Creating a Legacy

Yesterday we said goodbye one of my sisters-in-law who passed away this week. We spent time with family, shared memories, and talked about the “gumbo” that she could cook like no one else! We watched a video of her life, each picture telling a story from...
The Memory Garden Story

The Memory Garden Story

With a hurting heart, I began in early March of 2008, to dig the plants from my Mother’s yard and move them to mine, creating what became a Memory Garden. Each time I made a trip to her house, digging in her dirt, my heart would break and the tears would fall…

Our American Hero

Our American Hero

Following is a poem by a very special lady, Ethel Lanier. Thank you, Ethel, for sharing your poem with us. It expresses so much of how we need to have faith in God when all around us says to give up and forget who we are and who we have been. God Bless America and...
Hands

Hands

Ecclesiastes 9:10 – Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. While cleaning my office one day, I found this article about hands. It reminds me of how I felt when I held my mom’s hands...

What Really Matters

Over the last several days, I  spent valuable time with my family. First, I spent the morning with my youngest grandbaby, and then in the early afternoon, her sister, my oldest grandchild, arrived home from preschool. Together the three of us had a fun and interesting...
Words of a Friend

Words of a Friend

In my devotional this morning, I was reading John 15:13. Today my thoughts are about Friendship and this goes right along with being a True Friend as well as just being the person that God intended us to be. When our words are true, when they help and heal, inspire,...

On Being a Friend…

Copied from http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Friend Being a good friend is about being reliable, kind hearted and thoughtful. If you’re willing to be there through the hard times, stand up for your friend and to share your thoughts and cares with a friend, then...