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  • marionlarose1945
  • Mar 22
  • 2 min read

Wow, when you look at that number on paper, it's astounding! Still alive at 80

is an accomplishment not many people get to acquire. At the time I turn 80

I will have lived through 8 decades and close to a century old. Like I said

ASTOUNDING!

When I was in my 20's with 5 young children I suffered severe panic attacks

thinking I was going to die right then. I visited the local ER so many times

they knew my first name. No one knew about panic attacks at that time

so of course I was labeled a "hypochondriac". Then I found a doctor that

had compassion and gave me a regime of medication that helped me. I

then became afraid of going over bridges or long rides, but God knew.

I overcame these obstacles and led a pretty normal life.

In my 30's I went back to school to become an LPN. My oldest son was a very

big help with the younger kids and I managed to graduate and get a diploma.

I lost many family members during that decade, my mom, 2 of my aunts, my mother

in law and my sweet brother, life was not always easy.

My first husband and I divorced in my 40's. In my 50's a re-married a man much

older than me, thinking security but that never works so we divorced after 18 months.

60's we pretty uneventful, I did take my first Mission trip to Hungary and then a few

years later went to Brazil for 4 months, life changing!

70's is when things started happening, I bought my first house, on my own. I started

having great-grandchildren, I retired, I met and married the man of my dreams.

Now, I'm about to enter my 80th year, unbelievable isn't it?

Here's what I've learned in no particular order:

*Don't sweat the small stuff, you will get through it.

*The worst you think is gonna happen, probably won't.

*Love and laugh often, life is short, before YOU know it, you'll be turning 80.

*Learn the art of doing nothing.

*Forgive often

*Eat those cookies and buy those shoes!

*Be kind, you never know what a person is going through

My brother was in a nursing home before he died and while he was sitting in his

wheel chair, we were just talking and people watching, he made a statement

that made me laugh out loud. He said "look at all these old folks"! I said

"dear you are one of those old folks" we both cracked up!

This morning I was looking out the window and saw a couple hand and hand

walking up the hill and I said to Nathan, "hey look at these old folks walking up the hill",

we both laughed out loud!


the stroy of how we met

my Youtube channel

Nates You Tube channel

@campingwithnate

Nate's TicToc

 
 
 
  • marionlarose1945
  • Oct 7, 2024
  • 2 min read

,,,,with all vigilance for out of it flows the issues(springs) of life. Proverbs 4:23 ESV

I haven't done a thought provoking or spiritual thinking blog in a long time.

I watched a video my daughter did last week and she mentioned this scripture

and it got me to thinking. How do you "guard" your heart? The heart commonly

refers to as the center of thinking and reason, but also includes emotions, the will,

and thus, the whole inner being. The heart is the depository of the all wisdom and

the source of whatever affects speech and conduct.


Let's pick this verse apart a little and see where it leads and what the Lord may be teaching us or telling us what to do.

*Guard, someone who protects something, or the act of keeping something safe

from harm or danger.

*Vigilance, the action or state of keeping careful watch for possibilities of danger

or difficulties.

*Flows, to move along steady and continuously

*Issues, important topics or problems.

Here's what these 4 words above say to me:

I am to guard my heart, it's mine to keep and protect, to keep it safe from harm, abuse and

slander. With all vigilance I need to keep watch over this organ that God gave me so no one

or thing can harm or damage it. That's a hefty request, that I wish I was aware of many,

many years ago. For from it flow, moving along steadily and continuously, the issues,

important topics or problems, of life.

As states above there are many ways to guard this wonderful instrument given to us by

our perfect creator:

*Our thoughts "for out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality,

false witness, slander, theft". Matt 15:19

*Our will is something we can control, God gave us freedom to chose, chose to guard

your heart.

*Our emotions, this is a big one and often gets us(me)in trouble. I will share a little something about myself. When I was young, a mere teenager, I thought I was "in love"

every time a boy paid any attention to me. I gave pieces of my heart away so freely

never realizing that emotions were fickle and almost never told the truth. As an adult and a

woman of God I know now that my heart is something to guard above all else with all

vigilance and the only one who has any part of my heart now besides God is my loving

and caring husband that guards my heart.

So, my friends guard your heart, don't let anyone or anything damage it, keep it safe above all else.

Amen!


 
 
 
  • marionlarose1945
  • Aug 4, 2024
  • 3 min read

I was debating with myself as to whether I would write this and if so how would I do it.

Where would I start, so here we go. A few days ago I posted something I saw on FB

and reposted it. I'm not a political arguer, I have my point of view and nothing you say

will change that. I have acquaintances on both sides of the political isle and we do

exchange words occasionally, but nothing mean or accusatory, until that post. An acquaintance(used to be friend)called me a racist and that I should go and "reflect"

because of what I said. The thing is, I never said it, I just agreed with it and reposted it.

Maybe that's the same thing, so part of what was posted was about Kamala and her ethnicity

is she Indian or is she black and something about her being entitled because of it. Apparently she is both. Awhile back, I think it was around 2016

she used her Indian heritage to help gain a position of power but now she is referring to

herself as black because that seems more beneficial to her party. I didn't say it, it's

all over the internet I'm just re writing it, so I'm racist, which I am not! I'm not asking anyone for a debate, I just needed to get this off my chest once and for all. I was hurt that this person would actually call me this but I'm now realizing she was not a friend at all.


When Kamala went into the US senate, Associated Press (AP)stated she was the first Indian American US Senator. Now she's running nationally they're talking about her father's heritage and her black identity(their words, not mine) Rep. Byron Donalds FL, ABC News


Digressing from above I want to share my thoughts and beliefs on why I am choosing

Donald Trump over Kamala Harris for our next president. Our country/policies were broken long before Donald Trump. What the democrats did to him the whole time he was in office was awful and he still made this country better than ever, and, I might add he never took a salary. That's mind blowing right there! Trump is a business man and he has run and will again run this country like a business. Trump is not a career politician, he's a billionaire and didn't get that way by being in politics or by being our President. He's in it because he loves the USA and he's going to get us out of the mess the Biden administration has gotten us into.


I watched both Trumps and Kamala's rally's in Georgia. All Kamala did was bash Trump, no policies were discussed, nothing about securing the border, nothing about inflation. Oh, wait she did say if she was elected, grocery prices and gas prices would come down, but why wait, do it now!! 19.2 % inflation, something Kamala takes very seriously but does nothing to lower it.

The news now is about Kamala's husband how he cheated in his first marriage, I'm like, who cares? If I was voting on the democrat ticket that would have no bearing on my vote. Similarly Trumps past has no bearing on my vote. Everyone has a past, people change!


One of my acquaintances on the other side of the aisle is worried about Social Security and she thinks I should be too, I'm not.

"No tax on Social Security, no tax on tips. There is waste, fraud and abuse in our government in that department and it's getting fixed" D. Trump


With Trump back in the White House we will be energy dominant, revitalize the US auto industry, jobs will be brought back to the USA

I appreciate comments as long as they're are kind. I will not debate anyone with a different view than mine but I will respect your opinion, it will not change mine.


God Bless You all and God Bless the USA!


 
 
 
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