Have you seen the pictures and been tracking the damage left through the southeastern United States by Hurricane Michael? Areas of several states were impacted, and while North Carolina didn’t take the brunt of the destruction like some Florida communities, the tailings of Michael were still potent as they roared across the area, saturating the […]
I just got back from a brief weekend in the mountains with my girlfriends. Our annual retreat isn’t one of those get-aways where you pack so many activities into the time that you end up more tired when get home than you were when you left. No, this annual mini-vacation is about the 3 R’s […]
When I was a preteen, my best friend and I had our own Girl’s Club. While it was no more than a cleared space in the woods with sheet roof held up by a few sticks, it was our place to laugh, dream and ‘get away’ with ‘no boys allowed.’ But not to be outdone, […]
My vegetable garden failed this year. I guess technically it wasn’t a total failure since it did produce some food… a couple of watermelons, a mess or 2 of beans, some zucchini and enough tomatoes to make our favorite bruschetta a few times, and to adequately satisfy my summer craving for tomato sandwiches. But this […]
I just returned from visiting my Mom and Dad for a couple of weeks, and since my father has a lot of health problems now, part of the reason for the visit was simply to be a help around the house . So while I was enjoying their company, I also ran errands, shopped for groceries, […]
“The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.” That proclamation of comfort and assurance from Psalm 23 is probably the most familiar verse of scripture from any of the 150 Psalms. Much less quoted are the Psalms of lament that cry out … “How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long […]
