The blogs in this blog post are for everyone no matter if the reader is young or old, living in his or her home or living in a retirement community, healthy or sick. But occasionally I want to write special blogs for certain groups and today is one of those days. I want to focus […]
Dear Friends, Have you ever kept a gratitude List? A GL is a list of things you are grateful to the Lord for putting in your life! You can call it by various names such as a Thank you list, a Gratitude Journal or a thank you notebook. Whatever you call it, it is a […]
In the Harder household, there were certain Bible verses that were repeated over and over. One was “…let not thy left hand knoweth what thy right hand doeth” (Matthew 6:3). My precious mother was especially careful not to let anyone know how she helped people. When Mother was a heart patient unable to walk or […]
Happy New Year! Friends, as we all know today marks the beginning of a New Year! What are we going to do with this fresh start? Are we going to waste it or are we going to do something wonderful with it? I vote we do something superb with this glorious gift of 365 beautiful […]
Good Morning Friends! Well, as we all know it is almost New Year’s Day! I don’t know about each of you but I like to make New Year’s Resolutions this time of year! Where did the custom of making resolutions at the first of a new year begin? I didn’t know so I looked it […]
When I look back on all the Christmases I have celebrated in my life, one thing stands out! We as both a country and as individuals need more Christmas! My parents celebrated Christmas with extreme reverence and beauty. A large decorated Christmas tree graced our den. It was beautifully decorated and surrounded by magical packages. […]
Today is August 31, 2021. I have 4 more days in quarantine. I originally thought I had to pass 2 tests to see if I was still positive but that is not true! I can come come out of quarantine after my initial isolation is over! I feel surprisingly good today. In fact, this morning […]
Dear Readers, Today is my third day after testing positive to COVID-19! I still feel good considering but I am not so perky as I was yesterday and the day before. I have a small temperature (99 F) and I am tired and feel slightly feverish at times! Overall, I feel remarkably well! I have […]
Dear Readers of joyfulandhappyliving, Well, this is Day 2 of my 10 day quarantine with Covid-19! I need the patience to live out the next 9 days in isolation so today’s topic will be patience and how to get it if we do not already possess it in large amounts!!! I feel well. I still […]
Today, August 25, 2021, has been quite a day for me. Last Saturday I learned a friend had just tested positive for Covid-19. I was encouraged to take the Covid-19 test to see if I had caught it from my friend. Today at 1:30p.m. I was administered the test and before 2 p.m. the results […]
