Preparing for Rain

My good friend Lisa, after reading my last post, sent me an excited email asking if she had missed a good “God story”. She happened to be privy to a little piece of information that, somehow, I forgot to blog – and it’s important! Let me...

Pack 'em up and Ship 'em out

I’m getting ready to do some traveling. E and I leave Thursday for Freshman Orientation. We are starting the daunting task of getting her new college abode furnished. Fortunately, these “dorms” are furnished with actual furniture, but she still has...

Scrapbooking

I am not a scrapbooker. Don’t get me wrong…I CAN scrapbook. I’m actually pretty good at it. However, the empire that is Creative Memories did not exist when my children were young. The “peel and press” photo album did, along with the shoe...

Old People

M called last night and I could tell from the moment I answered the phone that she was in a really good mood. This was our conversation:M: I just LOVE old people!Me: Well…what brought that on?M: I just came from the barn where I had a great conversation with a...
All in Good Time

All in Good Time

Man I like to be in control. Don’t you? I think one of the hardest things about being a Christian is turning over the wheel without taking it right back again. And the timing thing…God’s timing that is. How often is God’s clock running in the...
All in Good Time

The Proverbial Empty Nest

Oh that there had been “the blog” when my kids were growing up. I could’ve regaled you with stories of their antics, their funny sayings, their “firsts”. But, as it happens, I’m writing the first entry to my blog poised on the edge...