Life…Under Construction

  • Someday

    Someday my life will be no more And I wonder Will anyone knock at my door To mourn my passing?

  • Vacation …. and Stuff

    This is the last full day of a week-long vacation hubby and I had down here at Emerald Isle. It\’s been restful, for sure. We\’ve only gone out to eat once, and the rest of the time we\’ve just lain around reading, snacking, playing with the puppy (well, hubby played with the puppy), and watching…

  • Empty Nest, Interrupted

    It was wonderful while it lasted. Three years ago, when our daughter moved into her own home with the boys, I wasn\’t sure I\’d make it. I missed them, and I worried about them. Over time, though, we got used to them being gone. It was right that Jenni and the boys should be in…

  • Summer Camp 2010

    For several years, I begged three or four of the young men in our church youth group to go to camp with us. Their excuses were creative and varied, but bottom line was, they didn’t think camp was “for” them. Now, these are good kids, every one. They have grown up in church, attend a…

  • My No-Responsibility Week

    I don\’t imagine that my life is any busier than yours. Probably, we all manage to fill our lives with more activity than we need or want. A couple of months ago, I went 11 straight days with scheduled activities every night after work. I was not in my home any of those evenings for…

  • Sunday, June 13, 2010

    Today, Nate spent the day with me. A friend of Jenni\’s family was killed last night right in front of her boyfriend. It\’s been a sad, shock-filled day for them. I brought Nate home with me so we could clean out the pool and run the filter for a while, but it rained pretty hard,…

  • Tomorrow Got Here,

    and it\’s going to be a beautiful day. Part of my problem, I admit, is that I haven\’t been as faithful in my Bible study lately, and that made such a difference in my outlook on life. I truly do need to study the Word daily in order to keep my life in balance/perspective. It\’s…

  • The Construction of Late

    Do you ever go through the emotions that you just aren\’t doing it right anymore; that you really aren\’t necessary; that if you took a few steps back for awhile, no one would even miss you? I have absolutely no reason to feel that way, but sometimes I do. It\’s not so much things others…

  • For Jenni

    Ten years ago my daughter became a mother. Today she has three sons ages 10, 7, and 4. They each have their own special personality, and they are all active little boys! Some nights their granddaddy and I watch them for Jenni, and love them as much as we do, by the end of most…

  • I Wonder

    Stephen the deacon was full of the Holy Spirit, and he performed signs and wonders. And he became a target of the same mindset that had already crucified his Savior, Jesus. They set him up the same way they set Jesus up. But he refuted their false testimony by giving them a history lesson about…