Fall finally arrived in the South recently with the end of summer-like temperatures that soared in the 80s in October. Every year, we trek to the mountains to see the beautiful trees. This year, we traveled with the grandkids to an apple farm in North Carolina to pick apples. I loved the trip Continue Reading
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 31: Enjoy Everyday Happenings
I sit in my living room pondering the word, enjoy In my daughter’s bedroom, I hear laughter and fun. My life brims with the sounds of a dryer turning, my dog snoring beside me, and my cat undercover in my bedroom. As I ponder the simple happenings, I take a moment to enjoy the here Continue Reading
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 30: Treasure Memories
Capturing a memory on a string and hanging it to see. It whimsically floats away and eludes as a laughing child, not wanting to obey my commands to stay put. Memories fleet away so quickly with age. I have more than five decades worth of a life summed up in a motion picture of Continue Reading
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 29: Practice Truth of Christ
John 3:21 "But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." We hear the cliche, "Practice makes perfect." In all history, however, only Jesus lived the perfect life. He walked in the power of the Holy Ghost. When Continue Reading
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 28: Facing The Test of Faith and Perseverance
My kitten tests my resolve to write today. This little creature keeps jumping on me as I type. Runs across my keyboard and then pushes up against my chin purring. I tell her to play and gently toss her to the ground. She means well, but why does she do this every time she Continue Reading