Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
Many years ago, each weekday around 3 pm I was most likely in my kitchen baking peanut butter cookies or making popcorn. The purpose was to make memories for my kids…
September – A Day to Remember
It was a perfect day with a little nip in the air and a gentle breeze. At age eighteen, life is exactly as I want—secure and carefree. But in just a few hours, life would change forever.
Birdwatching in the Sunflower Garden
Early this morning, I watched as yellow finches feasted at my garden of sunflowers. An entire flock of the yellow feathered friends gathered, chirping with one another while they enjoyed their lunch. It was a beautiful sight. Not so pretty after they finished, but...
The Old Mississippi Tree
The damaged tree and the run-down fence were quite the pair. Both had seen their better days, but I saw beauty and a story to be told.
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A Prayer for the Coming Year
When my fingers typed the title of this post, in my head I was saying, “a prayer for the coming week.” But when I looked at the screen, I had typed “year” …
Do It Anyway
“Do It Anyway,” initially titled The Paradoxical Commandments, has several variants from the original. The most notable version is “Do It Anyway” by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. I often refer to it as “Do Good Anyway!”
Handmade Clothes & Quilts
As a young girl, I never knew what it was like to go shopping for new clothes. Instead, my mother made everything we wore. All of my handmade…
The Thimble
This thimble in its crocheted holder is a keepsake that belonged to my grandmother (Mama Headrick) and then my mother. I never saw either of them do needlework without their thimble.
A Valentine Garden Surprise
A beautiful surprise in the garden today is this little bunch of daffodils. Growing in a cluster of five flowers per plant, the flowers are fragrant and only about 3/4-inch from flower tip to flower tip across.