'Kimmie Sue's "LIFE LESSONS"'

✝️🙏🏼💗 "Remember that your MOTIVES are NOT ALWAYS as ALTRUISTIC as they SEEM to yourself!" - Bertrand Russell (The Conquest of Happiness) (Thank you)❣️🖤🙏🏼🦃🍁...I'll be posting this for November,  'Thanksgiving' / "turkey" month, however, as, I begin writing it, it's 5:25 a.m., Wednesday, 10/2/19, and, I'm in a hotel room, in 'Pigeon Forge,' which, is an area that's part of 'The Great Smokey Mountains,' which, has been a favorite place of mine, to visit, since I was a young girl❣️🗻🏔⛰😃🖤 I have lots of fond memories of vacationing here, and, several other places, with my fantastic family, most of whom, have passed on to 'Glory,' since those memories were made❣️💔😔 I really, hope and pray that, I never lose these priceless memories...due to Alzheimer's, Dementia, or something else, of the, countless and tremendous, times, in which, we spent together, enjoying life's celebrations...with all of them❣️Whene...

🖤🌹 (2 TIMOTHY 1:5) 📖🖤 This shall be my October blog - post, but, today, as, I begin writing it, is - Thursday, 9/5/19...and, Momma Anna has been in Heaven, one month, plus, four days❣️💔 'CHARITY' (definition), "in Christian thought, is the HIGHEST form of LOVE, signifying the reciprocal LOVE between GOD and man that is made manifest in UNSELFISH LOVE of one's fellow man. Saint Paul's classical description of CHARITY is found in The Bible's New Testament (1 Corinthians - chapter 13)"❣️✝️ Last week, Marcia, one of my "bffs," asked me how I was doing, and after, I responded with a few sad answers, such as, "I cannot fathom never, seeing nor talking to, her - ever again - while on this earth," etc., suggested that, maybe it would be therapeutic for me to write her a letter, and/or, write to her - on my blog❣️Therefore, considering this to be good advice (thank you - Marcia❣️😘💗), the following part of this blog-post, is going to be in...

🖤😪 GRIEF:  "The irony of GRIEF is that the person you need to talk to about how you've feel is the person that is no longer here"❗️(T-U - musicforgrief.com❣️) 💔 It is 12:47 a.m., 8/5/19 - the first Monday of my life of 55 years, in which, I'll spend - without the presence of my PRECIOUS mother, being, somewhere here (on earth) with me❣️💔 She was a VERY loving, strong, energetic, compassionate, special, ETC., WONDERFUL CHRISTIAN LADY❣️She was a 'PEOPLE PERSON,' which, proved helpful to her during her 55+ year career as a 'cosmetologist,' (retired)❣️She was definitely a "one of a kind" individual (in the GOOD sense)❣️💖 The Good Lord "called her HOME," yesterday evening, while, I was at 'Prayer Meeting,' after, her battle with various health issues, for a few years, especially, after her open heart surgery (almost two years ago)❣️Losing my wonderful mother is proving to be the most painful loss of my life, and, I've ha...

💛🏖🌊 As, I begin writing this post for August, I find myself enjoying our annual family vacation - oceanfront style❣️Whenever, I post this, David and I, shall have (hopefully-😂) already celebrated our 36th. wedding anniversary, which, hits July 24th. (MY, OH MY-😳)‼️My poppa's birthday is August 7❣️"Gracious sakes," HOW I miss that man❣️😪 Just this morning, I blogged my JULY blog-post, in Jesus' name, praying that, God uses it to bless whomever HE so chooses❣️Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the birthday of one of my "BFF'S" (the one that I meantioned in my last post), and, I'm thrilled to report that, we DID get to enjoy a visit, whenever, she came home to our hometown, before, I left for vacation❣️I feel so happy, thankful, and blessed, etc. that, our special friendship remains intact, despite, "slews of," changes and seasons, individually, throughout its forty plus years❣️We can always "pick up right where we left off," as they say❣️...

💜👧🏻⛓👮🏻‍♀️ "NEVER be a PRISONER of your PAST❣️It was just a LESSON, NOT a life  sentence"‼️(T-U 'Pinterest')‼️🙎🏻 First of all, let me give God praise, for helping me get through;  having a little, family, 'Memorial Day' "cookout" here, and, "grand angel," Darius' graduation festivities, etc., the past month - or so, despite my "struggles"❣️Yes, I dealt with some anxiety, dread, and the such, BUT, HE faithfully "GRACED ME THROUGH" ALL of it (the responsibilities, which, were, difficult and/or trying, for me, such as, back pain, and, the other aches that come from it), as HE always does, whenever, I LET HIM❣️PRESENTLY, I need to LET HIM help me get, ready and enjoy, our family vacation❣️Typically, once, I get to our destination, I'm fine, however, I begin dreading the frustrating parts of it (packing, traveling, etc.), usually, the month before we go, which is now❣️Ha❣️🤣 However, that's enough about all ...

✝️👩‍👧‍👦 Although, I am writing (actually typing) this post during the month of MAY, "2019," I won't be posting it until JUNE❣️Easter was early this year, which, is fine with me, because, last year it was later than usual, and that, seemed strange to this ole girl❣️Ha❣️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏽 Our pool's been open for a few weeks now, and, I'm praying that, The Lord shall, answer my prayer, and, give me back the strong desire, in which, I once had for, swimming and outside activities, and the such❣️The chronic back pain, as well as, a couple of other culprits, are to blame for my diminished desire for these‼️👩‍👧‍👦'Mother's Day' is this Sunday, which, has me thinking about HOW very blessed I am, because, GOD, gave me a loving mother, and, many other "like - second mothers," and, also, entrusted me with the GIFT of being a mother myself, ALL of which, are TREMENDOUS BLESSINGS in my life❣️Well, it is now, Monday, the day after 'Mother's Day,...

💖✈️🚘🎥💃🏽😎"WORLDLY SUCCESS," was what I THOUGHT, as a girl, that, I would achieve, "one day," as an adult❣️😗As a child, what did you imagine that your future held? 🤔HOWEVER, for me, instead, it's been, one INTENTIONAL, SURRENDER and SUBMISSION (I'll be using "S/S" to represent this, in this post), after another, throughout my journey, as an adult Believer, which, is the complete opposite of the first nineteen years of my existence❣️This has left me "in a tailspin," which, typically, lead to me "crashing and burning," oftentimes, as an adult‼️😱The definition of SURRENDER is:  (verb) Cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and SUBMIT to AUTHORITY (GOD is the ultimate AUTHORITY - may I add)‼️The definition of SUBMISSION is:  (verb) SUBMIT (sub-mit) to align my WILL with GOD'S to find FREEDOM, DIRECTION, and TRUE PURPOSE‼️Throughout my childhood, I basically did, anything and everything that, I really desired to do, whic...