Southern Gardens – January in the South

In preparation for springtime, it is time to clean the flower beds and prepare the seedlings for planting in just a few short weeks. While on an "inspection" walk through the gardens, to my amazement many flowers and shrubs are budding and blooming early. The warm weather is waking them up from their winter nap!

Friday Focus – Focus on Truth

Life is a Playground!

I giggled to myself, wondering if the people in this community realize what a fun mailman they have. Of course, my thoughts are based on the perception of our little redhead and not every house is occupied with a 5-year-old who thinks that life is one big playground and everyone is just having fun with one another. If only that were true!

Garden Ponds | Pond Life at Spring Meadows

A Garden Pond is a wonderful place to relax anytime of the day or night! We built our pond in 2001, then moved it to its current location in 2013 and offered the fish more room to swim! Perennials and shrubs such as Loropetalum, roses and hydrangeas surround the pond. A filtering system makes maintenance a breeze.

The Journals: My Mother’s Gift of Love

I am thankful my mother took the time to journal her life, passions, and heartfelt prayers. Because of what she wrote, I have insight of days and moments that otherwise would be lost to me. In her willingness to express herself through her journals, she continues to inspire and motivate me. And there are days as I read her prayers, I feel as if her hand once again gently brushes across my brow as it did when I was a little girl.

Old Fashioned Fudge (My Mama’s Recipe)

This recipe for Old Fashioned Fudge was a Christmas/holiday tradition for our family as far back as I can remember. It was something that my Grandmother Headrick (Mama) made often, not just at Christmastime. Many times we walked into our her kitchen to find it cut and ready to eat anytime of the year!

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Welcome to my digital home where I share the things I enjoy, including photos, videos, recipes, and craft ideas. I write about everyday things that might seem ordinary to some but if we look intentionally at God’s creation, we discover beauty in unexpected places. Life lessons can be found in a walk through the woods, while digging in the dirt, or dusting old worn out furniture handed down from generations of my family. You will find my journal on Life Notes. (Leave me a comment if something you read encourages you! I like knowing that something I write makes a difference in someone’s life.)

Always changing, adding some new and removing things that need to go away is what you will find at my home, both digital and physical. My life is not perfect because I am not perfect. Never will be. Each day, each week I strive to make a difference in life, put a smile on someone’s face, or encourage the discouraged. Sometimes I get it right, other times I do not. That is my “normal” kind of life! We are real people living real lives and showing you all of it, including our mistakes!

Just like me, this site is a work in progress. As the years come and go in my life, I find I am ever changing, growing, and learning new things. It will be that way until I take my last breath. Enjoy this journey with me. I am glad you are here.