Family Music
Sometimes when we’ve hosted our peeps’ friends, their parents ask us if it’s any trouble. Typically, I’ve responded, “If I can ignore seven, I can ignore one more!” And that’s…
Family
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Buzz Cuts, Bribery & Fried Okra
Last night as I was texting Deb about something, I told her I needed to head over to my son and daughter-in-law’s house to cut Leo’s hair. And she texted…
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Dreaming about Fall
I know the calendar has just turned to August, but these days I find myself dreaming about all things September/October/November. I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but…
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Tellin’ Tales
Since this photo was taken two years ago, we’ve experienced many changes. Some we’re still grieving, and others we welcome. So many tales to tell. This photograph has even more…
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Library Love
Our local library has been working the last several years to move into a new space. They are honoring the local heritage by gutting and remodeling the original Abilene High…
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Happy Birthday, America!
I remember celebrating America’s 200th birthday in 1976. The spring leading up to that July, I was in the 3rd grade. We talked a lot about America’s Bicentennial Birthday in…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Jack Daniel’s, Miss Mary Bobo, and Lynchburg, Tennessee
As September approaches and the release of In These Hills gets closer . . . RELEASING SEPTEMBER 8, 2026Christian Historical Fiction . . . I’m receiving more reader mail with…
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My Travel Essentials–and a giveaway!
If you’ve been around here a bit, you know my husband and I travel a lot. It’s mostly work trips, though we do sometimes go just to visit family. Or…
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A Slice of Life
About four years ago, on family pizza night, just after Think Tank graduated from high school and a few months before he left for college, he ushered his new (and…
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Easter pic & a $0.99 deal TODAY
Hey friends, I hope you all had wonderful times with family and friends this past weekend—hiding and hunting eggs and eating yummy food. But most of all, I pray you…
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March’s Miracles
This is not an April Fool’s Day post. This is a recounting of some of the miracles God did on our behalf in March. As you know, my father, who…
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Unexpected Blessing
If you are on my newsletter list or follow me on social media, you might remember that my eighty-eight-year-old, very active dad was supposed to have bypass surgery last Friday,…