Life Does Keep Going On……

  One thing I remember vividly about that first year after Adrienne died in 1992 was that I didn’t want life to go on for everyone around me in such routine, every-day ways. I remember standing in a friend’s bedroom (not long after Adrienne had died) as...
When God Calls……………..

When God Calls……………..

If you have followed my blog for very long, you have learned that my life, probably a lot like yours, has a lot of ups and downs.This has been an extremely busy week at our house, as well as a week full of a lot of different kinds of emotions. On top of the normal...
Feeling fruitless…………….

Feeling fruitless…………….

Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.I hope the Lord can see the promise of fruit hidden deep within my branches, because I am feeling a little barren...

More Important Than Mascara….

  Psalm 136 (The Message) Thank God! He deserves your thanks. His love never quits.    Thank the God of all gods,       His love never quits.    Thank the Lord of all lords.       His love never quits. Ephesians 5:19-21 (New International Version) Speak to one another...

David’s Prayer….

Psalm 63 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.         O God, you are my God,        earnestly I seek you;        my soul thirsts for you,        my body longs for you,        in a dry and weary land        where there is no water. I have seen you in...

Fasting for Faith……..

Last week I received an email from a student who graduated from the college where my husband teaches.  She shared in the note about a precious little girl named Faith who lives near her and who was diagnosed February 19th with terminal brain cancer.  She has been...

Wrapped in love and a paper towel….

We’ve had so many snow days here in Carter County that last week was the first chance for the kids at school to celebrate Valentine’s Day! As I walked around the room admiring all of the Valentine’s boxes and watching the kids enjoy their treats, I...

We’re Still Playing Ball!!

We spent Friday night in Lewisburg, Kentucky, where the Lady Raiders’ traveling team won the first two games of their final basketball tournament!! We head back tomorrow after church for the last two games of the tournament AND the season!!!!!!!       I’ll...

Holding a baby…….

I had the pleasure of babysitting a sweet little eight-week old baby boy this morning for about an hour and a half. I had forgotten… what it looks like to have a bottle in my frig how tiny babies really are how dependent they are on us for EVERYTHING that doing...

Thankful Thursday

I’ve tried to imagine before what someone does with “sin” if they aren’t really a believer in anything past this earthly life.I mean, if you simply believe that you’re born, you live, and then you die-the end, then does sin really...