Guest Post
Six weeks after my mother’s funeral, I still had not done anything with the boxes and furniture I’d brought home with me from her room at the assisted living facility. My brother and I had had to empty the room in less than a week, so much of it went to charity. My...
Guest Post
By: Brandy Heineman Last summer I went to see my grandmother at a rehabilitation facility, the kind of place where people go after catastrophic health events, strokes and amputations, for whatever measure of recovery the Lord intends for them. I always think of “hope”...
Guest Post
In my mid-thirties, after being involved in a bad car accident, I began having panic attacks while driving on the interstate. I’m an open person, so I’ve shared my experience with this anxiety problem when it felt appropriate (or when asked to drive on the interstate,...
Guest Post, Recipes
Thank you Shelia, for your invitation to share a story of hope from my life. It was quite easy to come up with a story to share, since the two main characters live in my home and call me “Mama”. I’ve been married to my husband Chad for over eighteen years and we were...
Guest Post
Thanks to guest author, Alice V. Roberts, for dropping by my garden today to share her recipe for Yogurt Pie which goes great with any fruit. I can just imagine enjoying this delicious summer dessert at the beautiful Hilltop Inn, the setting for Alice V....
devotional
I hope you had a fun time celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. I believe Saint Patrick would agree with me. You don’t need the “Luck of the Irish,” if you have Jesus. If you were born in America or any Christian nation, you’re blessed. Psalms 33:12 “Blessed is the...
Book Review
Congratulations to Kay Morrow who won the autographed copy of “My Mother’s Quilts: Devotions of Love, Legacy, Family and Faith” by Ramona Pope Richards. Keep watching because Ramona will be my guest soon, and my subscribers will have another...
devotional
Last week. God blessed me with the opportunity to be the speaker at the Franklin First United Methodist Church Women of the Vine’s Quiet Meal. As I looked over the sea of expectant faces, I wondered, What am I doing here? God reminded me that I’ve been commanded to...
Recipes
A few weeks ago, I posted of my search for a Mississippi Mud Cake recipe. A family member, who is battling an illness, reminisced about his granny preparing this special dish. My niece, Terra, claims that her Aunt Alma Lee makes the best Mississippi Mud Cake. In...
Guest Post
Here’s the thing about hope. It comes from a tragic past. There is no hope-filled story if one hasn’t first felt the crushing weight of betrayal or the sting of fear or the uncertainty of the future. If you know where every meal, roof, and article of clothing is...
