Unfortunately, over the past month I have gotten multiple speeding tickets, which has broken my ‘good driving’ record of untold years. I often travel for work and must go into areas that are not familiar to me, and this is where I have the most difficulty. Even with the trusty rusty GPS on, which shows […]
We live in a day and age, where raising funds for non-profit organizations, the needy, or even individual projects are more prevalent than ever before. Thanks to modern technology, it is becoming more streamlined, whereas it used to be more ‘boots on the ground.’ Fundraisers come in all shapes and forms, but one of our
So often we live a life trapped by our own insecurities. It is when we realize that the door to our cage is open, and we have the opportunity and ability to step out, that we can go from merely existing to living. I saw an article with what they called, “The Comfort Zone Chart”
Over the years my husband and I have raised four beautiful daughters, and now we are the proud Mamaw and Papaw of four beautiful grandchildren. We have never really done anything wild, crazy, or expensive on their birthdays, because we were not able, and of course if you do it for one, you must do
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The legend dating back to the Medieval Ages, known as The Pied Piper of Hamelin, was also called ‘der Rattenfänger von Hameln’ in German, meaning The Rat-Catcher. The story is told that a colorfully dressed piper was hired to assist in the town’s annoying problem of rats, during a time when people were dying of
I have been married to the same wonderful man for over 41 years, and there are things that we do together now, that I would have never thought to do before marriage. One of those past times is watching car races and I have come to appreciate racing as a sport. As you watch something
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When a boy and girl meet, sparks fly and butterflies begin to form in their tummies, the boy will often, after a period, find himself on bended knee asking for the girl’s hand in marriage. This has now become quite the production, second only to the wedding itself, with the advent of social media. However,
The thought I want to address is, ‘A place reserved for you in the Kingdom of God.’ If I were to take a text, I would use John 4:14 as a launching pad, which says, “But whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall
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Have you ever had the privilege of making a piece of pottery from scratch on a potter’s wheel? I have not, but I have always been intrigued by it. The potter starts with just a lump of clay, which must be mixed precisely for the acceptable result to be achieved. We often wonder why a
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When I was a young girl I learned, whether by verbal lesson, example, or implication, I cannot recall, however, a lesson worth remembering. It was that when walking with a gentleman, boy, male, whether family member, friend, or love interest, they should walk on the outside and the lady, girl, female would walk on the
