Monthly Archives: July 2025

“I DID IT MY WAY”—SO, HOW’S THAT WORKING OUT FOR YOU?

Posted on July 20, 2025 by randscallawayffm

And now the end is nearAnd so I face the final curtainMy friend I’ll say it clearI’ll state my case of which I’m certain I’ve lived a life that’s fullI traveled each and every highwayAnd more, much more than thisI … Continue reading →

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IN THE VALLEY OF BITTERNESS—GET A GRIP!

Posted on July 19, 2025 by randscallawayffm

When the enemy deals a blow so hard that it affects us and all we love around us; what is our first response?  Is our first thought to fight back, seek revenge, take back what was taken from us?  Some … Continue reading →

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GOD’S INTERVENTION

Posted on July 18, 2025 by randscallawayffm

As believers of Jesus who reconciled us back to God in relationship with God; our senses are heightened with awareness of God’s interventions in our lives.  We think we are going one way but then something or someone happens; and … Continue reading →

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DO I KNOW YOU?

Posted on July 17, 2025 by randscallawayffm

I ran over to a person I thought I knew at first glance.  Her back was turned speaking to another attendee she knew in the crowded convention hall.  As soon as I got close to her; I spoke her name … Continue reading →

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THE OUTLAW

Posted on July 16, 2025 by randscallawayffm

My husband loves westerns so I watch with him because I love him!  The theme is usually the same—defense of the land where the good family resides. The two main characters can be described as follows:  the one wearing the … Continue reading →

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TAG, YOU’RE IT!

Posted on July 15, 2025 by randscallawayffm

Do you know what the letters T-A-G stand for in this game children play any time, any place where more than two or three are gathered? No one really knows.  In 2018, the internet meme “How old were you when … Continue reading →

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Posted on July 14, 2025 by randscallawayffm

DID YOU KNOW… Long before Disney’s production, the original “Beauty and the Beast” was a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740.  Villeneuve’s lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and published by French novelist Jeanne-Marie Leprince … Continue reading →

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WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT; EXPECT IT!

Posted on July 12, 2025 by randscallawayffm

One of my husband’s favorite sayings to all, especially me and our kids who playfully harassed him while playing games, in the pool, or at a meal, was to say, “When you least expect it, expect it!” This promise of … Continue reading →

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CONSTANT PURSUIT

Posted on July 11, 2025 by randscallawayffm

If we eat rich foods, stay up late watching intense shows of catching fugitives, we later dream in vivid color, weird episodes of people in hot pursuit of us! We run but get nowhere.  We scream but nothing comes out. … Continue reading →

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PARANOIA LEADS TO MURDER

Posted on July 10, 2025 by randscallawayffm

Paranoia is synonymous with fear, mistrust, suspicion, and obsession. When we fear the losses of affection, trust, and loyalty of those around us; we tend to first look at what is wrong with them instead of looking inside to see … Continue reading →

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