Random thoughts on being me
Peaks and Valleys wins Book of the Year Award
Being prideful is a vice and a sin that I am quite skilled at and highly aware of. In my younger years, I could often be heard saying, “Darn, I’m good” over some success. As we grew up, my sisters were often less than thrilled with my cocky attitude and know-it-all demeanor. They, I am … Continue reading
The Fiery Furnace
Yesterday’s sermon was delivered at our little country church by a missionary the church helps support. He serves here in America, not abroad, and focuses on strengthening and healing marriages. I liked his sermon from the beginning because it was centered on Daniel 3 – the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and the fiery … Continue reading
Tatting
Tatting is an old fashioned art form. Kind of like crochet, only very different, tatting is a method of using thread or string to create lace and embellishments. My grandmother knew how to tat, I have a doily she made. My mother did not know how, though she is the one who taught me to … Continue reading
Lee Roddy – friend and encourager
A while ago I blogged a series about women in my life who were mentors. At the time, I didn’t think about the men who have been influential in my life. Maybe I should. Maybe I will! I saw on line this week that someone special to me passed away in February at the age … Continue reading
This is the Day the Lord has Made
When I was in high school, my mom wrote out a free verse poem for me on a piece of stationary. I still have it, in her dear and beautiful script, framed on my desk so I can read it often. When my children each grew up and got ready to leave home, I copied … Continue reading
“Five More Great Ways to Live Longer”
The AARP Bulletin that I get once a month has an article this time entitled “50 Great Ways to Live Longer.” I pulled it out and have read it a couple of times. Karl and I have talked about it. Patting ourselves on the back, we note with pride that we are doing many things … Continue reading
God’s definition of safe and good
Since before I gave birth to my first baby, I have prayed for my children. Almost forty years later, those prayers have grown to include their spouses and their children. The prayers for all of them are the same, I ask God to take care of them and keep them safe (among lots of other … Continue reading
No more boxes here!
As we prepared to sell and move out of our house in the country in October of 2014, I packed boxes furiously, getting rid of tons of stuff and sorting through years of accumulation. I had an office in that house that Karl had lined with bookshelves, floor to ceiling, and I had literally tons … Continue reading
Bibles
GailAnn, an amazing lady in my church and her husband, are on a mission. It is a quiet, beautiful mission to make sure that all the children in our church have Bibles of their own. She handed out four Bibles yesterday morning. She’d given these children “Bible story books” at another time, but explained that … Continue reading
