Transgender Identity

 

I have a transgender grandchild who I love unconditional and who I support, these actions are not about whether I understand being transgender because honestly, I don’t understand it.  

My husband does not accept this and will often refer to her as him saying he is being truthful and I am enabling her delusions. He will often quote the Bible to back up his actions and opinion that he is just being truthful.

When I think about how God feels about someone being transgender, I tend to think that God’s love for us is unconditional. No matter how we identify or express ourselves, we are wrapped in God’s love. This love is a foundation that helps us embrace our true selves and provides strength and encouragement. Each of us is uniquely created, and God’s love reaches every person, allowing us to feel accepted and valued.

The LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

This is just how I feel, Tim at times makes comments about how Sam doesn’t talk to him but this doesn’t surprise me as Sam knows that Tim doesn't support her and this has caused friction between them.

 

Sunday Stealing

 

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!

We're going into the new year by looking back. Randy at GeneaMusings encourages us to reminisce. 

When I Was Young

Tell us about a time when your family got a newfangled invention (your first air conditioner, colour TV, VCR, microwave, computer, etc.).

It was back in the 70’s and colour TV had just came out here in Australia and my dad bought one, we were the first in the street to have one

Is there a particular song that sparks a childhood memory?  

Can’t think of one

What is something an older family member taught you to do?

My Nan taught me to care for my skin telling me to moisturise daily starting at the forehead and ending at my boobs. Saying I wouldn’t want to have leathery skin.      

Back in the day, what name brands would we have found in your family's kitchen?

Kraft, Arnott’s and Vegemite

As a child, did you collect anything (rocks, shells, stickers, etc.)

Posters of actors and actresses and musicians.  

 

Tuesday's 4

Welcome all, here I am taking part in Tuesday's 4, this is the first one for 2026 this year I am going to try and post on the right day of the week, anyway, here are this week’s questions.

Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 welcomes you and we are very happy to have you back.

Can we talk about housekeeping and chores today since January was usually the time for white sales and replacing linens and towels for the household.

1. My mother ironed sheets and pillowcases. I iron the cases but not the sheets.  I feel that the cases feel better after ironing and I like the fancy ruffles etc  to look better.   What do you do?  Is ironing a waste of time for you?

2. A few friends really enjoy ironing.  Are there any articles of clothing you iron ?  And do you send clothing to the dry cleaner?

3.  Home is enhanced by good cooking, clean rooms, freshly made beds, quilt and the lovely touches women bring to things.

What special touches do you put on your home to make it special, cozy and warm?

4. Do you recall Mom or Grandma sprinkling and ironing clothing?  Was there a laundry day set aside and an ironing day?   What is washday like at your house>

 

Hodgepodge No 2 for 2026

 

Hi all here I am taking part in 2026 hodgepodge Q & A the questions can be found here:

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/01/hodgepodge-questions-volume-636.html

What kind of winter person are you-snow lover, fireplace snuggler, winter adventurer, or indoor hibernator? Elaborate. 

I am a stay inside and do what I do most days

The Pantone colour of the year is cloud dancer, described as a gentle, billowy off white shade. The colour symbolizes 'peace, clarity, quiet reflection, renewal, and a soft reset'. Of the terms just listed which do you need most in your life this winter? 

Peace and quiet

Every cloud has a silver lining, on cloud nine, head in the clouds, storm clouds gathering, or cloud of suspicion...which 'cloud' idiom do you most relate to currently? Explain. 

After much thought I have decided it’s storm clouds due to the tension I have felt in the family.

coconut, cauliflower, cottage cheese, mayonnaise, onions, ranch dressing...of the white foods listed, which would be the hardest for you to give up? Do you like all or any of the foods on the list? 

Mayonnaise, I can not look at cauliflower without feeling ill, due to childhood drama.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson is credited with this quote-

"How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year." 

Agree or disagree? Tell us why. 

I get what he was saying and maybe he is right, but I am not sure if I agree or not

Insert your own random thought here. 

This week’s rando thought is a poem I came across about Parkinson’s Disease.

In the hush of dawn, the hands may shake,

A gentle tremor, a subtle quake.

Steps falter softly on the morning floor,

A journey begun, not as before.

Words may stumble, voices sometimes low,

Yet courage lingers where shadows grow.

The mind remembers, though time may haze,

The laughter and love of younger days.

There’s hope in science, and hope in friends,

A will that bends but never ends.

Though Parkinson’s whispers and tries to confine,

The heart beats steady—brave, and fine.

 

 

 

 

Getting to know me

 

So here I am answering more getting to know you/me, these questions come from Kymber found here:

https://booomcha.com/2026/01/get-to-know-you-72/

If you won the lottery tonight, would I see you at work tomorrow?

Nope only because I don’t have a job

What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?

None it was only something we saw in American movies and TV shows

What’s a movie you can practically quote from start to finish?

I can’t think of one

 

This is for Sue

 

This is to remind you of how unique our relationship is and to tell you that you could never, ever be replaced in my life.

It is to let you know how much I appreciate you. It’s a thank you for every time you have shared a worry or tear, every time you have listened and been the only one who understands and every time you were there when I felt like there was no one else, I could turn to.

It's to assure you that our relationship is one of the most important in my life and that you are not only my sister but a dear and treasured friend.

This is to tell you that I love you, and I hope your days are filled with happiness and love.

Share my world number 1 for 2026

 

Hi everyone I am taking part in sharing my world again here are this week’s questions and answers, which I found here:                

Sharing my World 5th January 2026

How long did it take you to get back into the normal swing of things after the holidays?

No time at all just went right back to normal

Are you looking forward to 2026 with optimism?
Yeah as I am an optimistic person

Are you taking part in any of the January WP challenges/prompts?
Nope, note planning to but that may change.

If you could wish one thing for 2026, what would that be?
That we see the return of common sense, acceptance, and tolerance.