A special day today.

“This is the day the Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be happy today!” Psalm 118:24 Today is Friday.  That’s a reason to celebrate. Today is our small town’s annual Christmas parade.  That’s a time for celebration. But, today is special day for another reason…my...

You're invited to "follow" too.

When it comes to all this social media terminology, my kids just end up laughing and say, “Nevermind, mom.  You just don’t understand.”  And…they’re right!  Who are you “following”, “ follow”, “tweet/twit”, “friend”, “block”, “favorite”, “retweet”, “my story”,...

Loud and Proud

I’m sitting outside in what I call “The Shuff Backyard Oasis”, watching the NCAA tournaments, enjoying the gorgeous weather, and ready for the fire to set the stage for a wonderful evening, when I hear this bird tweeting.  This wasn’t just any tweet.  It was a loud...

Get that "Peaceful" feeling.

Last night was not the most restful of nights.  I woke up at 1:18am feeling as though I had slept through the night.  That’s a great feeling, except when you know you have hours left to sleep and you’re wide awake.  When I focused on trying to go back to sleep by just...

Beginning

December FIRST! What?   Is it just me or do you agree that the older you get the faster the years go? Well, no matter how much we may try to slow things down sometimes, time keeps on tickin’ and there is a beginning to everything. Today is the beginning of the last...