Today is the day that I quit allowing people or circumstances to squash my dreams. For far too long, I've allowed myself to use all sorts of excuses that have prevented me from being the kind of person that I want to be. Yeah, I said it...I've allowed this to happen to myself, I've allowed …
Learning to Live
Isn't it amazing that we spend so much time looking forward to dates, special events, and other things? Sometimes I feel as though I'm doing so much of this that I postpone enjoyment of today and fail to recognize the beauty of the here and now. We are not promised tomorrow; no matter our age …
We’ll Just Love Them
We don't have to bring a referral. Jesus is there for us no matter if we've led perfect Christian lives or if we've been hell raisers.
Summertime in Pike
I sit at my kitchen table enjoying the early morning sunrise while watching the deer in the backyard. Our dogs are on high alert as they watch the deer cross through the field at a leisurely pace. The air outside is surprisingly cool and crisp for a late July morning in Georgia. I can't help …
Four Dogs, Crab Legs, and a Car Fire…OH MY
It just wouldn't be me if something outrageous didn't happen on or around my birthday. As a kid, I would spend some birthdays sitting in the hospital waiting room when my Nannie was sick. Other times, I had parties that ended up making me question why I wanted to have parties, like the time I …
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The Good Ol’ Days
When I was a little girl, I would sit around and listen to the old folks talk about the "good ol' days" and sit dreamily as I listened to how great it must have been. My grandmother and her two living sisters would talk about when they were little girls and for me to imagine …
He Will Finish What He Started
When a dream is placed within your heart, do you know where it originates? Is the dream of selfish origin or God's true desire for your life? God knows the desires of our hearts, before we can even imagine those desires. Sometimes I catch myself believing that because God knows those desires that He's willing …
Springtime in Pike
The fear of the unknown can keep you from so many things but in my case, it was fear that pushed me to move here in the first place.
Kickin’ off summer…redneck style
All of those famous "You might be a redneck..." jokes came flooding through my mind when I realized that we were the very essence of redneck today
Messpot Diaries 