Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy
I’m old enough to remember when Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 – 56 years ago. That date gives me pause. It did then when I was holding my one-year-old baby boy in my arms and hearing the horrendous news of the assassination of this passionate, honorable man. Martin Luther endeavored to make…
A Dose of Laughter Medicine
I am not having to order laughter medicine any longer because I married a man who IS my laughter medicine every day. Thanks, God! I needed that! We all need an unlimited supply of laughter medicine. In fact, you might need a hearty dose right now! We all need it — especially because the political…
In This Very Room
Last Monday, January 8th, in this very room pictured here, fifty members of our team that is made up of paid and volunteer staff enjoyed our Team Appreciation Luncheon at Maggiano’s Restaurant in Austin. OUR TEAM is comprised of devoted, relentless, and selfless individuals who believe it is “more blessed to give than receive”. However,…
Goal for 2024 – Make the #1 Best Seller a Must Read this Year
Long title but I hope to make that my goal this year. We were wanting a new devotional book so, with a Barnes & Noble gift card, we found just the one to help us navigate this new year. As I type this blog today, I received a message from a friend who advised that…
Taking the Faith Plunge
I know that most of my blog followers are “faith” people. Those are the folks who have read about faith, practiced faith, built their faith up and have seen the merits of exercising faith. Everything God wants to do in our lives, He does so based on faith. And, btw, if you aren’t a “faith”…
Wisdom from Trial and Error
Of all the things that we did wrong, we did some things right. For example – in teaching our children to be brave, faith-filled, optimistic, daring, strong and responsible human beings. I’d like to think that my young husband and I did everything right, but without a doubt, a lot fell through the cracks because…
Listening for His Voice Matters
My Canadian cousin was here in Austin last week so I missed seeing him because Carl and I were on our honeymoon. We made it home late Sunday night and early Monday morning we were both headed to the election polls where we serve in this Early Voting election process. So, we never could connect…
Playing with Fire
Still on our honeymoon in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, we are taking it all in! On this night we saw brave people playing with fire. It was a fire show on the beach just after sunset — a sight to behold. How do they keep themselves from being burned? Yikes! U I amuse myself as God…
What is a Noble Man?
It still sounds strange to me when I speak of my now husband. After all I was a widow for nearly 13 years. Today, I get to celebrate him because it is his birthday. He is a NOBLE man by name and in character. In this photo, he is buying an Olive Tree (a symbol…
The Keys to a Happy Marriage
I read about two Baltimore couples — the Chambers, who celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary and the Tymkiw’s marked their 70th anniversary. That’s what I call “vows made; vows kept”. So, what was the secret of their successful unions? The couples said it was a combination of shared values, mutual respect, faith, and a lot…