For Real, Elaine?!

January 26, 2026

The Fence

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January 26, 2026

Family Dinner

Write about a few of your favorite family traditions. When our four daughters were still young we always sat down at the dinner table each evening and ate together. It became a time of bonding and sharing our day. Some days were filled with laughter and joy others with heated arguments, but no matter what Read more
January 14, 2026

Peace

Late night thoughts:Our priorities change as we age, or at least they should. If you have lost your father, mother and siblings and gone through the trials of life in your marriage. If you have waded through the stormy waves of bringing children up from babies to adults you have learned a thing or two.Life Read more
November 19, 2025

Rejection

Sometimes life’s disappointing cuts have caused me unbearable pain. I have cried out in agony, begging for relief. But the hurt lingers on sometimes for days, months, even years. We have all felt the pain of betrayal, rejection or disappointment. The hurt is real, the pain intense. We wonder, why? How? But even if we Read more
November 14, 2025

Family Home

Late evening thoughts: Taking apart your parents home is extremely painful. You travel back through their lives and the life you lived with them. Your heart is cracked wide open exposing every emotional feeling you have ever felt towards your immediate family. So thankful the Word of God comforts us through this time. His love, Read more
November 12, 2025

Let Go

I do not believe it is healthy to dwell on and live in the past. God is a God of new beginnings. He sent His son so we could have life “and life more abundantly.” Swimming constantly in the waters of the past will prune your skin and you.Place your hope and faith In God Read more
November 10, 2025

Missed Grandchildren

One of the most challenging aspects of being estranged from a child is not being able to see or talk to your grandchildren. The grandchildren you nurtured, cared for, and spent focused time with for years. Now, you are no longer allowed to attend their school activities. You are blocked on their phones. I imagine Read more
October 31, 2025

Like most southern mothers from the depression era, my mother believed you should always have more than enough food in the house. She kept her kitchen fully stocked with vegetables that she had canned from her garden. Her freezer was packed to overflow with frozen beef, pork, and chicken raised on the family farm.She made homemade, hand-rolled biscuits every day. My favorite meal she cooked was cubed steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, and English peas. I also loved Momma’s fried okra. She would slice it thin, batter it lightly in flour and cornmeal, then fry it in hot oil until it was crunchy and crisp.My husband’s favorite was her fried chicken and cream gravy. Bless his heart, I don’t fry chicken. His second favorite was her chicken dressing. Fortunately for him, my mom taught me how to cook it exactly like she did.Every New Year’s Day, she made a full-blown traditional meal for our family of black-eyed peas, collards, ham, and all the trimmings. I suppose by now you’ve realized we are extremely southern, but Momma didn’t just cook good southern food; she made great spaghetti, chili, and shepherd’s pie, and there was always more than enough for anyone who needed a meal.When dementia stole Momma’s ability to cook, her kitchen was never filled again with the aroma of fried chicken and gravy. Her dining room chairs were empty. No visitors came anymore. I became her cook and caregiver, and my kitchen became the provider of love and care for her nutritional needs. It was an easy job; I learned from the best how to care for and nurture those you love.I miss you Momma.

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October 13, 2025

Faithful

Late Evening Thoughts:Bobby and I are exceptionally blessed. We always have been. We’ve have experienced extremely hard times over the36 years of our marriage, but God has always amazed us with His provision and mercy.Why? Definitely not because we deserved it, or because of our faith in Him and our obedience to serve Him? No, Read more
October 9, 2025

Second Chance

Last summer when we were planning our 40 year class reunion I began “rediscoverering.” I went back through all of my high school yearbooks and the many keepsakes, awards, pictures and treasures my momma had saved of my high school years.One thing in particular that caught my attention was a career goal form I had Read more