Got a short and sweet post this morning after God put a very clear visual in my head. Last night, I was trying to encourage a friend who had become discouraged by unappreciated efforts of kindness. I sent her Galatians 6:9, “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will…
Fifteen days to flatten the curve. Thirty days to slow the spread. It seems every few days we have a new timeline to reach the peak of the COVID-19 cases or have a harsher new social-distancing recommendation. All of us have been knocked off our equilibrium of normal life. I cried about it for the…
The Alabama Softball Team after winning the 2012 NCAA World Series. Photo from AP. I think the prophet Nehemiah might have shouted “Roll Tide”on June 7th too. I stayed up until 1 am on this day watching the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team go head to head with Oklahoma’s team in the deciding game of the…
I remember her baby dedication so clearly. Hannah was wearing a sweet little yellow embroidered gown and bonnet. The pastor reminded us that God had entrusted us to raise her in the “nurture and admonition of the Lord” and that she was not really ours, but rather, on loan from God. Hannah’s heart was always…
“The world doesn’t hate the baby Jesus, they hate the man Jesus.” ~ Pastor Josh Lancaster Wow – what a statement from our pulpit last Sunday morning. This thought had never crossed my mind and it was a little startling to me. Even Ricky Bobby (from Talladega Nights movie) honored the “dear Lord Baby Jesus”….
Toyota Camry Vs. Bambi descending Spruce Pine Mountain in Russellville – I’m OK, but Bambi didn’t make it! It wasn’t really Bambi – it was more like her mama. Our encounter occurred as I was traveling north on highway 43 yesterday afternoon. I caught a glimpse of her in my peripheral vision to the left…