JoJo, Josephine, Josephino, Josepfanie, Jofess….no matter what we called him (and he is such a good sport about the deformities that we give to his name) Joseph holds a place tightly in our hearts, and moving him to college was no easy feat for this helicopter Momma (this title is a story for another day). …
Dichotomy – isn’t that a fun word to say? It means a division that presents two opposing views. Up until a few years ago, I had never heard the word, much less knew what it meant (thus the outcome of being a perpetual student, I learn something new everyday). Right now now I have a …
Three weeks ago our pastor challenged everyone to a 21 day fast. Facebook was one of the things that I gave up during that time. This was a challenge, and I missed Facebook interactions. So, I tried to keep a mental list of events that took place during the last three weeks- I know everyone …
Scott strongly dislikes country music. If he had to choose between a root canal and listening to the twangs of a country song, I think he would choose the root canal. But, I love it…I don’t mean the new stuff that sounds more like pop music, either. I want to hear the classics….George Jones, Tammy …
Without submission we cannot be obedient…this is a huge struggle for a control freak like me. I believe in Jesus, I love the Lord and realize that without Him I would be someone that NO ONE would like. But, I am not always as submissive or obedient as I should be when He tells me …
Recently I traded my BMW 328i for a more practical (and less expensive) Ford Escape. People keep asking me how I like my new car, and I respond that I “like it.” It doesn’t have heated leather seats, it doesn’t have the beautiful interior. I miss that the mirrors automatically adjust when I am backing …
Today is a rainy, dreary day in East TN, and I don’t mean just because of the gloomy weather. All day long my heart has been heavy with the knowledge of a tragedy that struck our community. This prompted me to think of all of the other unhappy happenings going on around me…There is a …
Exodus 3:10-12 “Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?’ So He said, ‘I …
Revelation 2:17 New King James Version (NKJV) “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one …
Isaiah 14:24 “The Lord almighty has sworn, ‘Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.’” I was sitting with my dear friend Linda in her new house tonight, talking about her upcoming wedding, and couldn’t help but think how different things were for both of …
I walked up to the front desk a minute ago, just in time to witness an elderly woman standing at the front desk talking with Regina. This woman was obviously homeless, or at the very least living in poverty that neither me nor my family has experienced. With her body shivering and her nose running …
Now that we have surprised everyone (well, maybe not EVERYONE, but most people), I want to tell you the story behind my ring. Scott and I knew almost from the beginning that we are supposed to be together. Both of us had been praying and asking God for specific things. I truly feel like God …
I’m a little behind on telling what I am thankful for this month, so, I am going to catch up on my blog. Day 1:I am thankful for a God who loves me. He not only gave His son to save me, He demonstrates His love for me daily and makes provision for every area …
Ephesians 3:20-21Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. I know that there have been times when I have driven everyone …
I brought a peace lily home to keep from my Step-dad’s funeral last December with the hope that it might not suffer the fate of other plants that came before it. My mom assured me that they are easy care, hard to kill plants even after I reminded her that I have killed a cactus! …