First, of all, congrats to the winner of my Cooking Memory Giveaway: Connie Saunders! Connie will receive an autographed copy of my award-winning Too Blessed to be Stressed Cookbook, PLUS a $25 Walmart gift card to buy ingredients to make some of the 100+ stress-free recipes that only take 20 minutes or less hands-on prep. ...
Passing It On
The adage is so true: There are no friends like old friends. I was blessed all the way down to my toenails this week to attend a 40-year reunion of the members of the 70s youth choir in honor of our beloved longtime choir director, Bill George, who recently turned 90 years young. (Big G, as we called him as ...
Above and Beyond
My friend’s mom passed away this week. The funeral is today, over an hour’s drive from my home. Should I go? Well, let’s see. I have an appointment on my calendar for this afternoon and a work to-do list as long as my arm. Leaving would mean loss of income. Is this wise? I’m tired. Bone ...
Renewal
Ah … it was a beautiful service. I do wish you were there. I’m referring to the 10th Anniversary wedding vow renewal of my daughter and son-in-love last weekend. I’ll admit I was a bit skeptical about seating 100 guests outdoors in the bowels of the mosquito cesspool of the world (central Florida) to witness the grand event, but thanks ...
Babies Are Simply Grand!
Yep, you’re right. This post is a bit tardy. Or did you not notice that I missed posting last week? (Of course you did. Didn’t you? Right? Right?) No matter. I had a good reason. His name is Mason! Mason Charles, to be exact. The fam has been referring to him as MC2 because he ...
High Steppin’
Royal palms flew by my window mile after mile, like tall dignified sentinels with very UNdignified wild and crazy hair flopping over their faces in the stiff breeze. A levy taller than three cars stacked end-to-end offered no clue that Spouse and I were actually circling massive Lake Okeechobee in south-central Florida, until we crossed a bridge that briefly opened ...
Working Together for Good (Part 2)
*This is the second half of the post I began last week; please scroll back to catch up before continuing … So on the tenth waterless day at our remote mountain cabin, I stopped at a neighbor’s house who’d kindly offered us the use of her shower while she was at work. As I left ...
Working Together for Good? (Part 1)
This time last week, I thought our spring visit to the remote Smoky Mt. cabin we inherited from Chuck’s parents couldn’t get much worse. At that time, Chuck and I had been without water in the cabin for ten days. We’d traveled from our Tampa crazy house seeking peace and rest but had found instead ...
Easter Blessings
First of all, I want to thank everyone who sent in their favorite Easter memory for my Easter Blessing Giveaway (hang tight – the winner is announced at the end of this post); you had me laughing one minute and crying the next. I was so touched by all your stories that I wanted to share a few of ...
Biting the Big Apple
The biggest thrill of Christmas, 2016 was ripping open a gift from my daughter Cricket and daughter-in-love, Rebecca, to find an apple and a note. Puzzled, I held the shiny apple in my hand as I read: “To Mom, a springtime girls-only trip to the BIG APPLE with your two girls.” Big WOW! My first time ...