Last week I had a great thing happen.  I was able to meet together with some of my dearest and bestest friends from Jr. High School:  Sharon, Kitty, and Elaine.   We were the Seminole Girls and we hung together until college or marriage or both pulled us apart.   We all met at Fresh Foods to buy snacks, and then we regrouped at Sharon's hotel room ( Read more... )

Don't judge a book by its cover...how often have we heard that old proverb.  Here it really rings true in this YouTube video.  (I can only provide the link--the embed code is unavailable)  As I watched this video, I was reminded about how many times I judge a person simply by the way they look.  Maybe I see someone shopping in a store, walking down ( Read more... )

It's been brought to my attention by more than one person that I have not been blogging lately.   I really am surprised that I have been missed.  Lately I have had a lot of personal stuff on my mind, but it is not stuff I can blog about.  Also, I have been tired.  My job is great, but I'm not sleeping that well, and I think it's kind of a hormonal ( Read more... )

So here's the deal,  It's been hard for me lately to settle my mind and journal.  First, I recovered from being sick.  Then Joe AND Ashley got sick.  Then Joe got well, but Ashley stayed sick.  Now she's pretty much better, except for a lingering cough.  In between we had a horse show.  (Ashley got sick the next day.)  Pretty boring, just busy and ( Read more... )

Finally I feel like I belong in the land of the living.  This cold bug that I caught has taken over two weeks to shake.  Even though I was still doing everything...going to work, taking care of the fam, going to church, teaching, shopping, providing taxi service, etc., I was still blowing my nose, coughing, suffering with headaches, and feeling ( Read more... )

Here is a little video clip that I took at Winter Jam. My seat was near the side of the stage.  This is Brandon Heath singing Give Me Your Eyes.  Great song.  I did some Toby Mac, but you really don't want to see those.  ;)  (Please see previous post.)

I have come down with a nasty head cold.  I have been wanting to write, but life happens.  This week has been very cold for Florida, and our central heat has been out.  Finally, though, it is working (thanks to really great friends.)  On top of that, we are experiencing some electrical woes.  The outlet for the refrigerator just up and died this ( Read more... )

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Well, it's Christmas Eve!  I felt like Christmas was miles away and here it is on my doorstep!  I am rejoicing that I have today off.  I actually have until Tuesday off!  We took a little survey at work to see how many kids would be there over the holidays, and I was told that I could have today and Friday off if I would like them.  YES!  I have a ( Read more... )