Walk through a cemetery, take a look around, what do you see? Tombstones. What does a tombstone represent? It reflects basic information about someone’s life; name, date of birth, date of death and sometimes a tag line like, “Cherished Mother.” What tombstones don’t tell are the stories of our lives, those pages are hidden in Read More
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Without friends, where would we be in this crazy, hectic, seesaw of an adventure we often refer to as life? We would be lost, alone, and I would have no content or inspiration for this column. Last week was insanely busy, so busy that prior to Saturday I had not a spare moment to sit Read More
“My Sister, My Friend”
Siblings share a unique bond, one impossible to replicate in any other relationship. The DNA ties are as strong as the common experience associated with growing up in the same household. Siblings may be polar opposites, or they may be eerily alike in their mannerisms. You may love them fiercely one minute and despise them Read More
Red Velvet. Why All the Hype?
In our American culture cake equals celebration. We serve cake at birthday parties, baby showers, wedding showers, wedding receptions, promotion parties, and graduations. Virtually any event can be turned into a commemoration simply by adding cake! Cake and icing are as diverse as the events they frequent. There are the traditional flavors like chocolate and Read More
Endure to the End
Saturday my husband I ran the Shiner Half Marathon. The weather conditions were less than ideal; it was cold, rainy and windy. Even AccuWeather could not help us decide how to dress for the race. By gun time the rain had ceased and temperatures had warmed, but oh that wind! The gusts were blowing at Read More
Seasons of Life
Life is a funny thing; one minute the stars are aligned and all is well, then next minute you are flat on your butt wondering what happened. My life seems to run in seasons. There are seasons of hardship when enduring the turmoil is about all I can do, and seasons of joy where I Read More
God’s Not Dead; The Power of One
There are days when I genuinely wonder if my presence in the world makes any difference. If you look up “average” in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’d find my picture there. Sometimes I look with admiration at those who have accomplished great things, and then I let myself get discouraged knowing I won’t ever Read More