Sep
7
2021
Posted in Discipleship 4 Comments
Two months of rest.
Two months of putting my writing on the back burner.
Two months of not recording the Whispers I hear.
It has been a refreshing time, yet I have missed it.
My husband retired.
His surprise party was a success.
My daughter’s belly is growing as she and her husband wait for their third child, due in January.
Wedding planning is revving up for our youngest daughter’s wedding in April.
Jun
29
2021
Posted in Family Life 12 Comments
I remember when my husband was interviewing for jobs.
It was during our senior year of college.
We got engaged at Christmas that year.
Our wedding was to be in October.
He traveled all over the country for those job interviews.
He went to Georgia Tech, which meant we were apart for most of our four years of college.
He came home or I would go down to Georgia to see him for homecoming and formals.
We were high school sweethearts, so we had a foundation before he ever left for school.
Jun
25
2021
Posted in Christian Worldview 8 Comments
One day she decided that she didn’t like the placement of her eye.
An eye can be an eye anywhere, she thought.
How convenient if one eye was on the side of my head.
She purposed to find someone who could move the eye for her.
Many others felt that the eye was perfect where it was.
God designed it that way, they said over and over.
The woman who wanted her eye moved found others who wanted their eye moved.
They banded together, with loud voices, and relentlessly tried to change people’s minds.
Jun
22
2021
Posted in Christian Worldview 4 Comments
Everyone has experienced compliments.
You may be the one giving the compliment.
You may be the one receiving the compliment.
Compliments bring about all sorts of responses.
Sometimes, a compliment can make you feel a bit uncomfortable.
You don’t know quite what to do with it.
You are grateful for it but you don’t want to be the center of attention.
In those cases, just a simple thank you will do.
Jun
18
2021
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I remember being in the car with my mother.
It was the days before seat belts were mandatory and car seats for children didn’t exist.
I was sitting in the front bench seat.
Sitting there was allowed back then.
I remember the sky was so blue.
The blue sky reminded me of a particular crayon I loved in my large Crayola box.
The clouds were like cotton candy in the sky.
As we drove along on this sunny day, I saw it.
Jun
15
2021
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I had to run to Walmart.
I could go to one of two stores.
I chose the one with the shorter distance.
I chose the store taking country roads rather than the one where traffic lights abound.
I just had to make a quick trip inside.
I knew that I would be in and out.
I finished, got back in my car, and began to drive out of the parking lot.
I was on the road that runs perpendicular to the parking lanes.
Jun
11
2021
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There are so many things that parents have to teach their children.
We teach them to walk and talk.
We teach them to take care of themselves and their physical needs.
We teach them how to get along with others.
Along the way, we teach our children manners.
Please and thank you are important early lessons.
Often a child needs to be prompted when they are first learning.
What do you say? or What’s the magic word? helps trigger the polite response.
Jun
8
2021
Posted in Faith 2 Comments
It was a family weekend.
We were celebrating the second birthday of our granddaughter.
Her birthday was actually a month ago.
Her other grandparents live across the country and we wanted to celebrate with them.
Most of my daughter-in-love’s extended family lives in the Annapolis area.
That is where my oldest son and his wife stepped in with a wonderful suggestion.
They live in northern Virginia.
They kindly offered to host the birthday party for their little niece.
Jun
4
2021
Posted in Faith 4 Comments
My two-year-old granddaughter was here over the weekend.
She stayed a few more days, which gave her Mommy and Daddy some time to themselves.
I brought her back home.
She loved riding in Grandma’s car.
She had her cup of milk in the cup holder of her car seat.
She had a little container of goldfish in the other cup holder.
I put on her favorite music, which made her smile.
I could see her in my rear view mirror.
Jun
1
2021
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There is a question that begs to be answered.
If the government charged you with the crime of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
It is a sobering thought.
It suggests taking inventory of your life.
It requires a true assessment of your walk and your talk.
It demands honesty without justifying your actions or lack of action.