay with Violet, but left me at the Dairy Queen where my uncle David worked. The girls at work in the Dairy Queen took me under their arm, and gave me ice cream, and those chocolate cookies that go on ice cream sandwiches. That was a day to remember, but not only for all the goodies. It was that day that I walked in the back room and saw my uncle David kissing one of the employees. I kept my mouth shut, I never uttered a word to anyone, including my grandmother. Not too many months had passed when I heard that uncle David and taken off the California with that same employee. I never saw uncle David again.
Aunt Violet believe it or not, came to stay with us at grandmother Moore's. All day long I'd hear the sound of Hank Snow singing married by the Bible divorced by the law. I heard it so much that I remembered every word in the song. After around six months aunt violet got herself straight and moved back to Raleigh to her home. I'm sure that she had a hard time, but I understand she remarried and lived the rest of her life happy. And that's a good thing. As I listen to Hank Snow sang that song, married by the Bible divorced by the law, I wonder what aunt Violet would've thought about all the divorces this day and age.
Until next time, God bless and God save, and may you all have a wonderful day.

I was listening to Adrian Rogers on my PC this morning. He was talking about controversy. Especially controversy in marriage. He told a right cute joke. Well I thought it was funny anyway.
During an argument, a husband says to his wife, I don't know how you can be so beautiful and so stupid at the same time. The wife replies back to the husband, my beauty is what attracted you to me, my stupidity is what attracted me to you.

Alright chuckle, it was a little funny anyway. LOL.
Until next time, God bless, God save, hoping each and every one of you will have a wonderfully blessed day.

David Jeremiah was giving a message on work's, and he told this little story that I think helps our understanding of earthly work's.
Hope you enjoy it as I did.
There was an expiring artists that was commissioned by a museum to do a sculpture. At last he had the chance to create the masterpiece that he always dreamed of. After laboring over the work for around 20 years, he saw it grow not only in shape but also in beauty. But when he finished, he discovered to his horror that it was too large to be taken out of a window or a door. The cost to move the wall was far above the value of the sculpture. So the sculpture was forever a prisoner of the room it was in. This is the fate of all human religion. Nothing that any human being can do to earn God's favor, can never leave this earth, where the self works were created.
Until next time, God bless and God save. Hoping everyone has a blessed day.

There are angels in the world.

Yes, there are Angels in the world. And here's one of them. Her name is Diane Jackson and she works at Thomas drugstore in Dunn North Carolina.
Diane's a very caring person. She's a peoples person. She has such a great personality, it's almost contagious. She always acts so happy to see the customers that come into, Thomas drug store. She sends thinking of you cards to people that are sick. I know because she has sent me many. The other day I was so surprised. When Willard came home from picking up my medicine, he had the cutest little thing I think I've ever seen. It was a pin with a great big flower on top.
I hope she reads this so I can say one more time thank you so very much Diane, You have brightened many of my days.
If any want a good drug store, that really does have caring people. I highly recommend Thomas drug store. They will go out of their way to meet your needs.
Until next time, God bless, God save and y'all have a great day.


for those who were asking about how I quilted that 100+ x 100+ quilt.. A photograph. The quilt, if you'll remember, was a nine patch. Once again God bless, God save y'all have a great day.