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Counting 1000 Gifts – Part 3
This is the time of year when many of us take time to count our blessings… or at least try to name a few of them. I took on the Joy Dare challenge a few weeks ago, and while I have no problem noticing the small (and large) things I’m grateful for, the challenge comes in naming something for each…
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Our 30th Anniversary
On this day 30 years ago I married my best friend. How could 30 years possibly go by so fast? It seems like it’s been just about as fast as the time it took you to glance at the pictures taken every 10 years! As I was trying to decide what to say about our anniversary today, I thought I…
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Counting 1000 Gifts – Part 2
Continuing with the Joy Dare I started earlier this month… and picking up with Gift #25… October 9. 3 gifts of praised for Turns out Lyle is not sodium-sensitive. Laura got a new job a few weeks ago and it is going well. God’s daily provision. October 10. 3 gifts hard eucharisteo unwelcome changes financial struggles migraine headaches October 11.…
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Finding Peace
I tend to be a worrier. It drives Lyle crazy sometimes. I think it’s a genetic thing that I inherited from my MawMaw. We used to laugh at her when she would call my dad. She’d tell him about something she was worrying about and then she’d conclude by saying, “But I’m not gonna worry ’bout that!” That’s how I…
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Kodaking in the 1930s
It’s interesting to me how certain words that start off as nouns become verbs. For instance, we often talk about “googling” something, which means, of course, using the Google search engine to find it. Did you know “kodaking” used to be a verb? Obviously, Kodak is a brand of camera, so kodaking meant “taking pictures.” I came across this term…
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The White Sisters
As you know, I’ve been blogging for awhile. During the month of October as I’m participating in Write 31 Days, I am sharing “re-runs” of some of my past posts on the weekends. Today’s post is one of my favorites. Here’s the back story: Early in 2008 I had encouraged my aunt, Rachel, to start a blog. She’s only a…
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One Hundred Years
One hundred years ago yesterday a baby boy was born to Frank and Kate Easley in Jackson County, Oklahoma. They named him Gordon Wilson. He told me once that his dad admired a religious writer named Gordon and that one of his uncles admired President Wilson, and that’s how they chose his name. I just called him Granddaddy.In 1971 I…
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Facing Challenges
Life is good. Every day there are little blessings that I thoroughly enjoy and am grateful for. But also… Life is hard. It just is. We all find ourselves facing challenges at one time or another, and sometimes (like now) even several at once. It can be discouraging and depressing, and if you’re like me, you question, “What in the…
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My Mother’s Birthday
My mother has a hard time throwing out cards and letters. After years and years of hanging onto an ever-growing collection of personal correspondence, Mother finally decided, a few years ago, that she probably could let it go. You know what she did with it, don’t you? She gave it to me. Because I need more boxes of stuff. No. Seriously.…
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Celebrating My Grandparents
I was blessed to grow up with both sets of grandparents. We were close to both sets, as well. It wasn’t until I was grown that I realized what a special privilege that was. In honor of Grandparents Day I wanted to share some pictures of my grandparents over the years. Mother’s parents, Granddaddy and Grandmother Easley, lived in Arkansas.…
