Tag Archives: Humor

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Muscadines and other tough things

October 2017 Anniston/Gadsden Christian Family Magazine

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I thought I had completely lost my mind as I stood in my kitchen with every flat surface (and some not so flat) sticky with muscadine juice, sugar, purple hulls and such. Whatever possessed me to think I wanted to make muscadine preserves? This is not an easy task –  squirt the pulp from the […]

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Pruning the Heart

April 2017 article for Anniston/ Gadsden Christian Family Magazine

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  Isn’t it funny how God uses opposites?  I was reminded today that it is time to cut back my hydrangeas.  Last fall, my son cut back my bushes out front until they were ugly nubs (I thought he had killed them, for sure), but you know what? Today they are sprouting new growth. My […]

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Life is like a quilt

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Life is like a patchwork quilt.  Each piece by itself doesn’t mean much, but when it is finished, the masterplan is revealed. Putting one piece together with another and just keeping on, putting one day together with the next and keep walking in faith make something beautiful. Since my husband’s death, I’ve looked at the […]

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Bucket List

Zip Line Disaster

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Got a bucket list? I do: go parasailing, do a good zip line, jump out of an airplane, travel more and a few other   ridiculous thing. I’ve been parasailing.  That was a walk in the park.  I’m not afraid of heights, the view was beautiful, and the landing back on the boat was as easy […]

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My Funny, Fabulous Mom

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At our family get-togethers, often someone will tell something funny my mother did or said. I join in with the many humorous things I remember, but I would be amiss if I neglected to share just how fabulous she was. Mom knew how to make something beautiful from near nothing. She made clothes for my […]