IT IS NOW 10:27 AM: trash day…
Upon taking the trash down to the street this morning, I forgot two empty pizza boxes. Oh well, a second trip is acceptable. The weather was pleasant, the hood was quiet, and this time I got to say, “Hi!” to my wild bunny, Charlotte!
But just now I came in from giving the birdies and squirrels fresh, cooling water. I love that!
As I was doing the second bird bath, I decided to bring up whatever trash barrels were empty (my job is to take them down.) The first one was; but I decided to be really nice to Duane (not unusual) and check the other two. The second was empty as well. I like to take them down and bring them up separately. Up went two. As I was almost in the door I heard yet another truck! I could not see it… so I was innocent and laughingly said:
“Go in quick, before the other trash truck comes!”
Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Growing up in a home without the love for God, an invalid father, heavy financial hardships, and tremendous (sometimes dangerous) discord is always difficult. Add on to that extreme shyness, a feeling of inferiority, and some may think this girl was rejected. But God’s hand was on her and His heart was for her. Today, Ann Marie Turner has performed many great services in Jesus’ name for the love of God and man; and for herself! She has ministered in the male correctional for over ten years. Along with this website, Ann is the author of Joy Stories, Volume One and The Free Incarcerated Man. Writing about the joy of the Lord and the victory that is available for a willing soul is one of Ann’s now greatest joys! Ann’s prayer for you is to overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. Celebrate the God of the Bible and your personal victories in Christ unceasingly! Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.