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Archive for March, 2025

Happy Monday

Ah yes, April showers bring May flowers.

How about March showers
and hail and snow and rain
bring April’s flowers?

April is one of my favorite months.
Our family has so many April birthdays!
What was going on 9 months ago?

This month of March was filled with challenges.
March madness included our granddaughter, Faith,
who fell ill while vacationing in Switzerland.
“I’m a million times better” she says…
“today compared to yesterday.”
Yay! Answered prayers 👌🏽❤️🙏🏽

That’s my dear granddaughter in a hospital in Switzerland.
Please pray for Faithy…
She’s moving out of ICU and into a regular hospital room today.
Looking forward to continuing her vacation
with hubby, Kyle, 3-yr-old Mable, and Kyle’s mother.
They hope to visit our daughter, Faith’s Aunt DeDe, this week.
They currently are about 4 1/2 hours away.
God is so good!
This is an answer to more than I dared hope for!
I just was asking God to heal her enough
so she could safely fly home to California.
Auntie De will be so happy to see them
and meet Mable for the first time.

God is amazing, isn’t He?
He hears our prayers
and answers with even more than we dare ask!

Here’s my daughter, DeDe, in Switzerland.

I’ve always believed Mark 11:24

In it, we are reassured that God answers our prayers:
24 “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,
believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

But I didn’t ask God for Faith and family
to be able to resume their vacation.
I thought that would be asking too much.
I just wanted her to get well and be able to travel home safely.
Instead, Faith told us today that she expects
to be able to resume her Swiss travels.
Amazing!!

2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you,
so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work.”

What have you asked God for recently?
Has He answered your prayer?


Have you ever asked for something
and been given more than you requested?

Tell me about it!

And have a Happy Monday
and a Blessed April!

Love,
JanBeek

Pray for Others

Prayer is Powerful

In the midst of the storm
Of life’s uncertainties
There is a comforter
Always available

Any time is the right time

When your heart is tuned
To the One who always hears,
You never need to feel alone
Or helpless or powerless

Have faith!

I pray in the morning
I pray at noon
I pray all day long
The answers come soon

Can you feel them?
Pause with me.
Pray. 🙏🏽

Ah, I feel ‘em!
Love across the miles.
Love back atcha.
Embeace the comfort.

Hugs,
JanBeek

Laugh!

Thanks, Limerick Guy! I’m joining you in laughter today.
When Life is a laughable matter, the troubles are greatly diminished.
Go ahead!

Laugh!!😂

We’re All a Little Irish today

TooraLooraLoora
TooraLooraLie
TooraLooraLoora
It’s an Irish Lullaby!

(Sing with me!)

Sing along!
Here’s to the wearing of the green!

Over in Killarney…

And here in Ennis, MT

Love my little Irish gnome!

Meanwhile in Maryland, Laina & Katy really get into the spirit!
Hope your day was a fun one, too.

Oh, and by the way,
here’s an update on our new pup, Kenny,
the 7 month old Boston terror!

He’s settling in well! Learning each other’s language. Tough at first. Much better now!

Yay!

Did I show you this earlier?
It was his playday with Livvy.
So good for them both!

Life is good in this neck of the woods-
in spite of waking up to more snow this morning!
Are you as ready for springtime as I am?

I miss all that color! Come springtime, come!
Yes, the snow wet the green shoots where crocus & daffodil are trying to pop up. Hang in there, flowers! The sun WILL shine soon!
Have faith! Spring is on its way!

Meantime, sing along…

Nothing like a good ole Irish jig!

Love,

JanBeek

Yup, that’s me!
Several decades ago…
But today I am wearing that same green jacket!
Do you have “old clothes” that are too good to throw away?
Hah! Kinda like me…

Our Friends: Canadians

My prayer:
Both countries: strong and free!

It breaks my heart that the song below was created … and the divisiveness that prompted the song. I pray for our return to camaraderie and mutual support. Meantime, maybe you will find some humor in the lyrics… a friend of mine did. What do you think?

God is in charge. I have to believe that.
God is in control. I have to believe some good will come of this.
God is in control. But He does give humans free will.
Lord, help us!

Pray with me.
“Lord, please give our world leaders wisdom and diplomacy and intelligence.”
Amen

Love,
JanBeek

100 Years

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.

Hang in there! You won’t last tooo much longer!!

To my very sassy, perky old self … Keep your marbles polished! Bee 🐝 kind to everyone… especially yourself!

Love,

JanBeek

Sisterhood

To all my girlfriends … and sisters… and daughters… I just had to repost this one:

“Sisterhood We have shown up for each other, again and again – in the darker and harder moments, and in the joyful and celebratory moments. We have …

Sisterhood

What’s Your 1st Sentence?

Today’s prompt was:
You’re writing your autobiography.
What’s your opening sentence?

“I want to die with all my marbles intact!”

Intact and sparkling!

Yesterday my friend, Keri, brought her one-year-old Boston Terrier over for a playday with our pup, Kenny. Watching those two play, I knew for a fact that play is an essential part of life. If I want to keep all my marbles right up to the last day of my life on earth, I have to do as Kenny and Livvy did: play together and refresh together, too!

Play and refresh

What else is important if I want to keep all my marbles?
Reading! Learning!!

While the pups were playing,
Keri and I chatted about our lives.
She shared that she has a 93 year-old dad.
He is a voracious reader.
He’s got all his marbles intact and shining!
What a gift, huh?
That’s what that CJ Box book is: a gift!
We received it in the mail yesterday
from our Bonus daughter, Elaina.
My husband, Bob, age 86, also is
a voracious reader.
He’s read every CJ Box book there is…
and this is the latest. Just out! Just here.
Bob can hardly wait to dig into it!

What else is important for a long, sparkling, coherent life?

Stay connected!
Connected to what?

If you know me,
you know I was gonna
take this message to God,
His Word, and the Holy Spirit!
Yup, therein lies the secret…
Make sure it’s not a well-kept one!!

Share your love…
Share God’s love in you…
Share the Holy Spirit’s Wisdom in you…
PLAY, REFRESH, READ, STAY CONNECTED.

May you LIVE LONG
and
Keep all your marbles intact and sparkling!

What would the first sentence of your autobiography say?

Love,
JanBeek

See the Good

… and we can “Be the Good!” Live a life of gratitude – and never stop praying prayers of acknowledgement and thankfulness.

You are the epitome of good! God bless you!

Love, JanBeek ❤️