Special Weekend for A Special Young Lady
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…
Easter Bake Sale!
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…
Visiting St. Mary’s and Cumberland Island
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…
God Listens to a Little Girl’s Prayer
The following is an unlikely story that I'll tell backwards, for that’s how it was revealed to me. One day after church, elderly Sis. Schexnayder paused by the pew where I sat with my young children and…
A Story Worth Telling
Have you ever read a book and wished that your family and friends would read it, too, and be impacted in the same way that the story affected you? Alas, interest in dedicating time to the written…
War and Rumors of Wars
I've sought inspiration for this week's blog post with little success. It’s challenging to think of anything else: The country of Ukraine is in the spotlight of the world’s stage right now. Images of Russian troops in…
Too Busy to be Inspired?
I’ve not painted much since Christmas. I’ve been so busy this year with trips, senior class meetings and events, Bible Quizzing, and a book that I volunteered to edit for a recently deceased friend’s family. However, today…
My Love Story, Part 1
I’m in a reflective mood today, writing this post on Monday, February 14, 2022, and thinking about the spirit of this Valentine’s Day. I am so grateful to the Lord for my husband of 27 years!…
Roses are READ
Violets are blue, I know a book lover, How about you? Do you have a book lover in your life? Do you want to give that person a unique Valentine’s gift this year? Many of you…
Ooo La La!
This past weekend was a real treat for my family and some friends. French Chef Justin Ward, missionary extraordinaire, came to my house to teach 18 of us, neighbors and church friends, his Quiche and Tart Class.…