When I returned home from my quick little anniversary trip with my husband yesterday, I was particularly glad to see two things. Both are growing. Both are blooming. I have three African violet plants on my kitchen counter, each with a different colored bloom. At least I think they each produce different colors. One of them has never bloomed. I’ve… Read More
Happy Anniversary to my husband James, the guy I’ve been walking side by side with for 22 years. Our path has been difficult at times, but always joyful and very adventurous. There’s not another man on God’s green earth I’d rather go through life with (no offense to my male friends). James has always provided well for his family, fulfilled… Read More
Baptist churches are notorious for setting goals. I guess all non-profit organizations are these days. I specifically remember as a little girl watching the progress of our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal. The Women on Mission organization would come up with some tangible and up-front way for the church to see our monetary goal for missions giving during that Christmas… Read More
I’ve never been really hip on New Year’s resolutions. I don’t have the staying power to make them, much less keep them past January 14th or so. I’m a huge “excuse maker” even though, at the time, I don’t like to put it that way. They’re not excuses, just real bonafide reasons. Reasons why I can’t exercise (too cold, too… Read More
It’s a good thing January 1st with all its newness and resolve is close at hand. I’m going to need that kind of impetus to drag me out of this slumbering lull I have fallen into since the beginning of Christmas break. Because my kids are home and my husband has even taken off a couple of weeks from work,… Read More
This morning James and I had the privilege of visiting with two different women who are walking through very difficult times. Both are godly women who are facing scary and uncertain physical problems. One friend is a bit older than us and just said goodbye to both of her parents this year. Her mother had suffered from Alzheimer’s for several… Read More