Today, we held our final dress rehearsal for our church’s “Christmas Spectacular”. Each year we close out our event signing a Christmas song. This year is no exception. It always amazes me how quick the kiddos learn the signs of the songs. As each child exits off the stage, props and costumes are quickly removed […]

“Late in the evening of April 14, 1912, the unsinkable ocean liner Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the sea, claiming the lives of 1,523 of the 2,228 men, women, and children aboard. Survivor stories provide a wealth of information about what took place during the last few minutes of the […]

Reading today….”Learn when to say “NO” rather than being Over-allowing” to others. Being “Over-allowing”, I had never heard this phrase before and Googling the phrase resulted in an empty search.  However, I did find an article, “On how to say NO”, which shed some light on it. Speaking personally, I have realized saying NO, sometimes […]

Since 2019 Tommy and I have been praying about where we would go for our next well drilling project.  Would it be…India, South Africa, Uganda, or back to the Philippines. Although we were ready, we did not have a great light in our spirits….So we waited. THEN…. A friend of ours who is a missionary […]

Once, my friend had been raving about how great Spanx were, and I decided to give them a try. I went to the store and bought a pair….coming home I threw them in my drawer. My thinking was I would wear them at an upcoming event. Fast forward, The night of the event excitement brewed. […]

What was I thinking……? Saying yes to an early morning beach bike ride…with an athlete!! (My husband) I headed out strong down the beach…willing to go, heading north as far as my Tommy boy wanted to ride. As Tommy turned around to head home, my first thought was…I could go further – this has been […]

What’s the problem…NOW!!! It happens all the time….whether I am running errands or traveling for work ~ Traffic Jams. I’d like to say…they don’t frustrate me, but I can’t. Especially if I did not leave enough time to make an appointment….being late causes more aggravation. Resulting in my self talk tending to be a little […]

We had the opportunity to see the Pacific Ocean. While stopping to see the beautiful cliffs – we had an unexpected view! A man dressed as a monk ran through and down the jagged rock staircase! Buzzing by me, Startled, I noticed he was all wet, and wondered, ” What is going on”. (For we […]

Growing up, we had one tv and I think four channels! When my father was home, we watched what he watched! Very rarely was there an exception….Wait, Monday nights, I got to watch the Monkeys! A treat indeed. My father was drawn to John Wayne movies! I do believe that myself and my siblings all […]

My grandmother always said, “Make sure you have lipstick and a pair of earnings on first thing in the morning. You never know who will be calling!” (She also said “Always wear clean underwear”.) Of course….both make sense…I think! Jewelry was always been something that I have purchased and love wearing! That hasn’t changed…where I […]