The latest on the blog
FDNY – Remembering 9/11
You may know that I have been writing a series of ABC's for titles of blogs. Today is "F". I had been thinking of all kinds of things that I could use - Football, Faith, Future, etc. But as I was watching the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets football game on...
Empty And Encouraged
Empty. Dictionary.com has several definitions of "empty". 1) containing nothing. The milk jug is empty. 2) without cargo. The train which is traveling from California is empty. 3) destitute of people. The streets of New Orleans were empty in the wee hours...
Don’t Do It!
When my girls were little they would look me in the eye and slowly let their hand glide over to do the very thing they had just been told not to do. Most toddlers find that behavior funny until they suffer consequences they don't like. For example, Morgan would drop...
Cheer ‘Em On!
What a great time of year!!! Football season! Colors paint the town for favorite high school, college and NFL teams. Tailgate parties and cookouts help us to gear up for kickoff and cheering on our favorite players and mascots! As some of you know, Peyton Manning is...
Books A Million!
Today is National Read A Book day! With that in mind, how often do we take time to actually sit and read? I love to read and I usually try to take time to read a book at least a few minutes a day - usually right before I go to bed. I love reading Christian fiction,...
Apologize
I'm going to write a series of devotions with titles starting with each letter of the alphabet in sequence. Today's title start's with A, the next devotion will be titled starting with a B and so on. Apologize. Have you ever had to apologize to someone? I remember...
Living Your Life
I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. - F. Scott Fitzgerald *Taken from "Present Over Perfect" book by Shauna Niequist.
ABC’s and 123’s
In today's world, we can find the ABC's and 123's of how to do about anything! It used to be you could buy the yellow and black books titled "__________ for Dummies". You could find "Tax Prep for Dummies"; "Baking for Dummies"; "Internet for Dummies". It was the...
Give It To Me.
Have you ever seen a toddler grab a hold of something small that fits into their hand and they wrap their little fingers tightly around it and won't let go? We may try to pry those little fingers open but they seem to just hold tight to their treasure. They kick and...
