The latest on the blog
Who Celebrates Umbrellas? We Do!!
Umbrellas. I love them. I love all the pretty colors that umbrellas are made from. I like the bubble umbrellas from when I was a kid (that, by the way, are creeping their way back into popularity - but are now called "retro")! hahahha I love the duck-head-handled...
Let’s Make Some Cookies!
I heard Sheila Walsh from Women of Faith tell a story at a conference. Her son was very young and he was mad at someone in his preschool class. Sheila was trying to get him to forgive the child and teach her son a Biblical lesson at the same time. He did not want...
Random Acts of Kindness Month
February 9-15 is Random Acts of Kindness Week. How fun it would be to do something for someone each day during that WEEK! But what if we challenge ourselves to do something kind for someone every day for the whole MONTH of February? There are many special days in...
Through It All
Yesterday we went to church with Roger's cousins and at the end of the service, they sang the song "Through It All". The words go something like this: "Through it all. Through it all. I've learned to trust in Jesus. I've learned to trust in God. Through it all. ...
Phone A Friend…..and So On and So On
I took a vacation day from work today to get a lot of things done that I was feeling behind on. My house was a mess. I had errands to run and a lot of things that were overwhelming me. I was laying in bed this morning thinking of all the things I wanted to get...
Those Traveling with No Baggage May Go Ahead and Board
Traveling by airplane is very common and usually time efficient in today's world. Southwest Airlines' trademarked slogan, "Bags fly free®" seem to draw travelers to its airline. Most airlines charge for baggage but there is no charge for your first two checked bags...
Setbacks, Setups and Smiles
"What looked like a setback was really a setup for God to do something greater in Paul's life." - Excerpt from Joel Osteen's book You Can. You Will. (c) 2014 Do you ever feel like you are taking one step forward and two steps backward? You get the bills all caught...
It’s Time………..Tree Down
As I was taking my Christmas tree down yesterday, I admit I was kind of sad. Yes, I know it's been over 2 weeks since Christmas but with the passing of my sister and other unexpected activities that God had planned for me, I didn't get to enjoy Christmas like I...
GOD……IS……IN……..CONTROL!
There's a lot going on in our world today that is scary and evil. Every time you turn on the television or read the internet there is a report of another shooting, terror attack, drug bust, abuse of children, spouse or animals. There are reports of earthquakes,...
