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A couple weeks ago, between my old job and my new job, hubby and I spent a couple nights at the mountain home of some friends. It was also the last weekend of Dave\’s five-week sabbatical from the church, and we consider it to have been the perfect way to end his time off. When…

This is the last full day of a week-long vacation hubby and I had down here at Emerald Isle. It\’s been restful, for sure. We\’ve only gone out to eat once, and the rest of the time we\’ve just lain around reading, snacking, playing with the puppy (well, hubby played with the puppy), and watching…

It was wonderful while it lasted. Three years ago, when our daughter moved into her own home with the boys, I wasn\’t sure I\’d make it. I missed them, and I worried about them. Over time, though, we got used to them being gone. It was right that Jenni and the boys should be in…

For several years, I begged three or four of the young men in our church youth group to go to camp with us. Their excuses were creative and varied, but bottom line was, they didn’t think camp was “for” them. Now, these are good kids, every one. They have grown up in church, attend a…

I don\’t imagine that my life is any busier than yours. Probably, we all manage to fill our lives with more activity than we need or want. A couple of months ago, I went 11 straight days with scheduled activities every night after work. I was not in my home any of those evenings for…

Ten years ago my daughter became a mother. Today she has three sons ages 10, 7, and 4. They each have their own special personality, and they are all active little boys! Some nights their granddaddy and I watch them for Jenni, and love them as much as we do, by the end of most…

Our daughter had her first child when she was 19, her second child three years later, and her last child two years after that. Because she is a single mom and needed help with the boys while she worked, she lived with us. Honestly, that didn’t really work all that well. From her perspective, it…

For the past several years, my husband has asked me the same question, “What resolutions have you made for the New Year?” My answer has consistently been, “None.” Seriously, if I could remember the last time I actually kept even one resolution, I might consider making new ones. The simple fact is that I have…

Why is it that the \”What If\’s\” wait until bedtime to show up? I sit in my chair and fall asleep watching t.v. I wake up to find I\’ve missed the most important last few minutes of the show and now I don\’t know if he did it or not or if he was convicted…

Over the years, we have made some forever friends, and many of them come from the church hubby pastored for almost nine years in Roanoke Rapids, NC. These were the kind of friends who just popped over for a visit. Sometimes they even brought with them a meal or–even better–a dessert. We studied together at…