One-Liner Wednesday & JusJoJan ~ GRATEFUL

Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com

https://lindaghill.com/2026/01/28/one-liner-wednesday-jusjojan26-the-28th-winter-wonderland/

I am ever-grateful the Lord will clear His schedule when I need help Pronto!

And I’m keeping all you winter-burdened folks in my fervent prayers…just call, and HE Answers!! 

~ Cale

Psalm 86:7
In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.

Cape Hope ~ Sunday Whirl

https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/wordle-741/

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We were wonderland-bound

a place called Cape Hope…

each of us desperately needed

hopeclarity, peace, direction

a future that offered more

than we’d experienced last year…

when we arrived noonday sun

was blindingly bright, glittering

on every inch of packed snow, ice–

we passed three churches

before seeing the one we’d chosen

by way of same dream we’d

had in past month–

it was hardly more than a chapel

yet the Cross in the window

above the altar embraced

entire interior, the mosaic

fairly vibrating with colors…

we were on our knees

heads bowed, mute tears

coursing down our cheeks–

Everything will be alright…

these were words we heard

from the Voice within silence…

Sovereign God of grace, mercies

ever-faithful throughout the ages…

His hand was turning the wheel–

~ Cale

Impatience ~ JusJoJan

https://lindaghill.com/2026/01/22/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-22nd-2026/

FROM LINDA:

Welcome back for our 22nd Just Jot it January 2026 daily prompt. Today’s prompt is brought to us by Dharkanein. Thank you, Dharkanein! Please be sure to visit Dharkanein’s blog to read their posts and say hello. 

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 22nd, 2026 is “impatience.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

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“IMPATIENCE”got the T-shirt; got the coffe mug (I don’t drink coffee); got the bumper sticker for car (I don’t drive).  Guess the sticker could go on the fridge…or front door, to discourage unwanted sales people. 

I thought surely I’d develop more patience as I aged (figured it was natural, since I’m slower now)–who was I kidding?🙄

But it IS a fruit of the Holy Spirit (see verse below)…so maybe there’s still hope for me😅

~ Cale

Amplified Bible
“But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness…”

Gal 5:22

Words from Max Lucado

“In the book of Esther, it’s as if God,

in His kind providence, heard all the prayers

of all the souls who have ever been stuck

in an arctic January.

To every person who has longed to see

a green sprig on a barren branch, He says,

‘Follow Me.  I want you to see what I can do’.”

Max Lucado, author/pastor

(from his calendar: You Were Made For This Moment, Courage for Today and Hope for Tomorrow)

Unspoken~Words that Bless (or Wound)

https://lindaghill.com/2026/01/20/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-20th-2026/

FROM LINDA:

Would you look at that! It’s the 20th Just Jot it January 2026 daily prompt. Today’s prompt is brought to us by Maggie. Thank you, Maggie! Please be sure to visit Maggie’s blog to read her posts and say hello. 

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 20th, 2026 is “unspoken.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

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Would curses wound less

if they were unspoken?

Are blessings worth less

if left unspoken?

It’s the thought that counts

so the saying goes–

but kind words of truth

or ones which speak

genuine affirmation

can redeem a bad day

…even save a life

that’s falling away

~ Cale

Amplified Bible
“No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn. This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And this is their vindication from Me,” says the LORD. 

Isaiah 54:17

PROVERBS 

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He that speaks the word is an apple of gold in a vessel of beaten silver.  Proverbs 25:11

Proverbs 15:23
A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 10:20-21
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth. / The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Faith & Taffy (consistency)

https://lindaghill.com/2026/01/19/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-19th-2026/

FROM LINDA:

Wow. It’s already the 19th of January, and time for the Just Jot it January 2026 daily prompt. Our prompt today is courtesy of running enthusiast Warren. Thank you, Warren! Please be sure to visit Warren’s blog to read his posts and say hello. 

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 19th, 2026 is “consistency.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

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The consistency of faith

is like grandma’s taffy  

Ingredients are boiled

till thick–then pulled

and stretched until

it’s shiny (like God’s grace

on a child’s face)–

Taffy is a chewy treat

tastes almost like

faith rewarded

 Sweet!

~ Cale