My One Word for 2023

  Welcome to my ninth year of picking One Word for the year instead of making resolutions for the new year. I began this in 2015 after Entrepreneur was diagnosed with renal cell cancer in late 2014. As you can see, the past eight years have spanned quite a few topics.  One Word for 2015: …

June 2022 Kids Club

The end of May brings the end of school and June begins summer vacation here in middle Missouri. Summer vacay always begins with our church's Kids Club week. This is our version of Vacation Bible School. But, this is not the VBS you might remember. When I talk to people about it, they smile and …

Awww Monday-newborn style

I haven't taken part in Sandee's Awww Monday for a while. But, today I have some pics I hope will make Awwwww simply fall out of your mouth. It happened when a friend of mine, who fosters children before adoption, was asked to take a newborn from the hospital after the birth mom indicated she …

My One Word for 2022

This will be the eighth year I've opted to select One Word for my focus going into the new year instead of resolutions. I began this in 2015 after Entrepreneur was diagnosed with renal cell cancer in late 2014. As you can see, the past seven years have spanned quite a few topics. One Word …

Thankful Thursday: Christmas

I look forward to Christmas every year. It's all I can do to wait until after Thanksgiving to turn on Christmas lights, put up the tree and play Christmas songs. It does irritate me to see Christmas decorations in the stores alongside Halloween, but I've been guilty of sneaking a few peeks at the end …