We didn’t have much when we wereYoung and often short on everything.But every day we saw very little mixedUp and put on a table for a king. And, it was magic we all thoughtConcerning the wooden bowl.For most every day the big whiteLump rolled into biscuits to behold. For years, we as adults tried our skillsTo roll out grease and flour to seeIf the big white lump we madeWould be like we … [Read more...]

Words with lots of meaning! Loss, Greif, Heartbreak, Unknown, Empathy, Love Loss: Unexpected vs. Foreseen My daddy went to his heavenly home unexpectedly in January of 2016 at the age of 48. I will tell you that 2016 was a year full of loss, greif, heartbreak, unknown, empathy, love, and many more emotions… When the Lord decided it was time for my daddy to come home, I was at a loss. I … [Read more...]

As a young adult having grown up in church, I've heard it since before I can remember. "The signs are here." "The Lord is coming soon." Well, a certain sickness seems to have stirred up fear and more studies about His coming. What about today? Here's the thing, I'm now a young woman in my 20's with a good marriage, beautiful daughter, and a lot of life ahead. Goals that haven't been … [Read more...]

Becoming a New Mom I didn't realize that my baby would start keeping me up through the night the last couple months of my pregnancy. I didn't think the long nights started until she was born. This is one of the many new things I would learn becoming a new mom.  Rushing to get things ready for the new baby. Organizing little things she would need like a coat for the cold winter, a … [Read more...]

As a mom, I have constantly had a battle within me. That battle teaches me daily how better to do my role as a mother. Motherhood teaches me to sacrifice and be giving even when my sin nature attempts to sway me.  Being a mom isn't always easy but being a mom is always rewarding. I am a very blessed mom of four children. The joy of being a mom can never be expressed to the depth of love a … [Read more...]