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My son was travelling through on his way to an Atlanta Braves weekend with his friend. They stopped at our house to spend the night, before resuming their trek. While I was cooking breakfast for them, I stood and watched the birds and my birdfeeder outside my kitchen window. When Josh came down from his…

Hey dear friends. Hope you have all had a great week. After a LONG week of feeling pretty lousy, I am now on the mend and happy to be so. I have a new project I\’m working on. You\’ve seen some of it on Facebook. I\’m scanning my pictures into my computer. Some of them…

Today, number one grandson Nate had his tonsils and adenoids removed. This is a fairly routine procedure, and all went well. When we got to the tonsil-taking-out place, they took Nate back, put him in a little gown and gave him some 90-proof something or other to \”take the edge off.\” He told his mama,…

Several girls in the youth group have \”gifted\” themselves with a tattoo upon turning 18. They get them on their shoulders, upper back, or neck. Just this weekend, I saw two new tattoos on my girls. \”That looks pretty,\” I told one of the girls. \”And when you are an old woman, it will be…

(When Nate was four years old) On the way home from church, my 4-year-old grandson asked, \”Grandma, when we get home today, can I help daddy mow?\” (Daddy is his granddaddy, my husband). \”No,\” I told him, \”we don\’t mow on Sundays.\” \”Why not?\” he asked. \”Sunday is our day of rest. God doesn\’t want…

When I began my new life in Christ over 30 years ago, I have to admit, I thought it would be different. I’m not sure what I expected—well, that’s not exactly true—I expected my life to smooth itself out. I expected problems to be minimal, if at all. And I expected that–after the totally dysfunctional…

A sheep owner had to go on an extended trip. As he prepared for his journey, his neighbor came to him and said, \”Friend, while you are gone, I will take care of your flock for you.\” The owner was grateful and accepted his neighbor\’s offer of help. Then he went on his way. While…

More and more, I encounter folks who say, \”I am a Christian,\” but who live with both feet firmly planted in the world. God\’s Word has no more weight to them than the latest magazine they are reading. His standards are adopted only as they don\’t interfere with the lifestyle they\’ve chosen for themselves. They…

Today was Graduate Sunday at our church. As the youth leader, this is my fourth set of kids who are graduating out of youth group and headed to college group. Today also marked the last of the kids I started with in the youth group five years ago. As well, today marked the last time…

Got a text message from a friend saturday that said, \”kay m– had massive stroke. not expected to live.\” What? Wait a minute, did i read that right? My friend, kay, was going to die? How could that be? She\’s only a few years older than me. She has kids (5, to be exact) and…