Argentine Miracle…….

"Never again will I use this name," he said. "To have your identity is the most beautiful thing there is."  These were the words of Francisco Madariaga when he heard the name that had been given to him by his kidnappers 32 years ago. As I read this story of a father's...

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Tammy had a little dog…….

Tammy had a little dog, little dog, little dog, It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rules. Friday, I turned around during my photography class and there stood my dog Snoopy!!!!!! She had followed me upstairs in Lusby! I don't really know why I...

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Enough for any Tuesday……………………..

Romans 8:38-39 (New International Version) 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from...

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A Father’s Love……..

  My friend's husband took these pictures during the homecoming festivities Friday night, and they make me smile every time I look at them. Tim loves our boys so much, and the pain of losing Nick has been almost unbearable for him.  See, Tim and Nick were the biggest...

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Where was Todd????

I just realized that in all of my "thankfulness" for who was with us Friday night, I forgot to mention why Todd wasn't with us... He was practicing with the honors band at Marshall University in Huntington, WV.  Mom and I went to watch him and several others from his...

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Our Friday Night………

Our oldest son Erich was on the homecoming court at Kentucky Christian University this past Friday night and was crowned "king" during the ceremony between games.  I was moved to tears as they called his name. I really don't know why. I think it was a combination of...

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The Ugliness of True Sacrifice….

Shew! I'm trying to read through the Bible again in a year...this is probably my tenth time to try but only my second time to truly commit to this in my life, but I am determined. It's a littler easier to tackle Leviticus than it was last year, but I'm still...

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The Thrill of Victory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When Chinese favorites Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo realized they had won the gold, they couldn't hold back their happiness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And sitting in front of my television set as this historic victory happened, I couldn't believe how tears welled in my eyes just...

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SNOW DAYS………………………

I'm not sure what the weather is like where you live, but here in Eastern Kentucky we are experiencing one snow right after another.....which means we have not had school since LAST Monday and it's not looking promising any time soon. The extended forecast is calling...

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AND THE WINNERS ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 WE TOOK A DECK OF OLIVIA CARDS AND NUMBERED THEM JUST SO.. AND DREW THE WINNERS ONE BY ONE SO WE COULD LET YOU KNOW WHO HAS WON THIS GIVE AWAY AND WILL RECEIVE A PRIZE I HOPE THAT WHEN YOU HEAR THE NEWS JOY WILL FILL YOUR EYES! BUT IF YOUR NAME WASN'T DRAWN, PLEASE...

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