Whew!!! For the last few weeks, I’ve been really busy at work planning and executing holiday events. I haven’t had much time to do much else than get ready for holiday lunches and Christmas parades. If I haven’t been working on it, I’ve been shopping for it. This has meant weekends that have flown by …
We Will Rejoice
My Nannie, my maternal grandmother, was a woman of small stature and frail health but a woman of great faith. She had severe heart problems and a laundry list of other health problems. But it never stopped her from thanking God for her blessings. Every day, she would recount the verse from Psalms, “today is …
Stabbing Words
Have you ever said something and almost immediately wished you hadn't? I think we've all been there. I've put my foot in my mouth more times than I can count that's for sure. My brain works pretty good when I'm writing but when it tries to put words together to say, I'm pretty good at …
Put Up the Tree
I ordered a new artificial Christmas tree that was delivered earlier in the week. I’ve stared at the box all week debating on whether or not it was too early to put it up. It’s not Thanksgiving yet and honestly I wasn’t sure if I was really in the Christmas spirit this year. On Saturday, …
My Words
Sometimes we never know how the kindness that we give will ever be returned to us. That’s why we should always choose kindness over anything else. Who wants meanness and grumpiness returned? Lord knows I don’t. I may not always throw kindness like confetti but for the times that I do, I can only pray …
Frustration is Eating Me
I know I’ve talked about this before but here I go again. I am not a patient person. At all. I wish that I could have a little more patience but I will never pray for patience. I know what happened to Job and my current frustration level with waiting is shamefully bad. I know …
Faith, Wisdom, and Love
Early this morning around 3:30 a.m., I was startled awake by some sort of noise outside of my bedroom window. In my slumber, I thought that it sounded a lot like someone rattling the screens of the window. I jumped up out of bed and stood silently in the quiet of the bedroom. I listened …
Screaming Without Making a Noise
I have had one of those days that just makes me want to break some things. I had a friend tell me about a business her friend opened where you can just break stuff. I legitimately have been pondering that for many years. Today, I wish I lived near that girls business. I would go …
Finding Montana
As a kid, I grew up hearing stories of my great aunt, Tan. That’s short for Montana. Aunt Tan was my grandmothers sister. She was a twin and tough as nails. For years, Mama and uncle Milford had looked tirelessly to find where she was buried. Through the years, the memories were fuzzy and they’d …
Milkshakes, Golden Eagle Syrup, and Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes
Mama had cataract surgery earlier this week and was suffering from cabin fever so I went down and picked her up to spend the night with me. A friend of mine came over and she fried some catfish for us that was slap ya mama good. Except I really can’t slap mine, even if she …
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