Birthday

I am not big on celebrating my birthday.  I would rather forget about the day and move on.  Other folks have a hard time with this.  I have worked in offices before where I was forced to do a birthday celebration.  They would ask what I wanted for my birthday and I would say nothing.  [...]

Getting Away

I love the word Go.  When growing up I didn’t like that we moved around some (seemed like a lot to me but wasn’t anything compared to most military families).  I didn’t like leaving familar places and people.  I didn’t like having to learn the new school, church, friends, way around town, activities, etc.  But [...]

Mudbug Madness

The festival we went to when we got home is called Mudbug Madness.  This is my favorite Louisiana festival.  It started simply as a time when folks would go down to the riverfront and eat crawfish while listening to Zydeco music.  Over the years it has grown into a full blown festival with kids games, [...]

Back on Track

There were some other pictures I promised from my trip home that I never got posted because other things came up.  Here are a couple more cruise photos and then the festival we went to back at Mom and Dad’s house.
Once back on the ship after our second day in port I wanted to watch [...]

The Flying Farmer

Since I wrote about Mom on Mother’s Day it is only right that I write about Dad on Father’s Day.
My Dad grew up on a farm in Middle TN.  His family grew vegetables, hay, and tobacco.  He worked out in the fields with his Dad and brothers until his asthma got the best of him [...]

The same but different

I love that the Bible is very old and has stood the test of time but at the same time reading it can bring something new.  The words are the same but something about the setting or mindset of the reader can produce something different.
Last night at my regular Thursday night Bible Study we were [...]

Call me Picasso

I did a really cool thing tonight.  A co-worker, her sister, niece, and I went to this place called sipnstrokes.  This is a studio where you bring something to sip and they teach  you how to paint a picture.  The piece we did tonight is called Funky Flowers.  It starts with a blank canvas which [...]

Crazy Idea or Brillant Idea

I am seriously considering applying for a job on a cruise ship.  Why?  Because I can. 
I love to travel but can’t afford to do any real world travels.  I like adventure but don’t know that I could go out on my own and make it in some type of travel job where I lead the [...]

Joe

I just went to one of the most beautiful memorial services ever.  My good friend Scott lost his father to ALS earlier this week.  Scott’s dad, Joe, was a Godly Godly man that loved and was loved by many.
His memorial was truely a celebration of his life and his passing on to his reward in [...]

Sadness

In the midst of my blogs about my great vacation there has been a lot of sadness around me.
In the blog world I learned, upon returning from my trip, that while I was gone Steven Curtis Chapman lost his youngest daughter in an accident that involved one of his sons.  How great the grief must [...]