Last week, I saw some old friends and got to tell them the good news of my third (unofficially adopted) child.  She’s engaged to be married! The man she’s marrying is an honest-to-goodness answer to prayer—a lot…

If you have three children, then you've probably heard the following joke: When your first child swallows a dime, you head immediately to the emergency room and insist on X-rays and surgical removal of the offending…

I know I missed posting to the blog last week, but here's why: Prominent Night. Each year, our church, First Pentecostal Church of Jackson, hosts a formal affair for the high school seniors. The annual event…

When I moved to Mississippi from Texas in 1999, my real estate agent took it upon herself to not only introduce me to the local food (“Today we go to Old Fannin Mart because Thursdays are…

Here in the South, the saying “April showers bring May flowers” seems to pertain to other places.  We’ve had our share of storms the past three weeks, and it’s pouring rain again this morning, but our flowers…

My baby girl will be 18 this weekend, and I have some mixed feelings about that fact! I can’t help but think about the events surrounding her birth. We were living in Nashville at the time.  She…

Forget April Fool's Day! Easter is so close, and I’m gearing up for a bake sale that will benefit the Bible Quiz teams at my church.  If you’re local, please feel free to place an order for…

Our family was looking for an out-of-the-ordinary Spring Break this year, and my daughter and I were spending the few days before the break at a Bible Quiz Extravaganza in Jacksonville, Florida.  So, my industrious hubby surveyed…