Staying in the Lane
I am blessed to own a new car! My friends told me that at my age it will probably be the last car I drive before they take my keys away! Ok, so I will enjoy it while I can! This car is sharp looking and fun to drive. In …
Be Still – Know that I Am God
If you know me, you also know I love to work in my yard. Tending to and growing flowers and plants has been a longtime source of joy and pleasure for me. I find it wonderfully satisfying and rewarding to see God’s many beautifully colored and textured plants grow and …
Where is Your Barometer Set
I have had a siege of painful migraine headaches in the past couple of weeks. I never know when I will get one and they can come upon me without warning. My headaches can sometimes be triggered by fatigue or stress but frequently they seem affected by the barometric pressure. …
Be Intentional
I did it again! This makes four different times; three times in my old car and now once again in my new car! I don’t know if I can still blame it on “widow’s fog” but it is a concern to me! Each car is equipped with a push button …
Will God Know Me?
I’ve been thinking about dementia lately and what a cruel disease it is! It is cruel both for the person it affects and also for the caregiver of that person. I just heard of a son that has taken in a father to live with his family. I know of …
Gifting
I have just finished a fun week of keeping my two grandkids. They are eleven and seven and live two hours away but they like coming to “Mamaw’s house” as often as they are able. They are growing up so quickly that I want to take advantage of any time …
Remembering Toby
The five pets in my adult life had all been dogs. I love dogs and especially the ones that do not shed. So when I found myself living alone for the first time several years, I never expected to share my life with a cat. It all started when a …
Life’s Solid Rock
A new housing development is being built in the field next door. Early every morning, I hear the back-hoe and the bulldozers beep-beeping and beginning to push dirt. In the process they are unearthing many rocks; rocks of all sizes. Last week, a few guys were working right along my …
Transformed
I love the beautiful orange and black monarch butterflies! Sadly, they are now close to extinction in North America, most likely because they feed on milkweed plants which are now also hard to find, but when I taught third grade years ago, this was my first science lesson, and one …
A Tribute to my Father
Historically speaking, the nation’s first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910 but not until 1972, when Richard Nixon signed a proclamation, did Father’s Day become a nationwide federal holiday. Today there are more than 70 million fathers in the United States and economists estimate that Americans spend more …