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…
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…
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…
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…
Eli’s Story
In two weeks, my middle child Eli will be heading off to college. He’s excited about the prospect of stepping out of the nest and spreading his wings, but I am not. If you’ve read my post…
Taking Chances
It’s been a while since I wrote anything about my home. It’s also been a while since I cleaned the bathroom in the cabana! Yep, that's the space we're talking about today. Armed with a ton of cleaning…
Parties with a Purpose
Even before COVID struck our world, there was a new trend in social gatherings: parties that celebrated a certain creative interest and brought together folks who might never have met otherwise. My sister introduced me to…
Summertime Red, Whites, and Blues
The temps here in the south are edging over 90 with about 80% humidity now that we’re getting to the middle of the year. It’s about to be too hot to take the dog on her daily…
Beach Lovin’ Family
At Eli's graduation party a few weeks ago, I was blessed to sell a very large painting of a sunset on 30A (along Florida’s “Emerald Coast”). It's not so hard to part with, knowing that it is…
High Places
Every year, I read my Bible from cover to cover. About a week ago, I finished reading the books of Kings and Chronicles. Those particular books, with their lists of kings who “walked not in the way of…