So Long Lives This "So long lives this, and this gives life to thee." It's the final couplet in Shakespeare's sonnet 18. My mom loved it, and I often think about it in relation to her. My mother's love and life lessons live on in me for as long as I remember her. And, on... Continue Reading →
Reclaimed One thing I consistently regret are circumstances where a lack of knowledge prevented me from making good choices. For example, When I first moved into my home, I was confronted with a garage packed floor to ceiling with junk. Or, at least, what I thought was junk. I rented a large roll-off garbage contained... Continue Reading →
Let Your Light Shine Sometimes it’s the simplest things that bring others to Christ. It’s not the soapbox sermons, the accusatory finger, the disapproving “tsk tsk tsk,” nor the sermonizing about legalistic matters. Often it’s being the shoulder to cry on in a time of need, the offer of prayer when you don’t know what... Continue Reading →
I hate when I'm interested in using a good recipe, and I have to scroll through 500 ads and 23 paragraphs of what inspired someone to make a dish, so I won't do that to you. Variances and nutritional information are written at the end of the recipe. Rye Style Keto Bread, Buns, or Muffin Recipe... Continue Reading →
She called me over to the group seated in a circle on the right side of the classroom. Everyone had their thick reader out, In The Big City, it seems strange that I should remember the title so many years past. Nervously, I joined the already seated group and opened to the page assigned. All... Continue Reading →
My students were bored. We don't need to know this, Miss! We have heard it all before. Really? What exactly do you know about Dr. King besides "I have a Dream"? Silence. What do you know about Rosa Parks besides her refusal to give up her seat? Silence. There's a lot more to Black History... Continue Reading →
The difference between law and mercy is Jesus. God gave the law, and the people followed it and, as we are wont to do, we added more laws to "keep people honest." It wasn't until God sent His son, Jesus, to live amongst us that the true nature of His mercy was explained in the... Continue Reading →
Aside from the year she started her list, 1984, 5/3/08 is the only date Mom wrote on the page of alphabetically organized verses in her prayer journal. Sometime over the years, she decided to tear out the sheet and just keep the page in her bible. After leaving the Catholic church, mom and I attended... Continue Reading →
I love a piping hot cup of tea fresh from the kettle. A roasting hot cup of chocolate or coffee is a spectacular way to start or end a day in any season. An Ice cold milkshake is one of my guilty pleasures (Have you ever tried sizzling hot french fries dipped in a thick... Continue Reading →
