Something To Think About #6

I’ve laid my burdens at His feet.

A screenshot of Friday’s Bible Verse (Daily Refresh) via YouVersion

I will share “Something To Think About” for the next ten weeks on Sunday afternoons. It may be a quote, a picture, an interesting phrase I heard, artwork, etc. Whatever I share will surely be intriguing or involving enough to spark a casual discussion or in-depth conversation. Stay tuned every Sunday for this feature!

Peace and blessings.


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Photos From This Past Weekend

I am finding peace in unexpected places.

Honeycrisp apples, canned with ginger, cinnamon, honey, water, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Homemade oatmeal made with the canned apples shown above. Saturday, February 22, 2025. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
My youngest nephew, Thyrie, is currently hospitalized for a sickle cell crisis. He’s been there since Wednesday night. If you have it in you, please say a prayer for my little fighter. Photo Credit: Thyrie’s mom, sent to me by my brother, TJ.
Saturday morning workout. February 22, 2025. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Sunday morning workout. Sunday, February 23, 2025. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Stare-off. I didn’t win. Sunday, February 23, 2025. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Sunday morning coffee. This is one of my favorite creamers to use. It’s dairy-free and has zero sugar as well. February 23, 2025. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Zumi’s breakfast time: freeze-dried shrimp & cucumber. Sunday, February 23, 2025. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Sunday dinner: pan-seared lamb, chickpeas, & veggies (onions, bell peppers, 1/2 serrano pepper, spinach, & fresh chopped garlic). February 23, 2025. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt

I have had such a relaxing weekend, yet one fraught with concern. I have been in total prayer mode for my nephew. My brother has been keeping me updated. He and my oldest niece have sickle cell anemia. My brother and I have the trait, however, we are not carriers.

I’ve always been mindful of who I dated, when I was actively dating, knowing that I’m 1/2 of a detrimental factor for offspring. My brother, not so much. But . . . he knows and understands what’s at stake now.

Thyrie is such a little man. He’s a ball of joy and curiosity. I have been asking God to keep him around for a very long time. Maybe he’ll answer that prayer for me.

I hope you all have a great week ahead. Count your many blessings and build on them by blessing others.


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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt: Brave

Prompt for Week #119 January 04, 2025 – January 10, 2025

Title: Sacrificial Lamb as Courage

Six Words: Courage doesn’t need a clever introduction.

It’s time for Shweta Suresh’s Saturday Six Word Story Prompt! This week’s theme is “Brave” and here are the prompt details:


Welcome to Week #119 of the Saturday Six Word Story PromptClick here to read the guidelines for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt series. (Psst! I have changed the guidelines recently.)

Prompt for Week #119 (January 04, 2025 – January 10, 2025)

Brave

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I will do a roundup post each Saturday (or Sunday if I run out of time!). So please be sure to participate before time runs out! I can’t wait to read your stories. 😀 I hope that you’ll be back for next week’s Six Word Story Prompt. Have fun! Thank you for participating. Until next week, folks!

P.S: If you have any doubts/suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. The comments section is all yours!
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Do you have six words for this week’s Saturday Six-Word Story Prompt for “Brave?” If you do, you can visit Shweta’s site and comment there. This is another great theme for six words, and I am happy something popped up in my head to share with all of you.

Get creative, folks! I know you have what it takes to be so!

Photos From the Christmas & New Year Holidays

Because I love what this holiday season has offered so far

Christmas dinner: BBQ ox tails, potato salad w/ colossal shrimp, kale w/ onions & tomatoes, and honey cornbread. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Honey cornbread in a cast iron skillet. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Jernee Timid Loadholt: enjoying a late morning nap on my bed, Christmas afternoon. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
My new favorite mug. I mean . . . does it really need a caption? LOL! Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Caison Michael (my baby cousin) showing off his new car. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Jaidynn Rose-Marie (my baby cousin) getting ready for Christmas activities in her bathroom. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
A candle-burning lamp–at the corner of my bar in my kitchen. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
New Year’s Day meal: fried catfish, red beans & rice, and broccoli. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt

I hope the new year has been kind to each of you so far. Prayerfully, we will all make it through this year with beautiful stories to tell and many memories to store for safekeeping. I am sure we will need all the happiness we can get as time hurries on and 2025 turns into 2026 and beyond. Peace and blessings.

Saturday Six Word Story Prompt: Fortune

Prompt for Week #115 December 07, 2024 to December 13, 2024

Title: Lucky Not

Six Words: B l e s s e d is a word that lives.

It’s time for Shweta Suresh’s Saturday Six Word Story Prompt! This week’s theme is “Fortune” and here are the prompt details:


Welcome to Week #115 of the Saturday Six Word Story PromptClick here to read the guidelines for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt series. (Psst! I have changed the guidelines recently.)

Prompt for Week ##115 (Dec 07, 2024 – Dec 13, 2024)

Fortune

Click here for the 6WSP image.

I will do a roundup post each Saturday (or Sunday if I run out of time!). So please be sure to participate before time runs out! I can’t wait to read your stories. 😀 I hope that you’ll be back for next week’s Six Word Story Prompt. Have fun! Thank you for participating. Until next week, folks!

P.S: If you have any doubts/suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. The comments section is all yours!
P.P.S: Use the tag 6WSP and don’t forget to pingback to this post!

My contribution simply speaks a bit about being “blessed” versus good luck or fortune–which goes back to the title for my six words: “Lucky Not.” I thought this was a fun theme for this week’s Saturday Six Word Story Prompt, and I am interested in seeing the responses. So many bloggers have been incredibly creative over the past few weeks, and I believe that will also be the case this time.

Perhaps, you want to give it a whirl, too?!