This week we’ve been trying to soak up as much sun and pool time as we can. So difficult to believe that school starts back in two weeks! Aghhh! Sorry I screamed in your ear. The pool has been beckoning me; the kids have felt the call too. Taking the…
Morning ya’ll. I’ve been singing Mandisa’s Good Morning song since Saturday morning Women of Faith. You should try it, extremely contagious. 🙂 Today I have the privilege of writing for Candace Cameron Bure’s ezine, Roomag. Love the contributing team over there! The beginning of my article there begins a little…
Suburban living has its perks, no doubt, but I lived my life from birth to age 17 in a house on the hillside. The country town where I grew up has a population of about 2,000, including the suburbs. Only there they aren’t called “suburbs.” They’re called “hollers.” That means…
Two weeks each summer, the blackberries ripen and grace the fields and woods with their delicious aroma at my dad’s farm. You see, the blackberries are wild; no one plants them. We’re just blessed enough that God grows them there. Pretty cool, huh? There is one problem though. That little…
Today I’m at The Better Mom talking about where our supermom strength comes from. Hope you’ll stop over there and read! He looked right at me with clear green eyes, thumb in his mouth. The cutest little boy I’ve seen since my own boys were about his age. Ok, I’m…
Hearts were never intended to be nestled beneath the coat of bones and skin they wear. As if the physical cover is not enough, we bury our hearts further with walls of protection. Layering coat after coat to insure full security. While our physical hearts were created to pump blood through…
Morning! Take a peek at some encouraging words at Candace Cameron’s Roomag today. The article begins like this: I’ve been sitting here for a few hours, occasionally staring at the fireplace across the room from me. Working away, I felt compelled to glance back up and wonder at the amount…
photo credit Yesterday I ran to the store to pick up that one ingredient we just “had to have.” I was shocked at the number of people doing a full-blown shopping trip on the holiday. I was hoping for a “run-in, run-out” kind of trip…and folks all around me were…
When my husband and I moved into our house years ago, a thorny bush grew in one of the flower beds. Didn’t look like much and I honestly thought we would be ripping it out in the future. But it turned out that this bush of thorns was actually something…
My sweet baby girl, Tessa, is developing quite the opinion at her ripe age of 15 months. I love watching her learn. Her little eyes wide open to her world, taking it all in. Each night my husband and I say prayers with our children individually. Yes, it takes a…
It’s 5 minute Friday again. So I’m late to the party. Better late than never. On Fridays, a bunch of writer friends around the world link up and exercise their writing skills in the form of a five minute post. No re-runs. No do-overs. Just plain ol’ spelling it out…
I’m a crazy fool reader. Shamelessly addicted to books. It seems that reading is as ingrained in my genetic makeup as my giraffe neck. A little more advantageous than the neck though. I remember in college, one of my dates brought along a book he thought I might enjoy. Poor…
