Life…Under Construction

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  • Life Under Construction – Aroma

    Life Under Construction – Aroma

    When I was a little girl, our step-father took all us kids to a Christmas Party sponsored by the American Legion. At some point in the program, the host called all the children at the party up to the stage to sing “Frosty the Snowman.” Once up there, everyone developed stage fright and the only…

  • Hurry Home

    So.  You had made good decisions for your life and your eternity. And then you went away to college. You went away to college, and all of a sudden you are smarter than your parents, your siblings, and all the folks who had a part in your life. You let people WHO DON\’T KNOW OR…

  • Something Else That Scares Our Dog

    Something Else That Scares Our Dog

    We celebrated Dave\’s birthday with our daughter and grandsons. It was a nice time, and good visit, and a fine celebration. After everyone left the house, Dave and I took our usual Sunday nap. The house was quiet, and Dave and I just lounged around and enjoyed the afternoon. I did notice, however, that our…

  • Unfulfilled Resolutions

    Many years ago, I quit making New Year’s Resolutions. I never kept them, and all I did was end up angry at myself. For the year 2014, again I didn’t make any resolutions: except this one thing I was going to do—I was going to go to my mama’s house and spend as long as…

  • \”Meaching Our Riddle Age\”

    Reading in 1Kings, I came across the council of officials in the court of King Solomon. There were the usual—priests, secretaries, military leaders, head housekeeper, etc. And then, this jumped out at me: “and Zabud…was the king’s friend” (4:5). A friend. King Solomon had a friend on his council—an individual whom he could trust; someone…