The Prodigal Daughter Returns

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4: 19 ----- While I was getting ready for church, I thought to myself that I needed a new scarf.  Maybe,I'll pop into a store and look for one. I was also looking forward to catching up with my friend, who attends the same church as I haven't seen her in a few weeks. I also had a birthday gift for her. As I was walking to the church, I noticed the store I was going to pop into was closed. At church, I gave my friend my birthday gift. She also had gifts that she had bought for me while she was on holidays.  I waited until I got home before I opened up my gifts. One was a clog keyring and the other was a scarf. Very funny, God!  I bet you put the sxarf idea in my head, didn't you? 😄 The scarf is very much appreciated. ❤️ Photos of my new scarf and keyring

"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4: 31-32 ----- A work colleague and I had   a disagreement about when I took my break. I pointed out to her that I hadn't left ealrly, but she was having none of it. While she was away on her tea break, I found myself rehearsing in my head a conversation I intended to have with her defending my point of view showing how I was right and she was wrong. I then had the thought to let the matter go When my colleague returned, I no longer had the desire to bicker with her. Instead, in between assisting visitors, we talked about our relationships with our mum's. She was in tears when I shared my experience with my mum and I gave her a hug. After work, we walked together to the local shops. Before we parted company, we exchanged warm hugs. Thank you, Holy Spirit...

In 2018, I didn't mind basking in the sun, hence, my deep sun tan. Now I avoid the sun. However, what the me in 2018 and the me now still have in common is our love of hats. ❤️

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." Matthew 7: 7 "Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;" Psalm 135: 3 ----- While I was getting dressed for work, I couldn't find my favourite lipstick in my bag. I receive lots of compliments about that shade of lipstick. Maybe, I dropped it at work. I had another one that was almost finished. That will have to do until I either find my other one or get a new one. At work, I asked the manager at the staff restaurant if she'd found my lipstick. She said no. I checked the staff room, but no one had seen it. I finally checked the info desk in case someone had handed it. Nothing. I'll just have to buy a new one. On the way home, I decided to stop by the store to get another lipstick, but I couldn't be bothered to get off the bus. It's not that urgent, I can get it whenever. Before I went to sleep, I thought of my lipstick. "Lord,  you know eve...

Some Christian friends invited me to their summer jazz barbecue to share their faith in Jesus. Great company, food, music and weather.   I give thanks to Jesus for His Grace. ❤️ Music by the Jeff Hammer Combo.

At the bus stop, this woman asked if she could lean her shopping next to where I was sitting. She said she was having problem with the weather as it was too hot. She was born in Kenya (of Indian descent) but it wasn't as hot as it is here.  She has to be careful as she doesn't want to be ill. I told her I had a headache the other day because of the heat. I told her I lived in Sierra Leone as a child.  It's been over 40 years since I've been and I don't think I'll be able to cope with African heat if I went back. When she told me she'd been in the UK since 1964, I burst out laughing.  "The way you were complaining about the weather, I thought you'd only moved from Kenya last year," I said. "I just can't get used to the heat here," she said. When my bus arrived, I wished my friend well. So it's not just me then that doesn't appreciate the British humid summer.😄

While the bus was approaching from a distance, an elderly man asked this woman to go ahead in front of him, but she declined. He asked me to go ahead in front of him and I told him he could go ahead as he was carrying shopping bags. "You ladies are strange," he said. "You don't seem to like gentlemanly behaviour." "Oh, yes, I do!" I said. "I'm from the older generation who appreciates when a man gives up a seat for her." "That's good to hear," he said. He told me he was 86 years old and he looked in very good form. When the bus arrived, the gentleman insisted that I go ahead of him. I was happy to oblige. In my reality, chivalry is very much alive.  Another word for chivalry is kindness. ❤️