Generational Love for God

“But God knows me. He is testing me and will see that I am as pure as gold.  I have always lived the way God wants. I have never stopped following Him.” Job 23:10-11 When I read my scripture-for-the-day this morning a couple of thoughts entered into my mind: One, I...

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...

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...

Teacher Time

I’m not one to rant, but I sure did today. The public school teachers of Hillsborough County have to go through an evaluation process (EET). We are evaluated by our administrators and a peer in the county. We receive notification as to a specific date for a formal...

Forgiveness is Freeing

When I looked up the definition of forgiveness, it was as if the Merriam-Webster Dictionary now has a “simplified” version along with the (I guess) “more complicated” definition of words. Seriously…a “dictionary for dummies”. Well, no matter what one may call it, I...