Looking Toward Patience — Resolution?? I Think Not!

Happy New Year all around!  Since it is the new year, and a new decade to boot, I figured it was time to attempt to get my unmotavited self motivated again! I am not a resolution kind of gal by nature, so I am not going to make any promises that I won't keep just to be … Continue reading Looking Toward Patience — Resolution?? I Think Not!

Joy – With Closed Eyes In the Presence of My Father

I felt like a little girl today.  I don't mean one of those times when you do something silly and think that is what a little girl would do.  I truly, truly felt like a child, joyfully enjoying time with her daddy. Joy is sometimes an elusive thing.  You believe it exists, you try to … Continue reading Joy – With Closed Eyes In the Presence of My Father

Looks Pretty Silent Around Here

There is a different kind of silence bouncing around between the two houses here on Scenic Drive this weekend; and, I am certain, reverberating three hours away toward middle Tennessee also.  Sudden, unforeseen, painful.  Silence so completely unexpected - the kind that leaves broken hearts and tears.  I have mentioned our spoiled princess pup a few … Continue reading Looks Pretty Silent Around Here

The Flash and Flicker of Our Promises

As the last few hours of 2018 fade away into yesteryear, with the first breaths of the new year upon us, I am going to go ahead and share with you, that for me, the upcoming year will encompass the big “D.”  Yep... afraid so.  It needs to be.  I'm not ashamed.  There are a lot … Continue reading The Flash and Flicker of Our Promises

The Twinkle in His Eye

Since today is Christmas, I suppose I will tell my Santa story.  Have you ever had the incredible sensation that, "This IS the REAL Santa Claus?"  I will tell you, it is quite a peculiar feeling for someone that is a few Christmases away from the fancy that "This could be more than Santa's helper."  I mean, seriously, … Continue reading The Twinkle in His Eye