I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I typically scoff at the theories and those who spread them. I’m not a scientist. I’m not a professional of any sort. I’m a Christian, a mother, a wife, a home educator (before home education became mandatory), a musician and an American. I’m also a human being able to think … [Read more…]
Here we are. Four weeks in to a “Stay Safe, Stay Home” order from our local government. Texas is under a state wide shutdown. The nation is being held hostage by a pandemic. The world is in a panic. What’s going on at your house? If you’re following the guidelines, you are staying home more. … [Read more…]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. A year ago today I was helping to plan my 4th son’s wedding. A year ago today I learned that my brother had been shot and killed at his workplace. Joy over a bright beginning for the young couple was overshadowed with the ending of … [Read more…]
I often read about this event and wonder, “What was she thinking? If I had been there, I would not have been so easily swayed. I would have done what I was told. After all, she had everything she wanted.” All it took was three little letters and she completely altered her life as well … [Read more…]
As my family toured the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, these words kept coming to me: And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation Acts 17:26. Each area we toured told amazing stories … [Read more…]
It’s not about guns. It’s not about racism. It’s not about mental health. It’s about hopelessness. It’s about loneliness. It’s about emptiness that will be filled with something and if it’s not filled with good, it will be filled with bad. Let the politicians have their say. Let the media have their say. It is … [Read more…]
I have some really amazing friends…lots of them. But there are two who have been on mind lately. Actually it’s four — two couples. Amazing, caring, loving, giving, self-sacrificing couples who have chosen to undertake a huge responsibility. Both of these couples have become, what we like to call these days, empty nesters. They have … [Read more…]
Sight Singing is the ability to look at a piece of music you’ve never heard before, in our case a hymn, and sing it. While sight singing takes practice, it is not all that difficult. It is made easier with the notations we use in our hymnals — shape notes. Click this link to see … [Read more…]
Last month, my only brother was shot and killed in a workplace shooting. It has been devastating for all involved. He leaves behind family and friends who not only love him dearly but need him desperately. There are just no words that can express the impact this tragic event has left on our family. One … [Read more…]
What’s the rush? I find myself asking this question more and more. Maybe it’s because I’m facing the empty nest and wanting to hang on to what I know and enjoy as long as possible but I would prefer to think it has to do with the experience I have gained over the past 27 … [Read more…]
