{"id":18560,"date":"2026-03-22T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=18560"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:00:21","slug":"lyndas-journal-of-blessings_quality-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings_quality-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda&#8217;s Journal of Blessings &#8211; #756 &#8211; Quality TIME"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h1><em>Welcome!<\/em><\/h1>\n<p><em>On this journey of sharing BLESSINGS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am accompanied by some friends.\u00a0 You can visit them, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta \"><em><span class=\"meta-info-wrap font-inherit\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-07T23:30:00-07:00\">Jackie\u00a0 at <\/time><span class=\"by-author\"><span class=\"sep\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songatmidnight.com\/author\/jackie\/\">Jackie McBride<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Abbie at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com\/wp\/\">Abbie Johnson Taylor<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>And, I am\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\">Lynda Lambert<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote><p>We each write articles that\u00a0 inspire awareness of daily blessings and gratitude. Visit us every Sunday for a new reflection on the goodness we share in our weekly posts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings \u2013 #756\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>&gt;&gt; Quality Time <\/strong><strong>&lt;&lt;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Walking by Inner Vision,<\/em> since December 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>_My Thoughts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Quality Time<\/h3>\n<p>What comes to mind when you hear this phrase, Quality Time?<\/p>\n<h4>Here is a definition I would include as a feature and regard as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.<\/h4>\n<p>Quality.<\/p>\n<p>The WORD came to the forefront of my thoughts this week as I was writing and taking care of my daily business. I&#8217;ve spent all week thinking about QUALITY, and QUALITY TIME.<\/p>\n<h3>First, I heard that familiar\u00a0 inner voice say, &#8220;Quality.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3>I was working in my library.<\/h3>\n<p>This word\u00a0 appeared quietly.\u00a0 Yet was bold, like a person entering the room as it captures my attention. Quality.<\/p>\n<p>I realized I was hearing this word in my spirit so I said it aloud several times. This word had a remarkable presence, and I stopped what I was doing to just consider it for a while. I&#8217;ve come to realize that this is a moment when the Holy Spirit quietly, softly, speaks to me.\u00a0 \u00a0As a part of the Holy Trinity, of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I recognized his voice as He spoke one word to me.<\/p>\n<p>The Holy Spirit is a presence, a person, and he has feelings and wants to be in our daily life,.\u00a0 He likes to have conversations with us.\u00a0 And, he loves our companionship.\u00a0 He is our best friend, and our helper.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve come to understand Him so much more as I read the Bible and see Him at work over the ages of time, in the lives of those who seek Him. He is ever present.\u00a0 He is for all people, at all times, from throughout the history of humanity.\u00a0 From the beginning,, he was present at our creation.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also learned that being in His presence\u00a0 is always a teaching moment.\u00a0 I want to stop, and pay attention, and listen slowly.\u00a0 Yes, I am learning how to listen slowly. For most of our years of working in education, we have been on a rapidly moving treadmill that barely slows down for a breath of fresh air, most of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, if we are teachable, we begin to realize that there is someone\u00a0 who desires our attention, and we must slow down, in order to hear His voice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>I am a teacher who is teachable. I am a life-long learner, with the will to listen, and learn, every day.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Often, a person, a place, or an activity will come so strongly into my thoughts, and I know instantly this is important &#8211; it is a High Priority that has just entered into my present moment. Often, it comes to me in a way that I know someone needs prayer, and I immediately begin to speak that person&#8217;s name and to pray for them. Other times, this comes as an image for me to write about, or to create as an artwork. But they come. And they come for a reason. Over the decades of life, they come\u00a0 more rapidly with age.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m learning to pay attention to the Holy Spirit as he speaks to me in that still small voice that comes to teach us, guide us and rescue us from the daily grind of life in the fast lane and the cluttering of the mind at times. I&#8217;m learning to be aware. This is a slow process, to learn to go slower, to rest more, to read more carefully and slowly, and to speak less but listen more slowly.<\/p>\n<p>Does this happen to you, also?<\/p>\n<p>A word will just appear in our mind. It seems to speak to us so clearly sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>A single, solitary word can take us by surprise when we least expect it.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>I began to focus on waiting and listening.\u00a0 I receive blessings each day.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I\u00a0 encounter\u00a0 new discoveries and gratitude guides the activities. I can say that the quality of life has changed as I quietly listen more slowly.\u00a0 I learned that the way was provided for us before we were born.<\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<h3><em>My Poem,\u00a0 Quality Time<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>Quality Time<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There is a \u00a0way, that leads to life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Who are you seeking?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The gate is small and hidden<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The path is narrow and straight.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just one path leads to the Father<\/p>\n<p><em>I walk behind Jesus\u00a0 as he clears the way <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I pass through\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In Jesus we live and move and have our being.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He is the way maker, there is no other.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The answer to all of your questions,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you seek Him, he will be there for you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Joy comes in the morning.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As you seek Him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Listen slowly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He will find you<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>in the Quality time.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>_Scripture<\/h3>\n<p>This scripture teaches us the importance of producing high quality work in everything we do.<\/p>\n<p>The Holy Spirit enables us to pursue excellence, wisdom, and integrity as\u00a0 we serve God<\/p>\n<div class=\"mZJni Dn7Fzd\" dir=\"ltr\" data-container-id=\"main-col\" data-xid=\"VpUvz\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjXouXD37OTAxXKF1kFHbRJJskQ3KYQegQIABAB\">\n<div data-container-id=\"5\">\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAA\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<div data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><mark class=\"HxTRcb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Daniel 6:3<\/strong><\/mark>,<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-21909\" class=\"text Dan-6-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3\u00a0<\/sup>Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><em>Note that\u00a0 the English word &#8220;quality&#8221; does not appear in the Bible.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>However, we do find &#8220;excellence&#8221; and &#8220;best,&#8221; and there are many references\u00a0 in the Bible that reveal the essence of &#8220;quality.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<h3>_Daily Action Plan<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>1_Begin to read a book that is considered excellent, or best.\u00a0 Choose a classic that has passed the test of time through the ages.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it might be a book read long ago and you would\u00a0 like to come back to again.\u00a0 I have several books on my mind that I read long ago, and I want to visit them again to see what is there that I missed or have forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>2. Each day, spend some time reading the Bible.\u00a0 Take it nice and slow, and don&#8217;t hesitate to read it over and over again.\u00a0 You will see something new every time you read a chapter or even a verse.\u00a0 As you discipline\u00a0 yourself to read, you will begin to see the quality of the people who are there on the pages.\u00a0 Quality Time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\">\u00a9<\/a><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em>_<\/p>\n<p>Please let me know how you set aside some Quality Time with God this week.<\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<h2>FYI:\u00a0 About me:<\/h2>\n<p><em>As a tenured Professor of Fine Art and Humanities, I taught studio art, English Literature, and lectured in Humanities at Geneva College in Western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 In addition, I\u00a0 am an actively exhibiting artist, and a published author of non-fiction and poetry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I created exciting courses across the disciplines \u2013 Art \u2013<\/em><br \/>\n<em>English\u00a0 Literature \u2013 Humanities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My courses were taught on campus during the spring and fall semesters.\u00a0 In the summer, I taught in Salzburg, Austria for a month of travel and studies in many European countries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My passions in academia are poetry and fine art.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> I author books and create fine art in Painting\u00a0 and\u00a0 Fiber Art.<\/em><em>I discovered a new life after sudden sight loss. For the next two years, I learned to see the world and my place in it in an entirely new way.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Ad the months went by, God was showing me that my creative life would continue,, but in some new ways.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I began to write Divinely inspired life lessons<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New experiences and God-directed Opportunities<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New DISCOVERIES\u00a0 to\u00a0 share with the world<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A NEW SEASON on the Narrow Path with Jesus.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18195\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18195\" data-attachment-id=\"18195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=18195\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-HX300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510103801&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC08415\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lynda is standing beside a bright red Japanese Maple tree that is in her prayer garden. She is wearing a blue hand-knit jacket, and she is smiling at you!  Isn&amp;#8217;t God just the Best!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221; Lynda&amp;#8217;s Prayer Garden&amp;#8221;&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto by Bob Lambert&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8221; Lynda&#8217;s Prayer Garden&#8221;<br \/>Photo by Bob Lambert<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>FYI<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Final Note:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>365 Days \u2013 My ONE WORD for 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>NEW<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_18586\" style=\"width: 143px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18586\" data-attachment-id=\"18586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings_quality-time\/each-day-holds-some-small-joy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-SmallJoyCover_thm.jpg?fit=133%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"133,171\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"N:EW&amp;#8230;Each Day Holds Some Small Joy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Book Cover is a close-up view of a Red Breasted Robin&amp;#8217;s nest.  It is woven in a circle, using twigs and grasses.  There are e blue eggs in the nest.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;NEW___Each Day Holds Some Small Joy: Little Poems from my gardens.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto: Courtesy of AllAuthor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-SmallJoyCover_thm.jpg?fit=133%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-SmallJoyCover_thm.jpg?resize=133%2C171&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"171\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Each Day Holds Some Small Joy (2024)<br \/>Photo: Courtesy of AllAuthor<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Each Day Holds Some Small Joy<\/em> \u2013 Collection of Haiku and Tanka nature poems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynda\u2019s Latest Books are now available on Amazon and all retail booksellers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Each-Day-Holds-Some-Small\/dp\/B0CZLB6K1B\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AKBEMhZ3x5CQ0NNqltM0EtgoRCGJw8cAuWm1V1FtLnFnmSxdFKReoIqZgCLK8wPz6epWXVx8d1iYsk9KTVdaiM56oXNi6J2FDDpUqgGwHfA.gBG7GDluox3HaNvc7qn5xan71PfMF1FisqLF9ZIR028&amp;qid=1761844481&amp;sr=1-2\"><strong>LOOK HERE<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interview with Lynda\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behindoureyes.org\/booklaunch\/BBL-2024-04-18-Lynda-Lambert-Audio.mp3?fbclid=IwY2xjawEpaUFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRZ1sQ1QgFg9YAIIj_mko_b-_rK7mRhg0HM0r1uYdx-wGSK7MSgYdi1PLw_aem_01KVukqKFwISArROlR471w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen Here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Songs for the Pilgrimage\u2026<\/em>A Collection of Poems and<\/p>\n<p>short writings from journals and travels \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Songs-Pilgrimage-Lynda-McKinney-Lambert\/dp\/B09LGNP576\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RXSCQ9TZEKXD&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.odilAajMaX0R6fQm2FAKbw.FUzIcpETf9nuNKcfKHf3cK96PwTLMMb16QEOQKypCQ4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Songs+for+the+Pilgrimage%2C+Lynda+McKinney+Lambert&amp;qid=1774095793&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=songs+for+the+pilgrimage%2C+lynda+mckinney+lambert%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Star Signs: New and Selected Poems_<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Star-Signs-New-Selected-Poems\/dp\/B09LGTMDBY\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B9XNLJ5FC6UV&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CqsDgaE0701ElRG6utbG8w.Yg7iIbC5R3JjcHV49hSpQLLnP6Kaua09L17dO1tDDO0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Star+Signs_Lynda+McKinney+Lambert&amp;qid=1774095064&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=star+signs_lynda+mckinney+lambert%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\">Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Purchase\u00a0 Lynda\u2019s Books at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?i=digital-text&amp;rh=p_27%3ALynda+Lambert&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Lynda+Lambert&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2025. 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