Our little guy, Cooter, who isn't so little anymore as he is now exactly two months shy of turning eleven, performed in his acting troupe's version of "Trolls" this past weekend. The role of Branch suited him well, as he griped and stomped and put on his unhappy face throughout rehearsals over the past few… Continue reading A Backstage Kind of Grace
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A Dime For My Thoughts
A few days ago the littles and I were watching some videos about the Presidents. One had a song about who is on this kind or that kind of money. It was maybe a little beneath my two agewise, but it was a catchy tune, so we watched. And I sort of sang along in… Continue reading A Dime For My Thoughts
Epiphany
I wrote this to share at Coffeehouse Carols Sunday a week ago--these thoughts that stayed close to my heart after a phone conversation with a dear friend. May this day of Light and Love give you hope during this darkest season. “We ask for the light. But then we can’t handle what it shows… Continue reading Epiphany
Don’t Go It Alone
I remember a sermon my sweet friend who introduced me and my Fella shared. Actually it's an image that she shared that has stuck with me all these years. I believe in looking back that she read Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 from the Good Book. The picture she painted with her story, of the dark and traveling… Continue reading Don’t Go It Alone
Flip the Flag
Miss Sophie and I went for a walk late this evening, after the sun was well behind the trees and there was a lovely breeze blowing, dissipating some of the heat from the day. As we walked down the cul-de-sac, I noticed a flag up on a mailbox, and in that moment, I wished we… Continue reading Flip the Flag
upon being awakened by the sound of a fly buzzing
upon being awakened by the sound of a fly buzzing, trapped, I could only suppose, behind the blinds I began to wonder it didn't sound frightened or scared, just the persistent buzzing much like a bee as it goes about its business humming, happily oblivious or not, I guess, to all that is happening around… Continue reading upon being awakened by the sound of a fly buzzing
It Goes Both Ways
This past Sunday we moved our college girl out of the dorm and back home. Her and all her stuff. I found myself saying something that I seem to be saying a lot lately, as I asked my cousin for help at the last minute. "My lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on… Continue reading It Goes Both Ways
Still afraid of the dark
Growing up I was afraid of the dark. It was bad. If it was my turn to feed the cats after dark, I was a nervous wreck, certain that someONE or someTHING was out there waiting to "get" me. Even the flashlight did not ease my worries. As I got a little older I grew to… Continue reading Still afraid of the dark
A Birthday, A Couch, and a Whole Lot of Love
We moved the brown couch in our house eight days ago. It's known as "Cap's couch." There are so many memories around that couch. Mama and Daddy bought it years ago and put it in the "big room/playroom." The blue fold-out couch was already in there, so now they each had one. They always said that… Continue reading A Birthday, A Couch, and a Whole Lot of Love
Waking Up At Christmas
Oh the great arguments we used to have! As the oldest, and a true loophole finder, I was often the one pleading our case. "Five a.m." I'd say. "Not one minute before nine, " my parents, the "other party," would say. "Six." "Eighty-thirty." They'd respond. And so on. Until usually, almost every year, the time was… Continue reading Waking Up At Christmas
I Might Need A Nap 