{"id":19045,"date":"2026-06-28T08:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=19045"},"modified":"2026-06-28T08:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:27:34","slug":"lyndas-journal-of-blessings-770-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-770-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda&#8217;s Journal of Blessings  &#8211; #770  &#8211; Work (Physical)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Welcome!<\/em><\/h3>\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\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>__<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings \u2013 #770\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>&gt;&gt; WORK (Physical) <\/strong><strong>&lt;&lt;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Visit my blog: Walking by Inner Vision,<\/em> since December 2009.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_My Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s talk\u00a0 about how we do our WORK!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I will\u00a0 write\u00a0 about my &#8220;work&#8221; in two articles. Today,\u00a0 \u00a0I am focused on the\u00a0 physicality of my personal and professional life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hands are a symbol of life activities in Art, Gardening, and <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Life &#8211; in &#8211; General for a Mom, Grandma, and Great Grandma.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next week, I&#8217;ll focus on the spiritual aspects I have discovered over the years of working with my hands.<\/p>\n<p>Please join me today, as I write about painting and the work of my hands in art and in everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FIRST_<\/p>\n<p>I woke up at 3 \u00a0a.m.. That is\u00a0 usually my best \u00a0time to get up for the day.<\/p>\n<p>Rising early is intentional and I devote the early\u00a0 hours to prayer, praise, and listening in the quietness of my &#8220;prayer closet.&#8221;\u00a0 That happens to be my library! This is where I begin each day in the darkness of the Fourth Watch of the Night.\u00a0 My favorite time of the 24-hour cycle.<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0 immediately thought about what my topic for next Sunday&#8217;s Blessing article. would be.<\/p>\n<p>At that precise moment, I also heard that still, small, inner voice say &#8211; &#8220;Painting.\u201d \u00a0I looked down at my hands, and I \u00a0smiled, &#8220;Painting?,\u00a0 I said this aloud.\u00a0 Then, I thought. &#8220;Of Course, it is painting!&#8221;\u00a0 Painting is a companion to my hands! I had to laugh at this connection.<\/p>\n<p>What is there about my hands?<\/p>\n<p>A quick glance at my hands revealed it all.<\/p>\n<p>No long fingernails, no nail polish, and no manicure.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t be bothered \u00a0to take time for those things.<\/p>\n<p>These hands are made for a woman who does physical WORK.<\/p>\n<p>My hands show the passage of time and how I spend my days in the warm months of the year. Since I am nearly 83 years old, my hands show wrinkles and scars, and in the summer months, a little dirt beneath my nails. That would be from working in the gardens for hours at a time, several days a week. My hands are in soil, moving over stones and rocks, pulling weeds, and touching painful thistle plants or weeds that form like a large net over a wide expanse of gravel.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I won&#8217;t even get into discussing my knees and feet!<\/p>\n<p>My hands may also have little cuts from accidents with knives, or cutters. And, they may often have stains on them, because I usually don&#8217;t work with gloves on. You must be able to feel the tiny roots and bulbs beneath the soil, in order to get the weeds taken out successfully.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, the Black-Eyed Susan flowers\u00a0 will be showing off for all to enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/__trashed\/dsc07064\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC07064-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"DSC07064\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC07064-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9703\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC07064.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC07064-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC07064-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC07064-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC07064-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9701\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9701\" data-attachment-id=\"9701\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-770-hands\/blackeyedsusan2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blackEyedSusan2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"blackEyedSusan2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Black-Eyed Susans in my Garden. Summer 2021.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto by Lynda McKinney Lambert&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blackEyedSusan2-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9701\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blackEyedSusan2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blackEyedSusan2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blackEyedSusan2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blackEyedSusan2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blackEyedSusan2-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black-Eyed Susans in my Garden. Summer 2021.<br \/>Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9700\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9700\" data-attachment-id=\"9700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-770-hands\/blackeyedsusan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"BlackEyedSusan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert. 2021.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BlackEyedSusan-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert. 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m ready this week do do some mulching in one of the long gardens that runs along the River Road fence. There are plants on both sides of that fence, and I maintain them both.\u00a0 I have a special pair of shoes that help me stay balanced as I walk on rocks or kneel down to reach stags and unwanted vines such as the deadly Morning Glory that corrupts every plant within reach of its skinny branches.<\/p>\n<p>It must have been a morning Glory that sneaked into the group of flowers who were singing a song, in <em>Alice in Wonderland!<\/em> Imagine that! A dreadful and stealthy flower, such as a Morning Glory, sneaking in to destroy all the other lovely flowers. I believe it for I live it every day of the season.<\/p>\n<p>As I consider my hands, I am taken back to changing diapers on my babies and caring for 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. These hands did whatever was needed at the time, for anyone who needed them. And these hands have soothed my family members during their final days of life. I am all about life, in my home, over the decades of making art projects, and my very physical work in gardens since early childhood.\u00a0 I speak life over my gardens as I am working in them, and during the time when I am making art. I speak life in my home, and I speak life in all of my writing projects.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never stopped to count them, but let&#8217;s just say, there are quite a few flower gardens that I tend. One covers long distances down a fence line, along River Road. I should add that this exceptionally long garden also has a companion garden on the other side of the fence!\u00a0 This side of the fence contains a variety of colorful flowers for the entire growing season.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the dramatic black-eyed Susan flowers\u00a0 and the hearty Mont auk Daisies, are next in line\u00a0 to show off their blossoms till late fall when low temperatures\u00a0 bring\u00a0 the daisy plants to an end. However, I must also say that the bright golden-yellow Caramel Coral Bells that are beautiful and colorful year-round. They will be a lovely array of color as the snow flies and the ice forms. Their leaves will remain bright \u00a0and finally, in late spring, new leaves will merge in with the old leaves from last year, and soon, the entire cushion of stunning colors will be all new petals in the\u00a0 shape of Maple tree leaves. There are a number of other gardens, but this gives you a little bit of information about how I use my hands to care for my flower gardens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0One More\u00a0 Thing&#8230;it&#8217;s about art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, I climbed up the fourteen narrow steps to arrive in my painting studio.<\/p>\n<p>While there, I was looking for paintings\u00a0 that I&#8217;ll deliver tomorrow for a juried arts show. <strong>My advice for anyone is:\u00a0 Never Quit!\u00a0 Keep on doing what you LOVE to do, and develop adaptive ways of working \u2013 but keep on working! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My hands know how to paint anything, through the years of practice, intense studies, and creative thoughts from the Creator, God. These are the hands that instinctively know how to make beauty come alive.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the basic truth of what it is to be an artist!<\/p>\n<p>When I meet an artist I&#8217;ve not seen in a long time, I can guarantee you what question they will have for me immediately!\u00a0 &#8220;What are you working on now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Work is a key word for understanding the mind of an artist. We are workers in our craft. Our work is what we do and it&#8217;s what we talk about all the time. Our work has priority in our conversations, our dreams, thoughts, and our daily activities. We work. We work with our hands, our body, our mind, our spirit, and our dreams. Most of our work in non-verbal. We got to a place where there are no words to distract us or interfere with the spiritual realm that we live in. Our work is always on our mind, and at the same time, it&#8217;s sacred. You will be surprised to learn that most artists are non-verbal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>_Scripture<\/h2>\n<p><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">The Garden of Eden (Genesis 2):<!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/strong> The pristine paradise where God created Adam and Eve. It served as the place of perfect fellowship with God, but became the site of the Fall when mankind disobeyed and was subsequently expelled<\/p>\n<p>Our loving Father, God, decided that all Life was created in the garden. God loves beauty and we are His cherished creations.<\/p>\n<p>You can find gardens and plants at many of the stories in the Bible.\u00a0 Do a search and find out more this week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Bible is just bursting with examples of people over the ages who were called by God to be artist and artisans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>_Daily Action Plan<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><strong>What is WORK for YOU?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>What is the &#8220;Work of your hands?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How do you define your own WORK?<\/p>\n<p>What does your WORK look like to you?<\/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>Let me know how God\u00a0 has shown Hiis faithfulness this week.<\/p>\n<p>__<\/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-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<blockquote><p><strong>What inspired me to begin writing blog posts about BLESSINGS?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Your comments and prayers inspire the best in me.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know if this message is helpful to you.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for sharing my Sunday Blessings posts with others to encourage them and share the Love of Jesus.<\/p>\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\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>FYI: My Background:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Professor Lynda McKinney Lambert taught fine art and humanities at a Christian college in Western Pennsylvania, She was a tenured professor, an actively exhibiting artist, and a published author.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0My academic Profession:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>English Literature\u00a0 &#8211; Fina Art\u00a0 &#8211; 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. One summer course was taught in Austria, with weekend trips to Venice, Italy,\u00a0 Various cities in Germany, and a variety of cities in Czech Republic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I also taught in a spring semester course, on location in each year in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p><em>My passions in academia are poetry , art history, and fine art.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Finally, I author books and I create\u00a0 fine art in several mediums \u2013 Painting\u00a0 and\u00a0 Fiber Art.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>After Sight Loss:<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em>How I Found HOPEFULNESS in Unexpected Changes:<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><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<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>365 Days \u2013 My ONE WORD for 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>__<\/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<p>Each Day Holds Some Small Joy \u2013 Collection of Haiku and Tanka nature poems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Songs for the Pilgrimage\u2026A Collection of Poems and short writings from journals and travels<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Lynda\u2019s latest books!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Songs for the Pilgrimage<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em><\/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><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2025. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Courtesy of Allauthor. Thank you!<br \/>\nBooks illustrated were created by DLD Books.<br \/>\nLynda has 6 published books.<br \/>\nMemoir, Poetry, Non-fiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Lynda+McKinney+Lambert&amp;i=audible&amp;ref=adbl_pdp_slider_author\"><strong>Lynda<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\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\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frwork-Out #770<\/p>\n<p>Today, I feature One Word for this blessing:\u00a0 Work<\/p>\n<p>June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<h2><strong>BONUS:\u00a0 Additional Thought_<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Gorilla Garden `Cart<\/strong> is often referred to as a Gorilla Cart.<\/p>\n<p>For a gardener, like me, \u00a0it\u2019s like having a \u00a0sports car in the garage.\u00a0 \u00a0You fall in love with it at first sight.<\/p>\n<p>This sophisticated cart is a heavy-duty, four-wheeled utility wagon designed to haul heavy loads like dirt, rocks, mulch, and plants around a yard. I handle heavy \u00a0bags of soil and mulch, rocks, and stones, and\u00a0 always poison ivy. \u00a0\u00a0My Gorilla Cart serves me \u00a0as a highly stable, easier-to-maneuver alternative to traditional single-wheel wheelbarrow.\u00a0 In past years, I made trips up and down the hillside to empty a large wheelbarrow that was heavier than I am., and tried to balance it on that one wheel as my load shifted left and right, and the weight of the cart sped forward as I\u00a0 held on for my life as we went down to the path through the woods.\u00a0 I survived, again, I thought. One more time, I managed to get that\u00a0 wheelbarrow emptied at the top of the old rock quarry.\u00a0 But there were moments, when it seemed like we both would\u00a0 be pulled over the edge \u00a0of the cliff and drop down 50 feet into the rock quarry. Gardening is tough. And you must \u00a0rise to the occasion and do what needs to be done that day.<\/p>\n<p>I \u00a0admit, I strut around on my gardening journey every day, with the Gorilla at my side. I\u2019d like the neighbors to admire it, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019m in love with this garden cart.<\/p>\n<p>Not only debris \u00a0and layers of weeds, but there is also the continuous physical assault to the body of the gardener that requires a little break today.<\/p>\n<p>Since I am the gardener, today\u2019s break gives me more time for \u00a0reading and writing. I mean,\u00a0 the work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At that precise moment, I also heard that still, small, inner voice say \u2013 \u201cPainting.\u201d  I looked down at my hands, and I  smiled, \u201cPainting?,  I said this aloud.  Then, I thought. \u201cOf Course, it is painting!\u201d  Painting is a companion to my hands! I had to laugh at this connection.<\/p>\n<p>What is there about my hands?<\/p>\n<p>A quick glance at my hands revealed it all.<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-770-hands\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022_Lilly-3.jpg?fit=1186%2C2208&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-4Xb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18737,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-jourfnal-of-blessings_package\/","url_meta":{"origin":19045,"position":0},"title":"Lynda&#8217;s Journal of Blessings &#8211; #760 &#8211; Package","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"April 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"For me, the path during those years was my interest in poetry and in my faith. 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