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Dear Reader: Don’t we humans have a tendency (especially) in today’s society to compartmentalize? Nothing makes us happier than sorting through drawers and getting organized….by color, size, popularity of usage, or any other of a dozen different categories we create … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Take a good look and then wave good-bye to my old porch…the way it was! My moon flower and morning glory vines are gone… Here are where most of the vines and planters are located temporarily (until Anne … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The Sunday I did the Children’s Message at church we sang one of my favorite hymns….”We Are One in the Spirit.” It was the hymn of response in our service following the sermon. As I was (rather off-key) … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: “We rise by lifting others…We grow by caring for others.” Haven’t we all been in situations that leave us deflated and at a loss to find any blessings in the situation? Sometimes, I think that is when God … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I know I must raise my hand and confess “Guilty” if asked if my fears get in the way of my faith. As much as I try to push fears aside…the insidious little “creatures” have a way of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Meet the amazing Holderness Family! If they look familiar it is probably because you got caught up with their 2013 Christmas video rap…”Christmas Jammies.” I remember watching that video over and over and laughing my head off. Well…now … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Another new word to add to our “how to stay in the groove” contemporary vocabulary!   “She-Shed”! For years now the term “man cave” has been recognized as the coveted spot in the home where the man of the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday afternoon as I was walking around the house to get the water hose to spray my hanging ferns… something sitting on the fence caught my attention. It was a half-eaten pear. The beauty of this simple sight … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: On May 17, 2014 Naval Admiral William H. McRaven (Ninth Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command) started his commencement speech at his alma mater (University of Texas) with this suggestion on how to change your perspective on life. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A favorite prayer at Hampton Plantation uttered by the workers there (that Archibald Rutledge would recall with great pleasure) was: “O Lord, prop me up in all my leaning places!” Yesterday I was re-reading chapters from Archibald Rutledge’s … Continue reading →