“Call me when you can,” a text usually reserved for serious communications when I am at work came across my phone a few months ago. I wasn’t busy at that moment, so I called Tom. “Is everything ok?” I asked. Tom replied, “Everything’s ok. But these kids! THESE kids! THESE KiDS!!!!” Tom sounded shaky and excited in a bad way.…
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He Made Me Smile
The last thing Mr. Larry Yeagley did for me was make me smile. That morning I planned on going to a flower picking farm. I got in the car and driving past his house I saw him sitting on his porch pruning his bushes. And I just smiled big. Immediately a little saying popped into my head “you just can’t…
Next Level Kindness!
My son’s Senior Recognition has come and gone and the Seniors (Ozark Adventist Academy) pulled off an enjoyable weekend! At church, Pastor David Craig, our beloved camp’s director (Camp Yorktown Bay), had the sermon. It was great! It was an Old Testament story I didn’t remember. King Saul had died and seemingly all his sons and direct descendants had died…
Breaking Heel
I have the best grand-dog in the world. Axel. Is. The. Best. He’s very fluffy and sweet. And he is smart. Really smart. On our recent Mount Magazine State Park trip, we were able to take Axel with us. I asked my son Jake, Axel’s dad, if Axel was ever a bad dog. Jake said, “Oh yeah!” Grandma (me) said,…
Looking for the Good in Hoar Frost!
All four of my boys, my husband and three sons, know a lot of things. They know a lot of normal things and a lot of abnormal things. Often, they will spout out a fact or a statement and I really want to call “bologna” on it, but then I remember it’s 79/21% chance they are correct. (Annoying!) Now, I…
Christmas Clean-Up
Last Christmas, our middle man-child Ben, gave Tom and I a surprise Christmas gift that would just keep right on giving. A little bull terrier puppy we named Skippy. Like Clifford the Big Red dog, Skippy grew and grew and now one year later, he is fairly massive. Skippy has good traits and he has bad traits. Most days I…
Just Take My Hand!
I am really good at singing! I mean, I never get asked to sing at church or anything, but just ask any of my coworkers and they will tell you I can sing a ditty or two! I’m really good at just taking a phrase or even a word that is spoken in conversation and busting out into song! It’s…
Certain Wreckage!
Tom needs me to help him drive. Any time really, but especially on road trips. I point out brake lights ahead, traffic signs, or slowing traffic. He acts like he doesn’t need my help and even tells me to “relax” sometimes. (Grrr) But down deep, we both know I’ve probably saved us from certain wreckage many a time! Maybe that’s…
A Reason to Smile
This picture was taken after I received the call, after we picked up my brother, and after we traveled down to Little Rock. This picture was taken hours after my dad died. And it has always baffled me. I’ve looked at it for 21 years now, and I have almost come to loathe it. Why am I smiling? Sitting on…
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
I took about 20 pictures of the gorgeous sunrise on my drive to work the other morning. Out of all of them, I got only this one that did the sky anywhere close to justice. As I was driving, snapping phone pics out the window going 60 mph, I found myself repeating, “His mercies are new every morning. Great is…