• True Southerners

    A Teaspoon and Some Homemade Jam

    I feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t have a friendship with a true Southerner.  My dear friend Susan reached out to me this morning and suggested we chat on my front porch for a spell.  She suspected that I might be feeling sad after a week at home without my two boys.…

  • Devotions

    Plot Twists

    This week has been challenging to stomach for anyone noticing the headlines.  On a personal level, a long-time friend of the family was buried at the beginning of the week, and the father of my son’s girlfriend passed away a few days ago from complications due to COVID-19.  She had already missed…

  • About Me

    A New Chapter

    The highlight of my summer is over: a little more than a week ago, the family returned from a week in Bentonville, Arkansas, where my daughter participated in the UPCI’s North American Bible Quiz Tournament (#NABQT21).  She learned 521 verses of the book of Mark (KJV) and was able to correctly…

  • About Me

    It Feels Like Only Two Days

    I just celebrated 27 wonderful years with hubby, but each year we both say, “But it feels like it’s been only two days!” We’ve been saying that phrase since year number three.  That’s the year that I remarked, “Wow!  Three years! It’s doesn’t even seem like it’s been that long!”  To which hubby quickly…