It was nine years ago today. Yet, I remember it as if it were only yesterday. I lay there in my cozy bed, listening to the rain on the metal roof of our big old Georgia home. Jim had left about an hour before to drive from Jasper to Cleveland, … Read More
Spring Break Week!
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:17 NIV) Ah the memories that the words “spring break” bring to mind. For a good number of years, I would suppose twelve or more … Read More
Be Still and Know
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:10 KJV) Interestingly, for the past few weeks this scripture has come to my mind on numerous occasions. It has kept me from saying things that I … Read More
Flip-Flops and Butterflies
Ahhhhh. . . . the first day of spring! The sun shining, birds singing, and flowers beginning to bloom! After the long hard winter we’ve had, this feels like a little bit of heaven here in our part of the world. As I puttered in my yard today, I even … Read More
New Beginnings
The past several months have been a period of new beginnings for several in our family. Transition is always difficult for me. Jim, on the other hand, seems to embrace it. As we have planned and worked toward making our permanent move to Arkansas, after twenty-five plus years of living … Read More