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A Tribute to My Aunt Ouida
September holds many memories for our family, both births and deaths. Today, our family grieves the loss of one of my aunts. Even though it has been some time since I saw her, the memories of my Aunt Ouida are dear and sweet. As a child, I was part of a large extended...
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 her early...
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
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
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 as she lay...
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
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...
On Being a Friend…
Faithful friends are a rare and holy gift. In a world that changes constantly, a friend who walks beside you through every season is a reflection of God’s steadfast love.“ Sandi