A Back Porch Visit with Shay Greenwood

FINALLY!! I can’t think of a better word to describe how Rip and I are feeling right now! For over 1 month, we have not been able to post any of the videos we’ve been making in IMovie into Youtube. We went to the Genius Bar multiple times, our Mac had to...

To See Her Smile

It wasn’t livable. Dog hair throughout the home, rat remains in every drawer, cabinet, on top of the counters, stains in showers, tubs, toilets, layered up “gunk” on windows, mold and mildew bathrooms, plumbing needing repair, electrical needs and...

Happy Hopes for High Achievers

Last night I met a man who told me he needed to work harder at being happier. He said he had been reared in an ultra-serious home. “We didn’t talk about our feelings…we worked. Somehow we had the idea that you could achieve whatever you wanted in...

Homemaking that Makes Sense Videos … #CHRISTMASTIME

Hi Friend! The photo for this blog is so special to me because it shows one of my favorite “vintage” books…and the simple Christmas ornament always keeps me reminded of the real meaning of why we decorate and celebrate this time of year – the...

Frozen

” I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”  Ezekiel 36:26 No, I’m not talking about the children’s movie.  It was Thanksgiving Eve and I had to...

Broken Things

                                      “He guards all his bones; Not one of them is broken.”  Psalm 34:20 Standing on a wooden dinning room chair, to remove and replace a strand of burned out lights on the Christmas tree; one of my favorite ornaments fell...

Endure All Things

“And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”  Genesis 41:38 Joseph endured wrong accusations and even paid for the lies told against him.  His brothers sold him into slavery.  He overcame...

Spirit of Thanksgiving

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”  1 Thessalonians 5:18 As we approach the time of year where families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving; I began to think of all the things for which I am thankful.  God...

Jesus Did Not Say….

“He who believes in Me…out of his heart will flow… —John 7:38” Jesus did not say, “He who believes in Me will realize all the blessings of the fullness of God,” but, in essence, “He who believes in Me will have everything he receives escape out of him.”...

When All the Salt is Gone

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?”  Matthew 5:13 My grandson Luke and I were about to make Christmas ornaments.  I thought I had plenty of salt.  Yikes, I couldn’t even find a cup of...