Monthly Archives: June 2011

This week, I saw a young mother eating lunch with her two children. One child was an infant; the other looked like she was eight or nine years old. While enjoying their lunch, I watched as people stopped by the … Continue reading →

I Peter 3:3-4 One of my daughters is a professional make up consultant. My idea of face care is ordinary soap and water. My daughter is absolutely horrified. But, hey, it works. My daughter went to a beauty consultant’s seminar … Continue reading →

My two year old grandson, Sam, was visiting us in Florida.  His mama and I had taken containers of cold water with us to the beach.  The sand was getting warm and Sam was jumping and chanting, “hot, hot, hot!”  We laughed … Continue reading →

This morning, as I was driving through the heavy fog, everything familiar was concealed. The houses alongside the road, the landmarks of trees and buildings were all hidden in the fuzzy mist.    Sometimes, in our Christian walk, we find ourselves … Continue reading →

 When I was a young girl, I loved to ride my bicycle. If you know me, you know that I’m all about “habit.”  When I rode to my friend’s house, I took the same street, the same way, every day, … Continue reading →

My friend bought pizza for supper. Arriving home, she put the pizza on the kitchen table. Her husband wasn’t home from work yet so she left the pie unopened. When she came back into the kitchen she noticed her husband … Continue reading →

My husband bought a brand new truck.  It was the fulfillment of every man’s fantasy, a ‘man’ vehicle; leather interior, shiny chrome trim, loaded inside and out!  After every outing, he’d shut the doors tenderly, carefully brushing off leaves, bug … Continue reading →

  As a part of my training to work in a retail store, I had to watch a series of video clips.   The challenge was to try and identify the ‘shoplifter’.  I watched as a selection of customers entered the … Continue reading →

When I was a young girl, the school tested to determine what class to put students in.  Both my brothers scored genius while I scored absolutely ‘average’.  My Daddy sat down with me, let me sip from his coffee cup … Continue reading →

Recently, I took a friend to the airport. We were stunned to learn that the cost of storing baggage on the airplane is now $38. Wow!  She determined that next time she flew, she’d pack lighter.  On my way out … Continue reading →