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…
Celebrating the Lego® Man
On Memorial Day weekend, we celebrated Eli, my middle child, a.k.a. “Lego Man.” The party was a great success and included an assortment of guests from out-of-town and in-town, a fabulous cake by Kelley Young, a beautiful…
Senior Table
Last week was super busy for the family as we worked towards my middle son's graduation. There are not a whole of lot ideas on the Internet for senior tables although senior tables have been around…
Another of Nate’s Adventures
Let me state the obvious: I never got around to writing last week’s blog entry. I apologize! I’ve been swamped with mom-life stuff, and although I penciled “blog” on each day on my calendar, I never got around…
The Senior Table
It’s crunch time with two weeks to go until Prominent Night! Our church is hosting the annual “black tie” affair to honor all 9 of its high school graduates, and the parents are scurrying around town, planning…