I thank God for all of His creation, and feel fortunate to be able to cultivate a garden with seeds and plants that He Himself designed.   One aspect of gardening I love: planting hedges, or “living walls”.  I planted wisteria to build a living wall, and planted trees and other fast growing hedges along… Read More Living Walls, Spiritual Hedges

I met a heavenly friend in 2001.    I moved to Covington, Georgia with my brand new husband, and met the very quiet, yet kind Jennifer Duffey at the Rockdale Church of Christ.  I had no idea in that moment: what an impact she would make in my life, what she would teach me about friendship,… Read More A Heavenly Friend

My Mom was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2014.  Thanks to a wonderful family friend and Radiation Oncologist’s willingness to see her, I moved her from Georgia to Indiana to be under his care.   We also noted cognitive decline due to an undiscovered metabolic disease.  I soon felt woefully unprepared to help my… Read More Specialists

What if we stopped wearing the “Sunday Face?” Sunday Face  – Someone heavily burdened by trials.  Upon entry of the church building: transforms into a mirage of someone without a care in the world.   Maybe it seems kinder to grin and pretend that things are just fine, than to open up about a trial. … Read More Sunday Face

It has been said before that humans, on our best days, can be difficult to communicate with… and we now find ourselves in a pandemic.  Covid and its serious implications, long-term effects, and even death have caused fear and dread in the hearts of many.  Results from the government shut-down, economic hardships, and school cancellations… Read More Temperature of the Heart

As a young woman, I was fascinated with the idea of love.  Thanks to Disney movies and romantic comedies from the 90’s, along with historical fiction I read on a daily basis: I had my head in the clouds. Admittedly, as beautiful as those dating days turned out to be, I have come to find… Read More Loving Without an Expiration Date

But let all who take refuge in You be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread Your protection over them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You. Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous; You surround them with Your favor as with a shield. ~ Psalm 5:11-12 Do you have strong memories… Read More Joyful Singing

A 9 year old girl moved suddenly from a brick home in an established northern Indiana neighborhood to a trailer in the deep south of the north Georgia mountains with her mother, father, and brothers. While she thought the beauty of the rolling hills and twinkling starry skies of the rural countryside held beauty she’d… Read More When Irish Eyes are Smiling

  One phrase my girls and I use is: “turn the key in your heart.” I’ve personally been focused on turning the key in my heart to find ways to honor others. Giving honor to the Lord first, and then to those I come in contact with. Several months ago, Deborah Brewer led a ladies… Read More The Gift of Honor