A few weeks ago Toby walked outside and was greeted by a small piece of God’s glory.  He asked me to come out to share in God’s glory.  After looking, I decided to take a picture to share with others and find out exactly what...

Yesterday I attended a continuing education class for my work that was hosted at a local hotel.  As with most continuing education classes, you take away some good and have trouble keeping your eyes open during the rest of the class.  The class was slated...

There are many memories I have of being the only Pentecostal in public school in the eighties.  It was one thing attending school where I had grown up and already knew everybody and already answered all the “big” questions.  You know the ones, “Why are ...

Stand for truth through lies and misconceptions Stand for truth through slander and deceptions Stand for truth when all ails Stand for truth when all else fails Stand for truth and by his hand truth will guide you Stand for truth and in the end...

There are things I learned from my dad that I didn’t even know I’d learned until I was much older. He was my dad. He was usually gone when I got up and after supper he was relaxing and we were leaving him alone to...

Phoebe Running on Friends episode. Have you ever noticed how runners on the Olympics and in track meets look so lean and in-sync? The arms and legs pumping rhythmically, torsos slightly bent, nostrils flaring as they breathe in and their mouths slightly parted on the...

In 1971 I started Head start (the Kindergarten of the dark ages). Now, forty years later, I have graduated from Henderson State with my BSG. It’s been a long ride and it’s not over yet. I actually love school. My mom had to make me...

We celebrated a lovely Christmas with Toby’s sister, Kim, and her family on Sunday. Both Raylee and Tia had guest this year. We missed Ashley, who had to work. I made her come over later to get food and her gift. Unlike the rest of...

I’m tired–tired of always taking the high road and doing the right thing. I’m tired. Just plain tired. I’m tired of playing devil’s advocate and trying to view all sides of the issue. I’m tired of being the parent, the mediator, the adult. Tired. Just...

As a child Christmas was a magic time. Even though we didn’t have much money, our parents would always make sure there were gifts under the tree that we wanted although we didn’t know which gifts they choose for us. Every year around Christmas time...

Every year I think about writing one of those hokey Christmas newsletters.Every year I start it off with the first few sentences and then quit.All the other Christmas newsletters I read have so much good news like Sally made all A’s, Dean got full paid...

In the late seventies Cave City school system had two classification levels. Kindergarten through sixth grade was elementary school and seventh through twelfth was high school. Study hall was a class that was offered in each of the grades. Consequently, a seventh grade student might...

When our children were about 4 years old, I worked in downtown Little Rock and parked in a parking garage. Due to some increased crime in that area, I carried pepper spray on my keyring. Toby had tried to get me to carry a small...

In keeping with my rock pile post…. Tia was about 4 years old when we had taken her in for a regular check-up. Dr. Cenac, our pediatrician, checked her out and then told us that she had a small heart murmur. He went on to...