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Nuns and Sisters

Nov 36,2014…, “In the category “I Never Knew That”: Bill was watching a TV interview with a Catholic sister the other morning. (order and location unknown). I wasn’t paying attention to the TV at the time. Afterward he asked if I knew the...

Thanksgiving Memory: 2014

“Divine inspiration? So….I went to Winn Dixie looking for canned sweet potato to use in a casserole. (I know, lazy.) Could only find the yams in syrup. Frowning to myself, I headed to the produce section to buy fresh sweet potatoes, dreading having to peel...

In Recovery: Mania

Watching someone struggle with manic symptoms and/or anxiety and attempting to help her feel safe and grounded can be a challenge. …..while waiting the few days it can take for meds to begin their work. Simply listening can be helpful. Attentive supportive...
Iron Bowls

Iron Bowls

Nov 26, 2016 “Our children had other plans for Thanksgiving. Billy’s family came today for a pre-game Iron Bowl Day lunch. Bill cooked steaks. Joni and I made veggies, twice baked potatoes, and fruit salad. Catie, Haley, and Liam were all home to enjoy the...
Shell Nativity

Shell Nativity

A sweet shell nativity crafted by our oldest granddaughter, Catie Byrd, a few years ago…about 2012, I think. She did a workshop for a group of us and we used it as a model and made about 30 of them.  We sold a few of them.  The rest were lost, it seems when the...

The Antidote To Self-Righteousness: Mercy

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is...

Honesty and Healing

This is one of the primary principles of healing….Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed….as the Apostle James advises…. Honesty Outweighs Perfection – by Joyce Meyer We can care too much about what...

Rear View Mirror: On Medications

From 11/21/2014 Allow me to editorialize about the reported new policy of a local recovery program of not allowing even commonly prescribed SSRIs for depression to be used by their clients in recovery…..This is, in my opinion, unfortunate and unnecessary and...