Monthly Archives: January 2019

*(Original Painting- Anne Peterson) Dear Reader: How many times in life have we felt like we are being swept along a raging river… unable to stop or slow down the currents forcing us around unknown bends after bends… while hanging … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It never ceases to amaze me how far-sighted God’s vision is…while we think a terrible episode in our lives is the end of life as we know it …God knows it is just a stepping stone to the … Continue reading →

(Gratitude Habitat.com) Dear Reader: It never ceases to amaze me how one small act of kindness can continue long past its initial endeavor… simply through another act of kindness that  keeps the ripple going. I shared with you, earlier, the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Saturday when Eva Cate and I went to the Southern Living store…it was having its big January sale with everything half off. When I saw this linen dish towel (title photo)…I just had to have it. It sums … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever thought what “hope” would look like if you could turn it into an image…realistic or symbolic….it doesn’t matter…just the image in your mind. Eva Cate and I got to the movies early Saturday for the … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Yesterday I finally got to go see Mary Poppins Returns…I had been wanting to go throughout the holidays. I was waiting on Eva Cate to be able to go and finally yesterday her temperature was gone and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is hard to believe that this first “Blue Marble” photo of Earth was taken December 21, 1968….fifty years ago. It changed our whole visual perspective on this planet we call home….this ‘blue marble’ floating in the inky … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it strange how burdens, over time, become some of our fondest memories? Sometimes the most difficult stages in our lives produce some of the most magical moments…moments we would never have had if it weren’t for the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was the day I always dread…taking down the Christmas decorations…I love them so! Once down everything looks plain and dull in contrast to all the lights that once shone. I am a person who thrives in an … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I think one would be hard ‘pressed’ to get much more southern than this title picture…taken straight from my table yesterday. It is Dingle’s version of my idea of the best first meal of the New Year….hoppin’ johns … Continue reading →