"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" 2 Corinthians 9:15Amid the blaze of flames on the cake, I was giddy about opening my birthday gifts. If you'd been gathered round the party table, I'm certain you'd have thought I was celebrating my fourth and not forty-something birthday. As soon as I tore the paper back from the gift, I knew what my dear child had given back to me.It was three years ago for Christmas I gave her a black polka-dotted-cute-as-a-button-marked-down-to-nearly-nothing ... Read More about Gift Returned to the Giver
Memory Monday
Greetings! And happy beginning of the week to you! I was blessed to review my verses last Sunday on the way to worship with my darlin' oldest teen. That did not happen this week because darlin' teen was behind the wheel. And my other teen was on the strictest of gag orders in the car, well because, teen one was behind the wheel.Let's see how I did:Isaiah 53:6All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way, but the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on ... Read More about Memory Monday
Driver’s Permit
My darlin' teen studying on the way to take the test to get her permit this week.Mama realizing that we'll be switching seats soon.Mama praying the roads are this sparse when she starts driving.Knowing the Lord goes before her and is her rear guard.Praise His Name!Studying while waiting in line. Notice the binding of her book. Oh yes, she has studied.Taking the test...Waiting to hear the results...That darlin' smile means yes! She passed!Time to sign the name for the permit card - it was the ... Read More about Driver’s Permit
Curls On A Lovely Girl
Thanksgiving Came Early
Our Thanksgiving celebration came early this year. We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Salesman's family when we were on our way home from Hilton Head. A I prepare for a quiet Thanksgiving at home this year, it has made me think of an article I wrote at least 5 years ago entitled "Thanksgiving Came Early": Gathering with family, leaves changing colors and cooler weather have made for some of my fondest Thanksgiving memories. The men set out early to hunt, the women put the finishing touches ... Read More about Thanksgiving Came Early
