Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

Take time to seek out a better way, while exploring less traveled side roads along the path

Finding Direction:  The Wind Vane Chronicles

Entries Tagged as 'Inspirational'

Who Am I

November 17th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Health, Inspirational, Movies; Music, Our Kids, Reflections, Tom's Family, Uncategorized

Casting Crowns Being in the middle generation between an elderly parent and grown children with young families many times – as has been lately – brings about all kinds of family crises.  Add to the mix siblings, nieces and nephews, even a grown grandchild with a little girl of her own and life can become [...]

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God Bless Our Veterans & Soldiers

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Historical, Inspirational

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Amazing Graces

October 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Friends, Health, Inspirational, Movies; Music, Our Kids, Photos, Videos, Spirituality, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

I feel very blessed with amazing graces this morning because of all of your heartfelt comments and prayers on my behalf and for Rebecca and our entire family. One of the biggest blessings came yesterday about noon when Rebecca called me to tell me she’d had a CT scan early yesterday morning, that the abscess [...]

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A Day of Silence, Fasting & Prayer

October 19th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Friends, Health, Inspirational, Our Kids, Perspective, Photos, Videos, Tom & Me

My dear friends, I am home (last night at dark) from an eight day, 575  mile (one way) trip alone to go stay with and care for my dear daughter, Rebecca, last week out near Dallas.  She spent nine days in the hospital with a severe kidney infection and belatedly discovered abscess in her right [...]

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Story Tellers 3 – With Grace Surround Us

October 9th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Inspirational, Perspective, Reflections, Story Tellers, Tom & Me

Today I want to share our latest acquisition with you.  It’s our first one in a long while, actually, but when I found it, I felt peaceful and blessed and had to have it. So, I brought it home and Tom and I searched out the best place to hang it in our home.  We [...]

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The Lord Bless You & Keep You

October 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Health, Inspirational, Spirituality, Tom & Me

24 The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 Today, I am just here to offer you a blessing for each of you for today and the weekend.  My heart is [...]

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“America’s Gallant Lady of Song”: Carrie Jacobs-Bond

September 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Historical, Inspirational, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos

“Beloved composer of ‘I Love You Truly‘ . . . and a hundred other heart songs that express the loves and longings, sadness and gladness of all people everywhere . . . who met widowhood, conquered hardship, and achieved fame by composing and singing her simple romantic melodies. She was America’s gallant lady of song.” [...]

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