by Julie Lessman | Oct 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Praise the Lord, my soul and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins … who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion. —Psalm 103:1-4 WHOO-HOO!! DRUM ROLL, PLEASE … THE WAIT...
by Julie Lessman | Sep 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
“Surface impressions. Never would he trust them again.” — Mitch Denney from A Passion Redeemed I won’t lie to you—this has been a pretty rough week. My precious 94-year-old Aunt Julie, for whom I was caretaker and who was like a...
by Julie Lessman | Sep 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
“WHERE’S WALDO???” + Or better yet … WHERE’S JULIE??? HAPPPY FRIDAY, all, and let me tell you I felt like Waldo last week when my sweet biking-fiend hubby stole me away for a week-long trek across a very lovely state that shall...
by Julie Lessman | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
“Uh-oh, “DEMERITS!!” + — Aunt Julie, former teacher Oh boy, as my Aunt Julie used to say whenever I would blow it — “Demerits, young lady, demerits!” And, boy, do I deserve those demerits for missing a Journal Jot this week,...
by Julie Lessman | Sep 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
And this world may push, may pull, But your love it never fails, You lead, I’ll follow, Your hands hold my tomorrow, Your grip, Your grace, You know the way … —You Lead, lyrics and music by Jamie Grace *** NEWSFLASH: WHOO-HOO!!!! A Love Surrendered...
by Julie Lessman | Sep 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Marcy stood at Mrs. Gerson’s kitchen window, in bleak harmony with the rivulets of water that slithered down the pane. It was a slow and steady rain, endless weeping from a gray and dismal sky, and Marcy felt a kinship with it. It showed no signs of letting up,...
