tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70787455282009308662024-03-18T23:36:37.270-04:00My Heart Seeks HimTo know Christ & to make Him known.Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-91192699282138828312013-08-16T19:04:00.000-04:002013-08-16T19:07:59.804-04:00DANGER: Quicksand Why on earth did the thought of quicksand enter my mind today ? I've never seen it, we don't have any around here & I've forgotten what I read about how to get out of it. It came about as I was thinking about having one foot in "the world" and the other in the Christian life. It really is IMPOSSIBLE to do both, but it is hard to be consistent in keeping both Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-53753286363726591652013-07-06T13:56:00.000-04:002013-07-08T06:54:37.097-04:00Switching Gears
As I searched for a pic this one jumped out at me. As I viewed it for a few seconds something came to mind that was not the original intent. So first, the original intent which you be already know.
At the end of the year, I will be "shifting gears" from the practice of Dental Hygiene for 40 years & focus on a new venture in ministry the Lord putShelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-63317122904135244382013-04-26T14:36:00.000-04:002013-04-26T14:36:15.153-04:00Do you ... ?????
Questions, questions, questions. There are always questions, especially when grandchildren are with you. I remember when my girls were small the most important question of all - WHY? Back then, a famous phrase came about - "Because I'm the mom, that's why?"
Many questions can start with the words "do you." When it comes to children, Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-4315953120198491102013-04-01T09:11:00.000-04:002013-04-01T09:11:28.308-04:00
It's April Fools' Day & I'm guessing that no one wants
to be considered a fool. At least not in
the terms we normally use it. The
following quote, in different forms , has been attributed to Mark Twain,
Abraham Lincoln, Groucho Marx & others - "It is better to keep silent
& be thought a fool than to speak & remove all doubt. Proverbs 17:28 puts it this way - Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-85415654288699608772013-03-31T15:19:00.000-04:002013-03-31T15:19:06.199-04:00The Fence
Fences usually serve one of two purposes; they can be ornamental, pleasing to the eye or they are used to keep something/someone in or out, depending on which side you are. We had the first type when we raised cattle. And to our dismay, the fence did not always keep the cattle IN.
I recall days of trying to get 1,000 poundShelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-49060171081107837402013-03-27T18:32:00.000-04:002013-03-27T18:32:33.369-04:00It's Official.....
It's official..... I'm OLD !!!! The confirmation came twice in one day. I was conversing with one of my daughters as we headed to Ft. Wayne. She suddenly reached over to the glove box and grabbed a napkin, didn't think much of it. Then I looked at her - she was wiping tears away.
When I first asked her what's wrong, she shrugged Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-20079903696194473592013-03-25T18:26:00.000-04:002013-03-25T18:28:23.135-04:00GRACE
I've said it before, but I LOVE searching for pics to capture the essence of my post. How appropriate when I found this one which I would title - A Handful of Grace. Here is the definition of grace as a verb - to favor or honor as to grace an occasion with one's presence. Synonyms: glorify, elevate, exalt
To grace an occasion with one's presence - IShelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-41321032799346591462013-03-23T20:24:00.000-04:002013-03-23T20:24:21.624-04:00Teach Your Children Well.....
It's just pure JOY when I can use a pic I've download with a title for a post that "pops" into my head AND I'm given the thoughts to go along with them. Some of the following thoughts came after someone shared with me that while caring for her 6 grand-kids for a few days she "ran" them to dance, piano, sports, etc.
What our children are involved in Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-43535911593056430702013-03-15T13:59:00.000-04:002013-03-15T13:59:29.341-04:00LOVE my life... (part 2)
In my last post, I said I loved my life 99% of the time. Today, I want to be open, honest & unveiled to share with you what goes on in my life the other 1% of the time.
In response to a few past posts, I've had friends tell me I'm too hard on myself. That my be true, but it's usually during that 1% of my life - depression. There, it's out. Not a word we like Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-4169555559567743952013-03-08T08:50:00.002-05:002013-03-08T11:00:44.995-05:00LOVE my life... (part 1)
I really do LOVE my life - 99% of the time. I have a hard-working, faithful but annoying husband; I have 2 helpful, but annoying son-in-laws; I have 2 beautiful, great cooks, awesome Godly mothers as daughters, 4 Screamin' Meemies (meemies defined as "nervous hysteria" - OH YEAH !!) & one Adam Buddy - full of Miller genes, professional face maker, Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-9930299404657516512013-03-03T12:54:00.000-05:002013-03-03T12:55:12.068-05:00O Be Careful Little Eyes ...
So are you singing the song already? I am getting ready to teach this song to my Lighthouse Kids on Wednesday nights. I tried to find out who & when the song was written with little luck. For whatever reason when the song popped into my head, it also spoke to MY heart.
I found myself asking this question: How much do I really desire to protect my eyes, ears, mind & Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-23265656293621518952013-02-22T15:15:00.002-05:002013-02-22T19:05:03.226-05:00Grrr-AttitudeAn attitude of gratitude. We've heard that phrase before. In everything we have two choices, it's simply a choice of attitude. It sounds so simple at times, but it often takes determination to have a an attitude of gratitude through certain seasons or "detours" in our life, in our walk with the Lord.
It really is true that we do draw closer to Him, during those Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-53586083443476637142013-02-02T14:42:00.000-05:002013-02-02T14:42:00.389-05:00The D Word(s)This post has been on the back burner for awhile. As you read, you will clearly know why. Originally, the title of the post was to be Discipline, which usually brings the thought of children to mind. I've been reading some things about being better Disciplined as the Lord revealed to me that being organized is not the same as being Disciplined.
The next Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-52407723223765786682013-01-11T16:01:00.000-05:002013-01-11T16:01:23.892-05:00What will they say?
Having celebrated another birthday, the older I, and maybe you, get, the more reflective we become. Ever since my father passed away in 1992, funerals are something I'd rather avoid & did for a few years after his death. I recall speaking at his funeral but not what I said. Some friends experienced the passing of a relative in the past year. A few Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-33486026225954973352012-12-08T16:48:00.000-05:002012-12-08T16:48:17.956-05:00Sounds of Silence
So, was your first thought Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel? I guess that would depend on your age, but either way, is there really a sound to silence? I don't do well with silence, needing some "noise" in the back ground, even if I'm not paying attention to it. I'm still working on one of my earlier blogs "Be Still" which falls into the same category.Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-35403438007220646942012-11-16T07:52:00.001-05:002012-11-16T07:55:44.737-05:00Not My HomeIn a few weeks the year 2012 will be over, well unless you believe the Mayans knew what they were talking about & the world "ends" on December 21st. A few days into January, the calendar will remind me that I will be a older As I see more gray in my hair, which I do cover, I now see a few in my eyebrows, along with the wrinkles around my lips, the spider veins on my legs, etc. &Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-40737167317608671992012-11-05T13:37:00.001-05:002012-11-05T13:37:46.193-05:00Trust Me
Oh how often we hear those words during the political cycle, but they are also insinuated about so many other things in commercials, magazine ads, by news anchors and on and on. Whenever I hear those words whether spoken or "unspoken" the pic I posted is the one I visualize.
We teach our children to trust what we say and, out of respect, to Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-3887338011794309672012-10-24T21:44:00.000-04:002012-10-24T21:48:23.633-04:00My Little Margie
Some of you will remember this TV program, others won't have a clue. As I searched for a photo, I read that it ran from 1952-55 so I must have seen reruns of it since I was only 3 in '55. The premise of the show was 21 year-old Margie Albright, who lived with her widowed father Vernon in a New York City penthouse, an executive for the investment counseling Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-12496779165214985052012-10-13T17:22:00.002-04:002012-10-13T20:57:51.247-04:00How many ?
That question reminds me of how we did math growing up - if you have 3 apples in a bowl and 5 apples in a box, how many apples do you have ?
I have been making some Pear/Applesauce these past few days. I love doing this because it's a Crockpot recipe & way too easy. My Autumn Harvest Applesauce, also done in the Crockpot, is a big hit as Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-15804397050589792352012-09-24T16:44:00.000-04:002012-09-24T17:05:37.690-04:00Daily Walk Yes, me who hates to exercise has been taking a daily walk, but it's not what you think - although I will be making EVERY effort to do that also. What I am referring to is The Daily Walk Bible I purchased in 1988 (36 years ago) with the help of my dear friend and mentor Karen Corcoran.
This Bible is unique in that each day it Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-83683295469544632702012-06-01T22:03:00.000-04:002012-06-01T22:03:51.863-04:00I Feel Good ...Does the title bring to mind James Brown ? I can't seem to get that song out of my head since I decided to make this post. You wouldn't think there would be a problem with "feeling good" but there seems to be for me at times.
I have been convicted that I OFTEN make an idol of desiring to feel good & I mean REALLY feel good. I find myself annoyed with the "little annoyances" of Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-14469135048419466002012-05-08T22:12:00.000-04:002012-05-08T22:12:51.899-04:00No CommentThis is a phrase we may use when we don't want to answer a question or when the answer we might give is better left unsaid. The Lord has been teaching me a great deal lately about "no comment." The great thing about that is that "I get it" although it would have been greatly beneficial I'm sure if I'd "gotten it" many years ago.
How precious is the thought that God continues toShelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-63143364436009365392012-04-26T10:54:00.000-04:002012-04-26T10:54:42.585-04:00COMFORT Zone As our Bible study finishes up the book Unstuff we have often discussed the issue of comfort zone. With ages ranging from early 30's to late 60's we seem to agree that we do like our comfort zones. If we are too hot or too cold we adjust the thermostat for our physical comfort.
What about our spiritual comfort zone? What keeps us Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-78723797848045080972012-04-08T20:24:00.000-04:002012-04-08T20:24:10.347-04:00Just do it !!!
As this day of Easter is winding down, I pray you were blessed by time with family & friends & the sweet fellowship of others who rejoice that He is RISEN !!!!! I posted this pic on Facebook with the comment: "If you know someone who still "doesn't get it", share the Good News !!!" I also gave the card to my friend Sally & labeled her as the womanShelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078745528200930866.post-34753154367208783322012-03-23T17:38:00.000-04:002012-03-23T17:38:05.001-04:00Unstuff & Unexpected Oh my... it's been 2 months since my last post. Part of it has been I couldn't get back into my blog because of changing email accounts. I had lots of things pop into my mind that I wanted to blog about but it just didn't come to pass. There are so many things on my heart as I shared in my last post in regards to the issues we face as families and as a Nation. &Shelley Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047745835232175967noreply@blogger.com3