I asked my husband, “Am I a control freak?” He said, “well, you are not a freak.” Then he went on to explain how he sees me as organized and that I like to be in control but not in a frreaky way. That wasn’t really good enough for me to not call myself a … Read more
Seventy-one days after my last blog post on July 22 I signed on to the administrative part of my blog. I had 46 comments sent in during that time. I began working through the ones that were spam and needed deleted and the ones that were genuine and deserved a reply. That is when I … Read more
Hello! I haven’t written a blog post since July 22. I’ve looked over a dozen recipes and pictures I have taken in the last 8 weeks. But nothing seems just right. That is probably because it is soul food that has kept me alive of late. I was sharing with a girlfriend today that I … Read more
My sweet, wonderfully talented husband is our Chief Gardener. From early spring until late fall he spends hundreds of hours outside digging in the dirt, planting, tending, weeding, feeding, and then finally harvesting a variety of the fruits of his labor. However, this week he is in New York City tending to God’s garden, namely … Read more
The door bell rings and as I walk down the hall towards my back door I can see through the full view glass. It is 90 degrees outside and 90% humidity. And there she stands looking cool as a cucumber. Her white cotton skirt looks fresh and summery. The ruffles on her pink blouse match … Read more
On April 23, 1977 at the age of 46 years old my father left this world of life under the sun to spend eternity with our Heavenly Father. I don’t begrudge the fact that he died young because I believe his presence with Jesus is far greater than life on earth. But my heart has … Read more