Visit me at my embellished memoir, in short spurts at: http://SueAnnPorter.com Mostly everything really happened; I change the names to protect the innocent and camouflage the guilty. And sometimes I get into some interesting Bible stories and talk about my views and what I learned from the stories. Thank you for visiting My Embellished Memoir. Feel free to say hello!
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English: Resurrection of Christ (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Where Will You Spend Eternity? This Question Comes To You And Me! Tell Me, What Shall Your Answer Be. Where Will You Spend Eternity? Many are choosing Christ today, turning from all their sins away; heaven shall their happy portion be; where will…
Yes, I know I did not do part 2 yet, but these are better pictures! After touring around the Boston (“Beantown”) suburbs, my husband and I took a drive up to Gloucester. It’s only about 45 minutes away from where our hotel was. For a while, I watched the ocean waves hit against the railing. … More Last week’s journey – part 3
Daily Prompt: Silver Screen From Toy Story: Woody and Buzz fall out of the van at the gas station, and Woody (the cowboy) tries to explain to Buzz Lightyear (the astronaut) that he is a TOY! He is not a real Spaceman! He’s a child’s plaything! Buzz looks back at Woody and explains, “You are … More You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity. Farewell!
“Do you have anything fun?” I asked the man behind the counter. “…fun?…” he echoed back, clueless. “Yeah, you know, like that red Mustang out there.” “Well, you’re going to be driving into a blizzard. Do you really want to rent a car with rear-wheel drive?” he replied with a snark. What a buzzkill this … More Last week’s journey – part 1
Today I went through an experience of extreme fear overtaking me. Things from the past came flooding into my memory. It was very overwhelming and, to use an overused word: terrifying. Usually when I feel emotions this strongly, I find some food and stuff the feelings back down. The fear is too much; I feel … More Common
Another day of craziness here. I skipped Bible Study today, because I really need to help Hubby, aka Mr. Porter to you. 😉 Upcoming trip to Boston, I need to wash my clothes and pack. Still working on that. We spoke to the Real Estate Lady, we will be looking at apts. Done. Meanwhile, we … More So what’s new?
Today’s challenge: There are 26 letters in the English language, and we need every single one of them. Want proof? Choose a letter and write a blog post without using it. (Feeling really brave? Make it a vowel!) — So I saw posts and J, Q, X, and Z do not occur. Using jam, zoo, … More Daily Prompt: Twenty-five
“Pray for the PEACE [shalom / wholeness / prosperity / well-being / safety] of Jerusalem. May they prosper who love you (the Holy City). May peace be within your walls and prosperity within your palaces!” — Psalm 122:6-7
“The soul hardly ever realizes it, but whether he is a believer or not, his loneliness is really a homesickness for God.” –Hubert Van Zeller Related articles Loneliness (yessiesuniartie7.wordpress.com) Sermonette: Christian take on loneliness (buffalochristian.wordpress.com) Emotional Code- Loneliness (dorfmanhealing.wordpress.com) Criss Jami: Popularity and loneliness (linusfernandes.com) Prosperity of Loneliness (wordsrhymesandrhythm.wordpress.com) Loneliness (thedrunklaredoan.com) Loneliness (lifereference.wordpress.com) Dementia Chats … More Loneliness
Today’s Daily Prompt: Cliché Clichés become for a reason. Tell us about the last time a bird in the hand was worth two in the bush for you. This is what comes to mind: Ok, so there is not ONE bird in my hand, and there are not TWO birds in the bush, but I … More Daily Prompt: Cliché: I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden
SINCE I LIVE IN THE ALBANY NY AREA, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. REBLOGGED FROM ANOTHER BLOG…(I didn’t write this)
As my husband and I were coming out of the church driveway yesterday, we spotted a woman standing next to the road. She held an unfolded sign which said “Abandoned wife, needs rent money, disabled.” She was very disheveled looking. For safety’s sake, we had to drive past her on the way out, but my … More Good Samaritan or Ripped Off?
My last post was my own idea of what may have occurred while a passenger on Noah’s ark. Sometimes I feel that I am on an ark, cruising from point A to point B. It’s usually not fun or comfortable but a necessary journey to point B. (Here I would like to share a painting created by … More A cruise ship? (revisited)
As the dawn poked through the window, Emzara threw back the animal skin that had covered her. What is that smell, she asked herself, as she rustled from her hay mat and crawled up to her knees. She sighed deeply when she remembered, we’re still here. She grabbed onto the wall of the stable and … More A cruise ship?
In this installment, my cyber-buddy indytony has told me that I need to come up with eleven questions that I will ask my nominees for the “Liebster” award. (I haven’t figured out if I even KNOW 11 bloggers with less than 100 followers but one step at a time.) 1.) What is your favorite Simon … More My eleven questions for “nominees”
Well, once I again, I see the answer to prayer manifesting in my life…but I once again was not ready for what came with it. I had asked God to give my husband a better job, one that he liked better, so he could be happier. Within a week, his company announced that all the … More Getting what you pray for
This video was from our last few rallies. But tomorrow, Feb 12, 2013, will be the WOODSTOCK of Pro-Gun Rights Rallies. Patriots will start gathering at the Albany, NY capitol at 9 am…and continue all day. We expect well over 5,000 people to show up. There are buses coming in from across the state. I … More New York Pro-Gun Rights Rally
From my cyber-friend indytony, here are the questions I have to answer: `11 Questions for Nominees 1) What brand of deodorant do you use? (If you don’t use one, make one up – WordPress isn’t equipped with a lie detector – yet.) Tom’s of Maine: lavender. I don’t use anything with aluminum since I had … More Eleven questions to answer for Liebster
I have been notified that I am nominated for a Liebster award, and must divulge 11 random facts about myself: 1) I have a very spoiled dog named Bailey. 2) I love oatmeal. 3) I hate going to the beach: the ocean water, the sand, the dryness, the crowds. Hate it all. 4) I don’t … More ELEVEN random facts about me
I lost my NECK at the Movies.
SueAnn Porter 