I have never been one who is concerned about Friday the 13th. Black cats don’t bother me either. I don’t mind breaking a mirror. I guess you can say that I smirk at superstition. I don’t know if it’s something deep inside me that knows better or if I just can’t imagine being worried about … [Read more…]
Christmas is an important holiday for me. I am sure it is my favorite but it is so important to me. You see, to me, it melds the religious with the secular, the traditional with contemporary and ties it all up with a community and family bow. All my life I have known how important … [Read more…]
I’m sorry to admit that I have begun that phase of my life where I am channeling my Aunt Bonnie. I thought I would introduce you to the woman. Aunt Bonnie was actually my mother’s aunt. She was my grandmother’s older sister. My grandmother was the youngest of 5 girls and a boy. Her oldest … [Read more…]
A.W. Tozer wrote “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.” When I heard that I thought, that’s not right. God would not hurt us. Intentionally, he would not cause us any pain. He loves us too much. I just can’t fathom God doing that. But this … [Read more…]
I love a drive-in. Even just bringing it up makes me smile. Drive-ins are such a part of our heritage. And like a lot of things in our country, drive-ins are becoming a thing of the past. The first time I went to a drive-in was when I was about 6 or 7. I may … [Read more…]
I was out of town a little while over the last few weeks. I left my husband and son at home, alone. It’s always scary to come home to just the two of them in the house. They are cut from the same cloth so no telling what you will find, where. One of the first things … [Read more…]
I wanted to write this awhile ago but life got in my way. But I think that writing it now is more pertinent than it would have been a few weeks ago. My baby went away to college. She left me. And just because she’s not the first one to go away to college and … [Read more…]
I’m a mean mother. There are those who would tell you that I’m mean, period. But I am a mean mother. At least I was the day I named my children. I thought long and hard before I named my children. They probably would tell you that I thought long and hard about making their … [Read more…]
I had to run to Fancy Farm earlier tonite. I had to get some more milk for my visiting grandson. It was going to be a quick trip. Anyway, Jimmy and John were on the tractor and gator going up to start mowing some grass hay. I told Jimmy not to because we had gotten … [Read more…]
Have you ever gone out to eat only so you can order dessert? You too? I have seriously gone into a restaurant and asked them if they had any carrot cake before I ordered. You see, if there was carrot cake then I would get something sensible for lunch because I knew I would have … [Read more…]