Kimlees Primitive Junque

05/28/2026

Hello, Welcome to Words on Wednesday. Wasn’t today beautiful. I LOVE summer. As a lot of you know I’m always cold so the hotter the better. Have you ever had a day where something happened and you just kinda stand there and say what the heck??? Yep you got it, I had that kind of day yesterday. As I’ve gotten older I don’t let to much get to me or at least I try to stay calm. So yesterday I decided to mow and I got on the road to start down the property on the ditch. Well something clinked and clanked and I thought well shoot that does’t sound right but oh well I’ve got to get busy. So I seen some trash in the ditch (people must think that the ditch is the county dump) so I turned off the mower picked up the trash,and then a friend was driving by and he stopped and we chatted for a bit. So now I’m ready to mow. I love to mow except when it’s cold. So I started the mower ok good no weird noise so let’s go……. This is where the OOPS comes in. I engaged the mower and bang and clink and clank. Great what did I just mow over? So I started the mower and tried to move and it went about a mower length and stopped. So WHATS a women to do? Well it wasn’t clinking or clanking but it wouldn’t stay running so after quite a few minutes of starting and stopping and inching my way to the barn so I could at least get off of the Long Lake Road racetrack I made it to the barn. Well as I climbed off that John Deere I looked at it and said well John what is your problem? He didn’t answer just like a man. 🤨Sorry guys. So as I was bound and determined to figure this out on my own without calling my son in law I seen the OOPS. A RED LIGHT YEP YOU GUESSED IT THE OIL LIGHT. Well I googled what kind of oil do I put in a mower? 10w30 ok perfect I’ll go to the gas station and buy a quart come home fill it up and mow. Well I came home after I spent $7.19 on a quart of oil filled it up and was ready to mow. Well I think you all know by now what happened as did Mr. John Deere. ( He was laughing his fool head off) I’m looking at that green machine thinking why didn’t you tell me you needed oil? My car tells me all kinds of things. So I came up to the house sat on my porch and decided the next mower I buy I’m going to make sure it talks. Or at least I bet I never ever start a mower or anything else before I check the oil. So how does this story get us to a God conversation? I’ve had many a day where I clinked and clanked and puttered and smoked and caused all kinds of trouble. But God in all his glory would just slowly put in the oil and waited for me to run the right way. How about you? Are you clinking and clanking? Are you puttering and smoking? I find it comical that Mr. Deere could remind me that if I don’t do the maintenance on myself, and allow those tuneups to happen I will literally be smoking in Hell. So friends please in all seriousness take the time to get a tuneup. Let God fill you with oil. Just in case here’s a FYI!!! check the oil in your mower. I think I’m going to buy a Gravely since John doesn’t talk. As always Jesus loves you and so do I. Kim

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05/21/2026

Hello, So glad you’re here today. I pray your week went well. Last weeks Words on Wednesday was a little rough but nonetheless needed to be said. There’s always going to be something that makes others uncomfortable. With that being said have you ever thought that maybe when you’re uncomfortable it just might be that you’re being convicted? Jesus does have a way to get our attention. I will say that I’m not ever happy when I know I’m being convicted of something. I have a need to be right. Ha ha. Seriously though none of us want to admit that our way is not right. We do it all day everyday. I think most of us would say that we only ask for help from Jesus when we are in a serious crisis. Good news Jesus wants to talk with us all day every day. Isn’t that awesome. He doesn’t just come our way when we need some straightening up, he’s always there to listen, to help, to understand. He knows what we need even before we know. In his greatness he gave us free will, all knowing that a lot of times when we make those decisions he’ll need to help us out. That my friends is the greatest friend we can have. So when you’re in a situation that is making you tense, unhappy, sad, or mad. Think about it. Is our God trying to get our attention??? What do you need to be convicted of? As always Jesus loves you and so do I. Kim

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05/13/2026

Hello, Welcome to Words on Wednesday. I pray that you‘ve had a great week and that you are still looking for someone in the crowd to pray for. I’ve been setting up for my garage sale this weekend and at the most strangest times these thoughts came to me so I feel that someone really needs to hear this. TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS. What does God say about relationships? Matthew 5:39 This verse is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus instructs his followers not to retaliate against an evil person, but to offer the other check when struck. It advocates for nonviolent resistance and breaking the cycle of violence. The interpretation is to NOT BE A DOOR MAT OR TO ACCEPT ABUSE but rather a bold non violent act. Romans 12:17 Do not repay evil for evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Do not repay wrong for wrong but strive to do what is good. There are many verses that talk about doing what is right but where do we begin? I wholeheartedly believe that we have the right to walk away from a toxic relationship. I don’t believe that God wants us to stay in that type of relationship. For me and I’m sure some of you don’t agree with me on this point but if we stay in an unhealthy environment we are only asking for trouble. These relationships can be with our own family. In fact that’s what this is about. Continuing to let the family member belittle you, talk bad about you to others, lie about you, treat you terribly is NOT a Godly person. This is only hurting you and bringing you down. The person who is doing this does not care about you at all. Sometimes you might have a glimmer of hope that they are changing but that too is their way of hurting you. Narcissistic people have a need for constant admiration, and they feel entitled to manipulate others to make themselves feel superior, they need for all the attention to be on them. God says to LOVE one another. As Christians we might feel that we have to accept this kind of behavior. I don’t feel that we do. We need to continue to pray for that person always but I feel that walking away from that relationship is healthy. I know this will be hard and every person has to do what they feel is right in their situation. I know there are a lot of words this Wednesday and I pray that the person who needed this will take it to heart. You are not a bad person if you need to walk away. Choose what is right for you. So as I’ve said before find someone in the crowd to pray for. We never know what they are going through. One last thing: would you yourself take the advice you give? I guess maybe we need to look into the mirror. As always God loves you and so do I. Kim

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05/06/2026

Hello and welcome to Words on Wednesday. I pray that you have had a good week so far. Spring and summer are my favorite times of the year. For me the hotter it is the better. In case you’re wondering I absolutely whine when the temp is below 74. I’ve never liked the cold to begin with but I’ve realized that each year I get a little more grumpy when it’s cold so I’m praying that it will get warm so I don’t have to WHINE. What about you? Which season is your favorite? I was out mowing with my winter coat, a hat, my gloves, and extra clothes on and I got to laughing. If you were one of the ones who went by and seen me sitting on the mower laughing I wasn’t losing it. Ok well maybe I was. It just struck me that I must have looked kinda like the boy on the Christmas Story with layers and layers on. Once I got inside and warmed up a thought came. I look back at my life a lot to see how far I’ve come, what prayers have been answered, to make sure I’m still on the right path. It struck me that just like coming in from the cold we take off layers of ourselves through out our lives. We grow and mature and before we know it we are not who we were. Some pieces will never change its in our DNA but we have the power to be who we want to be. God gave us free will and though we sometimes don’t use the best judgement we still make our choice. I’m the first to admit that some of my choices were not in my best interest but none the less I made them. I’ve had to learn the hard way on somethings and that’s ok because I learned. What about you? Are you mature enough to say that was not a good choice and learn from it or do you blame others for your shortcomings? Are you able to go to someone you’ve wronged and ask for forgiveness? That’s a hard one isn’t it. Matthew 7:3-5 talks about the sawdust in your eye when we need to take the plank out of our own eye, then we can clearly remove the speck in our brothers eye. The bible is our manual for life. It’s full of instruction, insight, rules, laws, and more. We see that a lot of what goes on now went on then. We have a gift and it’s free. We could never get to Heaven on our own. We can’t buy our way in, we can’t do 1000 good deeds to get in. The only way into Heaven is by accepting Jesus as your personal savior. As we grow in our faith I believe that Jesus helps peel off those layers one by one. Now we have to be willing to let go, there is no forcing from God to change. He waits on you to ask for help, and he knows what you need before you even ask. So don’t think that you can’t ask or that something is way off base. Ask and God will answer in his way which is so much better than your way. Are you ready to start peeling off those layers? I hope so. As always God loves you and so do I. Kim

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04/29/2026

Hello and welcome to Words on Wednesday. I hope your day has been good so far. Have you ever had those days when you feel defeated? Not that anything has happened but just days when you wonder what have I accomplished today and you realize the answer is “NOTHING”. Sometimes we think that we have to be doing something in order for our day to be complete. I’ve actually had quite a few days like that here lately. I like to have my day planned out so when it goes awry, so do I. I had plans to fill up my booth in Grabill on Monday. I forgot about getting lab work done. Ok well I can do that on Tuesday. Mama had a couple of melt downs so I spent time with her. Well I can do it on Wednesday. I had to fill my booth at Jolenes in Garrett. I know TOMORROW I’ll go to Grabill. Who knows maybe I’ll get there and maybe I won’t. I really should not be so worried about being a few days late to fill up my booth but!!!!! Now. I’m sitting here in my living room rocking away listening to the wind and God sent me “a thought”. Be still and listen. God I will in a minute,,,,,, I need to get some supper ready and pack my car for Grabill. I really need to dust and vacuum too. I need to!!!!!……. A few minutes have passed and this is what happened. As I rocked with eyes closed, hands folded, and mind clear I heard. The birds singing, the train whistling, the wind blowing, and cars going by. That’s when I realized that my “NOTHING” days have my agenda front and center and not Gods. I visualize when I’m in prayer because it gives me a purpose. Birds singing, God made each one sound different for us to enjoy. Train whistling product going to places for consumers. Wind blowing we can’t see it but we feel it. Cars going by a great time to pray for the people for whatever need they may have. The lesson to be learned is this, when we stop and listen to Gods voice we can be assured that we will hear. A quiet time to reflect on what our God has provided for us. It’s a time to say thank you for prayers answered maybe not the answer we wanted but an answer nonetheless. I am grateful that we can get lab work done to find out what’s going on. I am grateful to be able to spend more time with mama even though there’s memory issues just to be there to reassure her that she’s in a good place. I’ve got one booth filled 2 more to go. I’ll get there someday but for now I need to remember to stop and listen to that one small voice. I hope that you too will stop and listen. I promise you’ll be amazed what God can bring to your mind. Be thankful my friends. If you’re not sure how to stop and listen or you want to know more about God reach out to me. If I can’t help I’ll find someone who can. As always God loves you and so do I.
Side note: We have a lot of trains that go through this wonderful town.

04/22/2026

Hello everyone and welcome to Words on Wednesday. As my faith journey continues I find there are so many things that come to my mind that I don’t have answers for. Random thoughts that transport me back to times long ago. Do you ever find yourself with a memory that came out of nowhere, and then wonder where the heck that came from? Some are hilarious, some are tender, some are “what was I thinking” and some are sad. I attended one of my foster daughters wedding this past Saturday. When the pastor asked if anyone disagreed that the wedding should take place 2 of the grooms party brought out sq**rt guns. It was a hilarious moment that brought a fun memory of my brothers and I playing cowboys and Indians. One of us would get shot and we’d fall off this tiny chicken coop. Another memory came when the pastor told them that they needed to keep having date nights and to never forget why and how they got to this point. That then brought up a similar saying that the pastor said when Gene and I were married and then came the tears. Tears of sadness, joy, love, hard times, great times and everything in between. Remember I’m sitting at a wedding as all of this is happening. Soon I rejoined the ceremony as the pastor announced them as husband and wife. I don’t have an answer to why our brains work like this. (I do hope I’m not the only one whose thoughts go to weird places at weird times.) As I sat in my rocking chair that night thinking about my day and praying the word surrender came to my mind. Weird right? So as I do I started to analyze. Why that word and what was God trying to get me to understand? There’s an old Hymn that says I surrender all, I surrender all, all to Jesus I surrender, I surrender all. I found myself humming that song as the night went on and then a God moment happened. When we surrender we ”give up” right? So when we surrender to God we give up that thought, that pain, that sin. We trust him to take it away but before we know it we take it back and try to fix it our way. Do you have any of those surrender moments that you’ve taken back because God is not doing anything about it? It’s definitely not that God is doing nothing it’s that his answers are not always what we want. We need to trust in him and truly surrender all. Matthew 16:24 tells us to deny ourselves and take up his cross and follow him. To be heaven bound one day my friends we need to surrender. We must surrender OUR wills and follow his will for our lives. We must die to self. Hard to do? Yes because by nature WE can fix it, WE know what to do. WE a two letter word that stops us short of glory. As we head into the rest of the week and those WE moments come stop and say SURRENDER. I SURRENDER ALL, I SURRENDER ALL, ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER, I SURRENDER ALL. Have a great rest of your week and as always God loves you and so do I. Kim

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04/15/2026

Good Wednesday to you all, I pray your week went well and that your days were filled with joy. It seems so easy when our days are good to go about our business as if we have it all together, not a trouble in sight. Everything is perfect. I personally don’t have perfect days. How about you?? For me I have to take my days a few hours at a time, sometimes minutes at a time. Take my visits with my mama. Sometimes we can have a conversation that mostly makes sense, but other times I really have to fill in the blanks or figure out what time frame she’s in. With that being said I’m learning things about my mom’s childhood that shaped her life into who she is. That in itself is precious memories for me. Another example was Sunday. My late husband Gene and I would have been married for 29 years. My daughter Emilee never forgets and every year she gets a gift or flowers and hand makes me a card with words that Gene would have said and she writes just like him. Those are the sweetest and hardest moments all in one. I’m sure that my life is no different than yours. We all have those moments that we wish we could leave behind, that we could change, or escape from. Let’s think of it this way for a moment. If for a moment we could change everything in our past, we think our life would be PERFECT. RIGHT??? If we did change it we would not be where we are today. We think of only the good that would be in our lives now. But guess what we would still have those things. Those times we wish didn’t happen. “Those things“ would just be different. Your life right now is where you are supposed to be. What I’m saying is this, take every circumstance, every minute, every encounter, and find those precious memories. “Those things” are the moments that have molded us into who we are. Those people, those tragedies, those beautiful times. I’m working on myself everyday to overcome my own personal “things“ and accept the facts as I know them and not what others say. So as I continue on my journey of non perfect days I’m going to do my best and make good memories. How about you? Would you like to make memories of your non perfect days into something great? PERFECT DAYS ARE COMING MY FRIENDS. No death, no sickness, no hurtful words, no addictions, no abuse, no pain. If you haven’t already done so I pray that you will accept Jesus as your personal savior. To live the life Jesus has for you. I promise if you do, you too will live in the perfect place, a place of contentment and love. A place where the gates of Hell cannot pe*****te. It’s called Heaven. As always Jesus loves you and so do I. How about ha in a coffee and a conversation? Kim

04/09/2026

Hello, It’s time for Words on Wednesday. How’s your week been so far? I hope it’s been good. Have you ever had a day that is filled with “Awe moments”? I had one today so this is how it went. I love having grandma and granddaughter/grandson day. I’ve had plenty in my years and each one is filled with moments that become memories. It’s a day that I take one of my grandchildren and we do whatever. It’s their choice. Well I had one today with my 15 year old granddaughter. (We’ve had several but today something was different) As usual we went thrifting,(with her telling me I don’t need to buy so much old stuff) then out to eat, then to get our nails done. So the end right?? No!!! she said to me as we were walking out of Colorful Nails in Kendallville hey grandma let’s go to Five Lakes for a coffee. SAY WHAT a coffee?? She’s had sips of my coffee and she’s had her cold drinks but COFFEE. SIDE NOTE I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was in my 40s because “it would stunt my growth”…. So back to the story we ordered our coffee, went to the car, she told me how much fun she had and said thanks grandma, I love our days. Then I realized that my little Scuttle Bug is growing into a beautiful young lady with dreams of working with animals in the oceans. Wow So as she talked and I drove I realized that our times together have purpose. Friends our lives matter to someone. We have a purpose in our lives to fulfill for someone. God did not create us to just be, he created us to live for him. To be that life line for someone. He created us to love, to listen, to help, to be. I pray that as I continue in my faith and grow in God that my purpose will be fulfilled. That I will seize every opportunity to disciple someone. How about you? Are you ready to grow your faith and to become a “purpose” for someone? Maybe you are in need of a purpose, maybe you need that one person in your life that cares and truly loves you. Maybe you are thinking ok Kim you’ve got it all figured out you’ve got this or that. Believe me when I say I’ve chosen the wrong pathway several times in my life. I knew what I wanted and the heck with whatever. I KNEW BEST besides it was MY LIFE. What I’m saying is this I had a person whose purpose it was to say 7 words to me. She didn’t know it nor did I at the time but those 7 words changed my life. It was small talk but God had a plan. He used her 7 words to put me in a place I thought I was but boy was I wrong. I can just see God saying ‘my Scuttle Bug is growing in her Christian faith’. If you need someone to be there for you, to help guide you I’m here or I’ll find someone for you. God is waiting for you. So let’s grab a coffee at the Fox Den and talk. As always God loves you and so do I. See you next week.

04/01/2026

Hello everyone, I’m so glad you’re here for Words on Wednesday. I’m even on time. I hope your week has been as productive and as peaceful as you needed it to be. You know God right? If you do you know that a lot of times God puts something on your heart to share with someone and we as disciples need to do his work. That happens more times than not and to be real honest a lot of those times I chose to ignore that thought. How about you? Do you ignore that voice? I have so many excuses like, that’s just weird, or what if they think I’m being pushy, or what if they say something negative??? I’m slowly getting over myself and trying to put God in place of my ego or fear. Last week I shared something that God had put on my heart. Here’s the next part of his message. I was with your loved one when they left this world of pain and into the world full of peace, love, angels, and more. I know you are still hurting because you don’t have the answers you want. Everything you’re asking of me would be too difficult for you at this time. I love you and I want you to trust my timing. So my friends this message is definitely for a person that I don’t know but I do know that God uses us in many ways that seem odd or ridiculous to us but I know with every fiber in my body that this message needs to be told so that person can have some sort of peace. I guess what I’m saying is this if I can put something this powerful onto Facebook for all to see knowing that 1 person needs this message then I’ve done what God has asked of me for today. Even knowing that there are some that are thinking I’ve lost my mind or I’m being pushy. But it’s ok because “I have to do what I have to do.“ It’s my hope and prayer that you all “will do what you have to do.” As we are in Holy Week may we all remember that Easter isn’t about a bunny or candy its about What Jesus did for you and me. He suffered an unimaginable death only to rise on the 3rd day for our sins. ALL FOR US EVERYONE. NOT A FEW BUT FOR ALL. HAPPY EASTER As always Jesus loves you and so do I. Kim

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03/26/2026

Hello to Thoughts on Thursday.🥴We will be back to Words on Wednesday next week. (Hopefully) I hope your week has been everything you wanted it to be. Have you ever said I want to be just like her or him, or wish something that happened didn‘t happen, or that you had more of whatever, or if I could go back I’d change ………. I’ve said all of these things at one time or another in my life. How about you? Or how about this why did God do that, or why would God allow that, or if God is a loving God then why……… Yep I’ve said those things too. How about you? The truth is this We have free will. We chose to do the things in our life that we might now wish didn’t happen. Hopefully we have all learned from those things and choose to accept them and go on with this life. Now as far as us blaming God that’s a whole different story. Our God is truly a loving God that wants only the best for his children. We are his children and just like us as parents we don’t give our children everything they want. I believe that God is with us and getting us through those times. I also believe that even when tragedy strikes God is there either getting us through it or taking our hand and leading us home. You see my friends if you don’t know God as your personal savior and truly live a Christian life everyday all day you’re missing it. Meaning your missing a life of hope. You and I as Christian’s will still have trials and pain but with God we know that he’s got it. We just have to believe and trust. I still have days, hours, minutes, wondering why this or that happened mostly why I had to lose my husband. When those moments come and the tears start is when I hit the floor on my knees and pray. I’m comforted by the fact that he’s in heaven and not in anymore pain. I pray that you will allow God into your life and trust his plan for you. You might not understand his way right now but you will. I promise. I absolutely believe these next words are meant for one of you that is reading this right now. Yes your loved one is gone and was taken in a terrible way but God wants you to know that your loved one was wrapped in Jesus’s arms and loved all the way to Heaven, and is happy. May you have peace above all understanding. As always Jesus loves you and so do I. If you ever need someone to talk to or you want to learn more about Jesus just get with me. I’d love to share the love of Jesus with you. Kim