by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 16, 2017 | inspiration
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians I need to read that daily, maybe put it on a sticky note on the steering wheel of my car. I need a constant reminder that we...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 9, 2017 | inspiration
The virtue of patience is not my long suit. Last week I experienced an epi (epidural steroid injection) in my cervical spine. Listening to the instructions I didn’t think a little shot could be that much. After the numbing serum and the interventions sedative, the...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 3, 2017 | inspiration
“Don’t worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon.” (John Madden) Sometimes we feel like that blind horse making our way, not knowing just where we are going, the whys, and sometimes the real purpose of our lives. Life would be so much easier if we could...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 25, 2017 | inspiration
Can You Be Positive in Negativity? Upon rising I walked into our family room. Joe had the TV on with the morning news. “Who’s blowing up who today,” I greeted him. Besides the poor grammar, I caught myself in a negative moment. What a terrible way to begin my...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 18, 2017 | inspiration
Joe and I are not normal! Most normal people have children and grandchildren. We don’t. So you can imagine how nervous and thrilled we were when my niece and one-year old baby came to visit us trying to escape the terrible fires in Boise. Our house is not “baby...
