It's Thankful Thursday and Lynn of Spiritually Unequal Marriage is our host for this month. I joined a Facebook group called  Salem Gospel Tabernacle .  This is a church in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York and it's where both of my parents grew up, met and eventually married in 1950. Joyce Lighari who blogs at Sounds of Hope , is a new friend I met after she read a post I wrote about my grandfather.  She also grew up in the Norwegian section of Brooklyn and went to Salem.  She is the coordinator of the Facebook group and has been encour…

It's Word Filled Wednesday and our host for today is Susan of Forever His . I struggle with fear.  My life is not always so easy.  I choose to spend time in prayer and reading the Bible early in the morning. If Jesus needed to spend time alone with His Father, how much more do I need this time? He reminds me to abide in Him. When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.  Psalm 56:3 It's His perfect remedy for fear. I choose to trust and obey. Blessings and love,

It's Wednesday's Walk Down Memory Lane when I link up with Jenilee of The Goodwin Family blog. I graduated from Lindenhurst High School on Long Island in 1971.  This was my graduation picture.  I know that's many years ago.  Since I'm active on Facebook , I've reconnected with many of my high school friends.  Even though we're all much older now, it's funny how easy it is to revert back to those days and the way we were.  My friend Lou Sussman emailed me this clip from one of our school newspapers.  Thanks Lou! The five of us…