Andy cut his knuckles. He was cleaning up the backyard after the big move and pulled the trash can down on himself and the ground. His knuckles scraped the ground. He said it was cut to the bone and he needed to go to the emergency room. So here we are. The doctor said it…
The Dietz family is in the process of change. Through the years, I’ve asked God to keep my heart open to change because my roots go deep and it’s easy to become staid and comfortable. This prayer came after watching older people who were unwilling to embrace change and, as a result, they became hard,…
I’ve never studied much about saints. It’s just not part of the Baptist tradition. But I was reading a blog this week with books for children and one was about St. Patrick. Honestly, I never knew why we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. I thought it was a day to celebrate the Irish and have a…
Lisa Wingate has written another engaging novel. Mallory Hale meets Daniel Everson in the capitol building as she was delivering The Clean Energy Bill as a legislative assistant in a senior congressman’s office. Daniel was a biochemist who was raising a 3 1/2 year-old son by himself after his wife left him. Mallory & Daniel…
Cotter Pin One tiny cotter pin. Our pickup started driving weird this weekend. I first felt it when Andy was driving. It’s like the front tire was wobbling–or even turning in. And then a bunch of us went in the pickup to eat dinner and it not only wobbled, but it made a strange sound…
The day after a blizzard in the Texas panhandle is an amazing thing. The sun comes out and immediately begins melting the snow. You need to see the “before” photo of my beautiful snow bench here. The brick wall is dry…and was fuzzy with snow yesterday. The driveway was snowpacked yesterday. Of course, Brad Steger…
It’s a BLIZZARD!! We’ve just experienced a blizzard—our first in YEARS! It’s been so much fun, being safe and snug in our house…unless we want to go outside. Which Alexis & I did. I wanted to get photos and Alexis wanted to play. But that caused Caitlin to want to get outside and play, too….
The first hint I had that we were expecting a storm was last night when Amy texted me and asked about it. I had no idea. I knew there was a chance of rain….But this is the beautiful thing I woke up to. If you didn’t know, I LOVE snow! I was overwhelmed with God’s…
Secretly Smitten is a collection of short stories written by four different authors: Colleen Coble, Kristen Billerbeck, Denise Hunter and Diann Hunt, all delightful authors. It’s four short stories around one family of all women–the Thomas’. A discovery of dog tags belonging to David Hutchins is made, a man everyone had thought had died in…
I’ve read and loved Kristen Heitzmann’s books for years. And this romance-thriller is no exception. I love how Ms. Heitzmann weaves a story line and makes her characters so believable. She also has a style that is easy to read, moves quickly, and is suspenseful. The Breath of Dawn is a story about two main…