Lost in Laundry

It really is the simple things that make life sweet. My boys caught a bunch of tadpoles in a small creek that runs behind our house.  Those smelly, slimy weird looking little not-quite-frogs sure did take me back to memories of myself at their age.  Me and my friend Amy used to spend hours catching…

Though our love of state parks, hiking, fishing, and picnicking is well-documented, we had never actually taken the kids overnight camping.  We remedied that last weekend! We picked a favorite day trip spot, Victoria Bryant State Park.  Favored for it’s great picnic sites and fun shoals, the camping area did not disappoint!  It was a…

I see God in the wonder of His creation.  I feel His presence and hear Him speak when I am taking in the wonder of what He has made.  I’m glad my worship doesn’t stop there; with nature.  I’m grateful, so grateful, for the recognition that I am a desperate sinner, in need of a…

The family waited in the car while I ran in the grocery store. I came back out and started throwing bags in the back of the van. Then I noticed everyone giggling. “What? What is it? Why are you laughing at me?” Under that blanket was mid-kid. He never wiggled or even so much as…

My mid-kid told me he dressed up for Mother’s Day… and he was being completely sincere. Cargo pants instead of basketball shorts… so in his mind he might as well be wearing a suit and tie. Love that scrappy kid! Thankful today for all the Mom’s in my life. So many great lessons have been…

When you’re married a while,  you go through some stuff. Wonderful stuff. Benign stuff. Hard stuff. Mundane stuff. There are seasons (hopefully short ones) when the things that annoy you about your spouse seem to define your perspective. What may in reality be just little annoyances suddenly seem like big offenses. Then there are seasons,…

We had the chance last weekend to spend a restful few days meeting up with Texas friends in the Northwest Georgia mountains, and also do some exploring in Chattanooga, TN.  (Such a cool city! Who knew?!?) Rising Fawn, GA Chattanooga, TN Goodness.  There is such beauty in the world.  The green hue of the trees…

A good friend. Headstrong. Difficultly admitting she’s wrong or being corrected. Follows the rules. Loyal to a fault. Loves to sing, no matter the song. Likes the attention of one Jonathan Cliff. Enjoys staying in PJs late on Saturdays. Doesn’t like to be embarrassed,  unless it’s a carefully orchestrated performance variety embarrassment. Yep. All of…

I work in geriatric home health care, and I see a lot of patients who are struggling with diseases brought on (or at the very least exacerbated by) a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet.  It’s serving as motivation for me to keep working toward regular exercise (uhhh…let’s go with “not where I wanna be but…