What are the most meaningful things around you? Not physical things, but family, children, rain in the summer, stars at night, even the thunder and lightning are beautiful. Once I was waiting for an airplane to go from Dallas, TX to Knoxville, TN. It was raining, but we didn\’t know how bad the storm really …
Last week I typed \”The End\” on the last page of my novel. My shoulders became lighter, and it felt like a ton of bricks had lifted from them. What a great feeling. It\’s also a sad feeling. The characters you\’ve lived with for the last year have moved on with their lives. You\’re not …
Several weeks ago, I gained another year. I am now 81. That seems extremely old. Every obituary I read, the person who has passed is in their 80s. When I read my hometown newspaper, I notice more and more of my friends have passed over. My husband and I celebrated 59 years of marriage. I …
Most of us have heard and read this news over the last few days. Ukraine, a country about the size of Texas, is being invaded by Russia. We are seeing the bravery of the Ukraine people. They remind me of David fighting Goliath. I pray they will have the same outcome as David did. May …
Congress passed President\’s Day in 1968. Before that, we celebrated President Lincoln\’s birthday on February 12,and President Washington\’s birthday on February 22. They combined the two holidays in order for us to have one national holiday, the third Monday of February. A time between Lincoln\’s birthday and Washington\’s birthday. Congress decided we should have the …
Last week was a very busy week, and I forgot to do my blog until the wee hours of this morning. When it hit me, the blog post was blank. I could do two things. I could get up and write, or I could sleep. Sleep won. My publisher has an ebook sale going on …
Yes, through our belief in God, our souls are restored. Many times, we all face problems that seem to have no end. We face situations we thought we could not overcome. When my publisher asked me to put a devotional in this book, I had already written one for a friend. She asked me to write …
Where is your favorite place? A place to love to visit. Maybe you have friends and family there. For a day or a week, you like to kick off your shoes. Most of us have those places. Sixty-two years ago, my sister introduced me to this place. It became my home twice, and Shady Valley …
Each year, some writers select a word to be their word for the year. I thought of several words, but none of them resonated with me. Our church is part of a Disaster Relief Team. I found my word. Love. You need to love humanity or helping people. Volunteers work from sunup to sundown daily …
When we get older, we reflect on the past more. I think we realize our time on earth is short. We want to go back and live the way it used to be. This can be bad if we dwell on the past too much, but if we remember the happy times in our life, …
