If you are joining me today from the Proverbs 31 devotional, welcome! I’m glad you stopped by. Like many of you, I have started reading the Bible through this year. After Christmas, I was anxious to get started, so I have plunged into Genesis. What a book of adventure! In Genesis 32:22 – 32, Jacob…
It wouldn’t stop burning. Like a sunburn after hours on the beach, the heat on my hands stayed for hours. As a blessing to my family, yesterday I made Aunt Carol’s jalapeno peppers for New Year’s. With the sharp knife and chopping block, I had transformed eighteen peppers into little boats of tasty fun. What…
Happy New Year to all of you!This year I have purposed to do something I have never done – read through the Bible in a year. Like many of you, I have started this several Januarys before, but this year I have a new plan that I think will work!I purchased new Bibles for Greg…
New Year’s is just around the corner. Resolutions are made. Goals are set. New calendars purchased. It’s the right time. The right time for what? Our children’s pastor spoke this past Sunday on not waiting. Many of us are waiting. Waiting for God to move. Waiting until…you name it. After the service, I had the…
Baking and Bonding! Mary, Mariah & I (our Gather & Grow group) spent some time together making almond-covered pretzels, chocolate covered peanuts and seven layer bars. These are all Christmas goodies that I grew up making and eating when I was a kid. We had a lot of fun! This fall I have been a…
We took a day trip with our kids and their friends to Asheville and toured the Biltmore. It was a wonderful day, just the right amount of chilly for the Christmas season. We started the day at the Little Pigs Barbecue, toured the house for several hours and ended the day at the Cook Out…