Getting Armed and Ready

My one and only daughter is about to adventure off to college. She is young, beautiful, intelligent, and wise, but she is also going to be armed and prepared for this adventure. Her entire life has been bathed in prayer by this momma. Now has come the time for me to...

Faith and The Festival

Talladega, Alabama may be famous for their Superspeedway, but it is also the birthplace of royalty. Miss Haley Grace Riley, the Florida Strawberry Festival’s 2016 queen, was born in Talladega just seventeen years ago. Much like the velocity of the race cars that vie...

Stop, Look, and Listen

People, just like we’ve always be instructed to do before crossing a road, we need to just stop, look, and listen. Stop trying to live your life the way YOU want to live. God’s plan is sooooo much better. Look in God’s word (the bible) to show you how to live, not to...

Here's a Little Secret

I often remember a conversation a “seasoned” relative of mine and I had when I was a little girl. We were standing at the sink washing dishes (I was standing on a stool, that’s how small I was), looking out over the back acreage engulfed with pecan trees...

Pursuing Your Desires

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the Florida Strawberry Festival’s 2016 queen, Haley Riley. Haley would almost certainly feel more comfortable with the title of ambassador instead of queen. This young lady is full of humility, graciousness, and...