I need to get a little “Auntie Brenda” on you again. Listen, sweet girly, it’s good that he’s busy; that speaks highly of him. But even busy people get to choose what they’re busy doing. If he’s too busy to…
My Passion—My 5 Little Loaves & 2 Small Fish
Today’s post is another guest post from Samantha Loucks. Samantha is starting her final semester at a Christian University in South Carolina, where, in December, she will complete her major in journalism and mass communication. To learn more about Samantha…
I Am Grateful for the Day That Never Was
“Any regrets I may have over that which I have lost are swallowed up in relief over that which I have escaped.” ~Unknown That quotation has been my annual “mantra” on August 9th. However, I take it one step further…
It’s Time to Be Deliberate—about Life
There’s something about death that awakens us to life. A friend from high school and college passed away quite suddenly last night, and his death created a sense of urgency in me this morning. I wanted today—and all my todays…
Listening to the Tomatoes
I should have seen it coming when my mother named the tomato plants this year. When my parents’ friend Jack brought my mother six plants for the patio, she got that look in her eye, and by the next morning,…