We Have All Taken, Our Eyes Off the Mark

When I was working for the University, about twenty-five or twenty-six years ago, I worked with a lady that had previously been part of the Polish Olympic archery team. (I will call her Beth here in the blog, although that was not her name.) Beth actually competed in the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. She … Continue reading We Have All Taken, Our Eyes Off the Mark →

Keep Your Eye on the Details

Do you have any idea how much water you can lose if you have a faucet that is dripping or a leaky toilet? It might actually amaze you. Last summer my water bill went up considerably from one month to the next, very considerably. I knew that I had not used a lot of extra … Continue reading Keep Your Eye on the Details →

His Eye is Not Only on the Sparrow

A bitter sweet memory popped up on my phone this morning. It was a blurry picture of a little girl being trailed by a dog. When we first moved to the little white house with the black shutters, there was a neighborhood dog that adopted us. The dog actually belonged to a family that lived a … Continue reading His Eye is Not Only on the Sparrow →

Looking Toward My Place of Refuge

Good grief Gracie! This is one crazy world we are living in! There does not seem to be a place to hide from the insanity. Truth seems like an extremely rare commodity. How did it change so much in, just, the past fifty-plus years? Fifty-plus years ago I was running around the mountainsides, swinging out over the ravine on … Continue reading Looking Toward My Place of Refuge →

Light Up the Dark

This post’s passage reference: Psalm 119:90-93 I saw a post a few years ago that talked about how we should be praying scripture over our family every day. For many years I had already been sending my family members a good morning text with a Bible verse included. It started out, on my ancient flip … Continue reading Light Up the Dark →

Look Long Enough to “Get It”

This post’s passage reference: Psalm 119:42-47 My cousin told me yesterday that the middle school basketball coach called her and told her that she would like for her daughter to try out for the basketball team. She wasn’t sure if she would want to or not. She told her that she had never played and … Continue reading Look Long Enough to “Get It” →

Ah, Those Blue Eyes

My closest childhood friend posted a video to my Facebook timeline titled, "Do You Remember Playing With Paper Dolls?" Her comments were reminiscent of the times we spent playing with paper dolls when we were young. We grew up next door to each other until we were seventeen. We spent much of that time together … Continue reading Ah, Those Blue Eyes →