Recently, a friend had been working in her garden and yard. When she came inside, her legs were itching from having been in tall grass. Her four-year-old granddaughter had already run water and gotten in the bath tub. The friend just stripped her clothes off and stepped into the tub and splashed water up on […]
How often do we sing songs without even considering the words? “Here I raise my Ebenezer” are words from Come Thou Fount. I had sung the hymn for many years before I even questioned what an Ebenezer was. I didn’t know what I was raising. Finally I researched it and found that it was a rock of […]
Authors take every opportunity possible to promote their books. I did. I told some of my true humorous church stories at the 10th Annual Alabama Song Writers’ Festival in Guntersville, Al on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Although the heat was sweltering, the atmosphere was charged with fun. With a family-fun-filled festival, one has to be […]
The ladies at Hokes Bluff United Methodist Church certainly know how to do an event. The purpose of this year’s Spring Gala was to raise money for missions. At least that was the stated purpose, but all there had great fun. The salad lunch was superb with my favorite – chicken salad. The room’s decorations […]
They say to never look back, but if you don’t, how can you enjoy the memories of good things past? Or how do you evaluate mistakes or find ways to improve. I have been a strong advocate of thinking on the good stuff: I find people are happier when they do this. I have enjoyed […]
“In Your Easter Bonnet” – that’s the ticket, I thought. It was my month to host our literary critique group, the Lit Chicks, and since it was Easter week, an Easter bonnet theme seemed to be appropriate. Only after emailing the members of our group the idea and getting their approval did I realize the […]
Writing is just plain hardwork. Often the job seems to offer little reward, except for the intrinsic pleasure of communicating one’s thoughts on paper. Conferees at writing conferences often hear, “Write what you know, and keep writing, but in all likelihood you won’t get published. The market is tough.” Well, as I’ve said in other places […]
December must be the most exciting month of the year. This December was no exception. Even though I find myself totally exhausted each night from special speaking events, shopping, entertaining, pulling out boxes of decoration and filling each room with them, returning boxes to the upstairs storage, and then trying to clean up the mess […]