by Julie Lessman | Jul 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Let freedom ring.” — My Country ‘Tis of Thee by Samuel Francis Smith Oh, the sounds of freedom! The thundering BOOM of fireworks, the Pop-Pop-Pop of neighborhood firecrackers, the joyous laughter of family and friends. And the whispered...
by Julie Lessman | Jun 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence. –1st. Corinthians 10:12, Message Bible You know, there was a time when I would NOT go anywhere — not even the mailbox — without lipstick and fixing my hair. I am now four...
by Julie Lessman | Jun 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thank God for Fathers … Especially our Heavenly One! Obedience = Blessing. This was something I learned from my father … but, uh, not my earthly one. You see, my earthly father kicked me out of the house when I was 21 and I was bitter … until I...
by Julie Lessman | Jun 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Let it go … — Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, from the movie Frozen Well, we did it — we let it all go — the house we lived in for the last 18 years and the nearly 40 years of accumulation that came with it. And, gosh, does it feel...
by Julie Lessman | May 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
♫ ♫ The hills are alive with the sound of … ♫ ♫ … PACKING?? Yep, you heard me — those wonderful moans, groans, and grunts of packing up (or giving away) almost forty years of memories and accumulation. Imagine moving from two houses (we’ve been...
