Windmill Musings

It's not lost on me that sometimes I'm nieve, or that maybe I should be less open with these blog posts. I just have learned over my 45 years that its worse to keep things inside than to air them out. You still have to be careful how you do it - because sometimes its not forgiven by those around you. That's super hard to believe and accept, but there is so much unforgiveness in this world. Too much. I woke up this morning to Matthew 6:14 as the verse of the day: "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." NKJV Wow, what a coincidence, huh? Yesterday, I was posting about some hard truths that I realized over the weekend, then I posted some about forgiveness on my Instagram and Facebook stories, and now this morning God gently reminds me of this. Oh, He's good. No matter how much you are hurt, no matter the emotions, no matter anything, we are to forgive each other. Jesus died so we'd all be forgiven all of our tran...

This past long weekend gave me pause to think. I want to share that and also it will help get me out of my head before beginning work this week. I hope.  First, counseling is such a good thing - for everyone. No matter who you are there is or has been something in your life that you needed more help with than a friend and family member can or could give you. Sometimes its just a listening ear you need to throw thoughts or feelings/emotions off of - no opinions, no advice, no suggestions. Just someone to listen, and help you listen to yourself. I spoke or texted with two people this weekend that reminded me of my counseling and how internally I've come a long way in my internal issues - and also how certain people in my life have helped me to go further in my public life. Those times I was in counseling were times that I couldn't go to the people around me because it either had something to do with them, would hurt them without meaning to, or I knew just couldn't help with w...

 Today, I planned - though I also didn't plan. I wasn't sure I was going to follow through with going out of town and keeping my reservations. When my body and mind woke me up at 6:15 a.m. and wouldn't let me go back to sleep, I knew I was going. 6:15 a.m. is not a time I know very well - only when I had insomnia was I very friendly with it, and it was a pretty toxic friendship at that.  Anyway, I "attended" my Zoom Bible study at 9 a.m. - which provided very thought-provoking information to mull over as I drove - and then headed to my planned mini getaway - Napa. Today's lucky two wineries? Robert Sinskey and Peju. Truly, I was the lucky one. ROBERT SINSKEY I had driven past this winery several times on previous trips, and always noticed how busy it was. Its just off of Silverado Trail (a favorite drive of mine, even without the wineries) and the building is modern but inviting. "I have to try there one day," I said to myself every time I passed it....