by Shirley | Jun 21, 2015 | My Story, Words of Love To My Babies
This morning we got up super early for a Sunday. We loaded the boat with our rod and reels and headed off to fish for our supper. It’s a good thing we had a back up plan as no fish were biting today in this heat despite the variety of crickets and worms we...
by Shirley | Jun 19, 2015 | Cultural Awareness, God Is Close To The Broken Hearted
This morning I stumbled out of bed and left the covers wadded up as my 10 year old crawled into bed with me early this morning and was still sound asleep. Walking into the kitchen, I opened the black refrigerator doors and reached inside for an ice cold Coke Zero....
by Shirley | Jun 18, 2015 | Cultural Awareness, God Is Close To The Broken Hearted
When the alarm started blaring country music, the only station that will come in properly on that tiny outdated box that sits on my night stand, I struggled to open my eyes as I reached to turn that noise off. As soon as my feet hit the floor, I walked around the bed...
by Shirley | Jun 17, 2015 | Food For Thought, Insights Into Books That Inspired Me
Back in February, Old Fashioned came out in theaters the same exact weekend that Fifty Shades of Grey entered on the scene. When it seemed that people every where couldn’t get to the theaters fast enough to see Fifty Shades, my husband and I went in search of a...
by Shirley | Jun 12, 2015 | Traveling
Last year we were anxiously awaiting the date to arrive when friends from all over the United States would meet up IN PERSON for the very first time. Having met online 17 years ago, we never dreamed that we would actually get the chance to meet in person, yet...