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On this journey of sharing BLESSINGS

 

 

 

 

I am accompanied by some friends.  You can visit them, too.

Jackie  at  Jackie McBride

Abbie at Abbie Johnson Taylor

And, I am  Lynda Lambert

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Lynda’s Journal of Blessings – #781 

>> Hours <<

©Walking by Inner Vision, since December 2009.

 

__My Thoughts

Hours seem to slip through my fingertips!

This week, I was surprised that so much time passed while I was busy doing – – – – what?

Are you thinking about how you could  make some changes to get more accomplished in a day?

I was thinking about this a lot and it  meant giving up some HOURS  that I spent every day on the computer.

I know!  That’s a little scary, right?

This question was on my mind so often lately.  Well, Yes!

Yes, I want to get more reading done.  I do most of my reading when I am creating my poetry or reading books in my library by using a CCTV.

 

I decided to limit my time on-line so I can get my next book completed and ready to send off to the editors.

 

My  purpose in  writing these articles is very clear to me.  I believe I am writing for only one person each week.I will never know who YOU ARE,, most likely.  But my goal, to write a BLESSING that is particularly meant for just ONE READER.  It will be the one person, that this post today will be a gift of love.

Even though I have very little vision, I still want to see with my eyes when reading a book.  For me, reading a book means actually looking at the print and feeling the pleasure of seeing it with my eyes.  After nearly twenty years of profound sight loss, I have never enjoyed listening to a book.  Reading with my ears is a chore for me.

I am still a visual learner, and I want to see the text with my eyes. For now, I can do that and I am happy to take all the time I need for this experience. However, I am thankful for the many books that I do read via NLS.  But for  poetry books, I just want to have the full physical experience  of reading them with my entire body.

You must be wondering, “how does she do that since she cannot see much at all?”

I have never lost my love of looking as I read .

Just to feel the heft of a volume and to inhale the aroma of the pages brings joy to my soul.  I love the experience of using my entire body to read as I turn the pages, touch the paper. I absorb the words flowing into my ears.as I read each passage aloud.  I usually stand up to read!   My Merlin’s screen will tilt up so that I can stand and look down at the lines on the pages.  I am energized  as I stand and read!  For me, reading is an exercise, like strength training, and an endurance activity.

Yes, I an a very slow reader. Yet, I am a very happy reader.

I use a CCTV, which is a closed-circuit television screen that is on my desk.  I am so blessed to have three of these remarkable machines that enable me to actually see the text in a book, to read my  mail, or to see objects that I cannot see otherwise.  The three machines are in three different rooms in my home, and each one does different things that I can  use in that room.

In my library__

A Merlin CCTV sits on my desk.  This machine is surrounded  by many books.

This is my place set apart for reading, and doing business work or taking care of the daily mail.

My collection of poetry books is here, too. They line up in a vintage book case on one wall and it is filled with a nice collection of books of poetry  in alphabetical order according to the poets last name, from A to Z.   My favorite poets have a place in my bookcase. My  comfortable reading chair is in this room.

I can sit to have my morning coffee, pray my morning prayers, and often, just sit and think about whatever comes to mind.

In my Art Studio-

Next, I have a CCTV in my  upstairs fiber studio, too.  This one is an Acrobat CCTV.  This particular machine is perfect for working on my fiber art for it has a moveable camera and I can manipulate it in any direction to zoom in to actually see what I am working on with my eyes. If I did not have this machine, no artwork would ever be produced in this studio!

However, I do have a painting studio and that studio has no equipment for viewing.  When I am painting, I am working entirely from my entire body – I have no way to see my paintings during the time they are in progress.  I can see them only through photos that can be viewed on my computer!  My paintins are in juried exhibitions and usually win awards throughout the year as they are displayed in exhibitions.  Each id done non-visually, and I can never actually see them in a show.

 

In my Office__

The third CCTV that helps me through my days of writing  and taking care of business in my office is a Quartz CCTV.  As I sit here at the computer this morning, my Quartz is just off to my left on a table, so that I can swivel around  in my chair to face this machine, and read documents or books, or whatever else I need at the moment, as the hours pass by while I am at work in my office.

In General__

I love to pray and I wake up each morning  with anticipation for meeting God in my library, for our time together in prayer.

 

__Scripture

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Read 2 Timothy 2:15

During  the hours we spend reading God’s Word,  we begin to THINK,

We study God’s WORD and He guides us to  SLOW DOWN, be INTENTIONAL, in pursuit of THINKING  during those HOURS of study. THINKING brings  us to discover TRUTH.

 

__Daily Action Plan

1.Are you aware that you have a destiny and an assignment from God in your life journey?

Take some HOURS  this week, and write down the amount of time you have spent on the variety of activities in your day.  Begin with waking up in the morning.  Write down your activities throughout the day, and note how much time you spent on each activity.  How did you fill the hours of your day?

BONUS:

I will share a book that I have read dozens of times.

Come Away My Beloved,  was first gifted to me on a July afternoon in 1973.  I have read the original copy  till it is falling apart. Something new comes to my mind with every reading.

Yes, it’s been newly published in a newer format that is updated to modern English.

Now, I read this new book that never grows  old and never is familiar.  This book changed my life forever as I stepped in a new way of living.  I hope you find it as wonderful to read as I still do.

 

Come Away My Beloved – Here.

The book is small, almost pocket size –  You can carry it easily in your handbag or pocket.

I can guarantee you will love the book as much as I do.

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See you next Sunday for another BLESSING.

©Lynda’s Journal of Blessings, 2026._

Please let me know what you think. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

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FYI

Final Note:

What inspired me to begin writing blog posts about BLESSINGS?

Your comments and prayers inspire the best in me.

Let me know if this message is helpful to you.

Thank you for sharing my Sunday Blessings posts with others to encourage them and share the Love of Jesus. Lets begin to think about what we are doing or saying.  Thinking is so important to explore.

©Lynda’s Journal of Blessings, 2026.

FYI: My Background:

Professor Lynda McKinney Lambert taught fine art and humanities at Geneva College,  in Western Pennsylvania, She was a tenured professor, an actively exhibiting artist, and a published author.

I created exciting courses across the disciplines – Art –
English  Literature – Humanities.

My courses were taught on campus during the spring and fall semesters.  In the summer, I taught in Salzburg, Austria for a month of travel and studies.

My passions in academia are poetry and fine art.  I author books and I create  fine art in several mediums – Painting  and  Fiber Art.

How I Found HOPEFULNESS in Unexpected Changes:

I discovered a new life after sudden sight loss. For the next two years, IDISCOVERED   the world and my place in it in an entirely new way.  I completed training for Personal Adjustment to Blindness, It took two years of training and lots of challenging work to learn to read and write using adaptive technologies for the blind.  Ad the months went by, God was showing me that my creative life would continue,, but in some new ways.

I began to write Divinely inspired life lessons

New experiences and God-directed Opportunities

New DISCOVERIES  to  share with the world

A NEW SEASON on the Narrow Path with Jesus.

 

365 Days – My ONE WORD for 2026

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Photo: Courtesy of Allauthor. Thank you!
Books illustrated were created by DLD Books.
Lynda has 6 published books.
Memoir, Poetry, Non-fiction.

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