My Journey Through Life

I was thinking about my perception of my past.  When I go to  Celebrate Recovery  and listen to other people's stories, I am sometimes reminded of things that I have been through in my life.  It is strange because sometimes it seems that they are things that I have forgotten about.  Memories come back and I realize how much God has been caring for me my whole life. Even when I wasn't walking as closely with Him as I am now, He was still there. It makes me think of the Footprints poem - I didn't know it, but He was carrying me! My first husband was not a very good person.  He had some good qualities.  He could be very generous, but only with certain people and only if he made the decision to be generous.  He expected me to put up with many inconveniences - even though we could have afforded better.  We lived for years in a mobile home that was in pretty rough shape.  We talked about buying a nice double-wide, but he didn't want to spend...

Happy first Tuesday in December!  Colder here today, but thankfully we didn't get any snow.  Traveled with one sister to Connecticut for my one other sister's surprise birthday party. Trip on Saturday was great - traffic wasn't bad until we got to Danbury...per the usual.  Beautiful sunshine the whole way and a wonderful opportunity for lots of sister talk!  Party was awesome! She was very surprised!  It came in stages...first the surprise of the party - then the surprise of all the out of town guests!  Sunday morning we had breakfast at the hotel and then headed for home.  The trip back was not so good.  Snow, ice, rain...treacherous going about half the trip, but the Lord looked over us and we all made it home safely. I was very glad that I took off work on Monday - I was tired out from the trip on Sunday, I needed the extra rest.  Today was sunny and pretty, but this afternoon it has turned cold and winter like.  I'm counting down t...

Good Thanksgiving Day Morning! Settling in to watch the end of the Parade after making breakfast for DH and preparing a salad to take to my sister-in-law's for turkey day dinner.  I like to take a healthy alternative since no one else in the family except us seem to have any interest in that.  We count our calories, exercise regularly and try to eat a healthy balance.  If the only veggie at dinner is green beans drenched in ham fat/sodium, at least we'll have a healthy choice! View this post on Instagram My contribution to Thanksgiving dinner.... can't go completely off the rails with eating habits!! A post shared by MissyP1410 (@missyp1410) on Nov 28, 2019 at 6:54am PST So - watching the parade - wow... I realize that I really don't have too much interest in it anymore.  The balloons are cool, but I don't like marching bands and the other singers just don't do anything for me.  The 12 year old...

Hope you are enjoying this day before Thanksgiving!   Don't have much time, so it's a good time to post the third installment from my...well...I don't know what it is..kind of a life story...but with off shoots into my thoughts on various subjects that come up. I hope you enjoy your holiday, and today's post! My second stretch under the orange roof lasted for 6 years.   Throughout that time, along with gaining knowledge and experience in the industry, I got divorced, met my current husband, and gained and lost the same twenty pounds about three times.   In the summer of 1997, I realized I had to make a change.   New, modern restaurants were popping up everywhere and the regulars who came in every day or a couple times a week were not enough to sustain the business.   Ownership changed and they completely remodeled the building, ending the approximately 30-year tradition of the World of 28 Flavors in Chambersburg, PA.   My then fiancé encouraged me t...

Happy Monday!  Not quite as cold today - but still fall-like. Left work early today to go to a Dr. appointment - now I have a little extra time to relax before heading to Celebrate Recovery tonight.  I will tell you more about this wonderful ministry some other time, but feel free to Google the name to learn more. My husband looked back at some pictures he took this summer when my sister and her husband were visiting.  My brother-in-law passed away a couple of week ago, after a battle with cancer.  DH cropped down this pic for me - I love it! Have a blessed night! Missy

Where I've Been...Part 2 Good Sunday morning!  Had a good night's sleep last night - the aches from the thyroid biopsy are almost gone! Praise God!  Below is the second installment that I promised.  Enjoy and have a Blessed Day! After being unemployed for about 3 weeks, I secured a job as a cashier in a full-service gas station. We had a full-serve island and a self-serve island.   The attendant still pumped gas, washed windshields and checked oil levels. This job gave me some great opportunities.   I learned about cars and scheduling appointments for service.   The bookkeeper taught me some basic functions of the accounting system so that I could run payroll at the end of the week if I had to.   I had visions of a promotion to Assistant Manager at the station. The owner had two stations, his son managed one, and he (the owner) managed the other where I worked.   He gave me responsibilities and taught me some things about the business and I r...

Good Saturday Morning!  It's a brisk 35 degrees. Working through my usual Saturday morning routine of late: Coffee Make-up Go for blood work Breakfast Make breakfast for DH 😘 Head to local thrift store Maybe some explanation is in order. I love coffee.  I love wearing make-up. I love breakfast. I LOVE my wonderful husband!! So that may not have been what warranted an explanation.  I had some routine blood work done a couple months ago that showed some abnormality - so now I have to get it rechecked every couple of weeks to make sure it is decreasing (which it is) and not increasing.  Given the results of the last couple tests, I am hopeful that it will be normal today.  I have not worried about this - I gave it to God and he has brought healing!   There is a thrift store near by that is run by a local non-profit.  Last year I started volunteering to work there a couple Saturdays a month.  I had to cut it back due to other commitm...

Hello! Welcome to my life!  For years I have been trying to do two things: Write a book Start and keep up with a blog Recently the thing that I have been trying to do is grow in my walk with the Lord - build on my prayer life and be a disciple!  I've been praying about how I can do that, and God kept pushing me toward the two things listed above.  I started writing the book several years ago - so I decided to combine the two.  I will post the book in blog form.  So, here is the beginning.  It will deal with life, love, weight loss, hardship, work, happiness, Christianity and oh so much more. Enjoy! “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” - Psalms 32:8         I don't remember making a conscious decision about what to do as a career until I was in my thirties. When I was growing up, I wanted to be an actress.   These days, they now call perform...