Baking for me is fun and relaxing, and it’s always a joy to behold smiles from those who are the recipients of my culinary efforts. In fact, I have felt a little proud lately about the delectable delights coming from our kitchen. Well, our dear Lord has a way of …
For the past 10 weeks Jerry and I have been involved in an in-home DVD study entitled “The Engagement Project” which focused on teaching the best ways to meet, engage with, and love our neighbors. There were many scriptures included to challenge and encourage us to minister to those around …
It has been a year since I last blogged, and what in the world happened that the time flew by so quickly. It seems like only yesterday Jerry and I came up with the hair-brained idea we could participate in a marathon to help raise funds for “Food for the …
Last spring our friends, Chuck and Julie Brown, were planning a 150th birthday party for Jerry and me since Jerry’s 75th birthday was May 8 and mine was July 27. With the COVID-19 pandemic raging across the world, those lovely plans fell by the wayside. One year later large gatherings …
The world’s going crazy, it’s truly going mad, I feel so sorry for all moms and dads! “So stop with the poetry attempts and get on with today’s message”, my smarter side of the brain just advised! If you’re hearing the same things I’m hearing, you too are troubled about …
Yesterday my beloved took me to dinner at Blanco Cocina Cantina in downtown Phoenix where we both feasted on the best fajitas we have ever enjoyed in our entire lives! It brought back memories of the first time we ever tried fajitas. Both Jerry and I grew up in the …
It seems like most people we speak with agrees 2020 has been a year like no other, one we would never want to repeat. The year did get off to a fun start when we were able to check an item off our bucket list and enjoy a beautiful cruise …
🎄Despite Covid-19, Christmas Still Brings Good News… “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God with us’).” Matthew 1:23 (NIV) The following message is brought to you by a wonderful lady who sends me (and countless others) a message/devotional …
In 1974 my sweet Jerry was temporarily laid off work for two weeks over the holidays, with no paycheck coming in. Just recently out of the military, we had put our meager savings into a down payment on our first home with a bare minimum for furniture. We drove nonstop …
Over the past months leading up to this coming Tuesday and the election, I have seen the relationships between families and friends damaged or even destroyed over politics. A few months ago I posted something on Facebook that caused quite a stir amongst some friends (and readers who don’t even …