Last night I prepared a Blueberry Crunch for some friends that were coming over to play Bridge. Once we had finished dinner and began playing cards, no one seemed interested in the dessert. The full casserole dish of scrumptious blueberries, pineapple, and pecans over a layer of a yellow cake mix stood dormant on theContinue reading “Blueberry Crunch”
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A Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie
I know I shouldn’t make them but the urge for a gooey, melt in your mouth chocolate chip cookie every couple of weeks is just too difficult to pass up. Because I make them so often, I know the recipe by heart. Over a course of time, I have learned that it isn’t just theContinue reading “A Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie”
Home Again, Home Again
There is a unique feeling I acquire when pulling up in my driveway after a long day of being away. Often I can find myself saying a little phrase that I learned when I was a young girl. “Home again, home again, jiggidy jog.” Not having an idea of what it means, I like theContinue reading “Home Again, Home Again”
Rain Showers
It’s been weeks since we had our last good rain shower. Yesterday, I had several flowers just shrivel up and die in the intense heat. One day they were thriving and the next gone. As I woke ready to play tennis and walk the dogs, I realized that God had different plans. The sky wasContinue reading “Rain Showers”
My Garden of Friends
In John 15:12 Jesus stated, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” The tears are fresh and the hurt continues to stab at my heart. I need to change my thoughts to the gifts that I have been given. My grandson’s birthday. I remember the two hour drive to Statesville,Continue reading “My Garden of Friends”
This Suffocating Feeling
There is a suffocating feeling that has been pressing down on me for the last couple of days. Exhaustion and a sense of sadness has wrapped its arms around me, squeezing me ever so tightly. Life before was so easy to glide through like a bird soaring over an open field. Now, thoughts of realityContinue reading “This Suffocating Feeling”
The Gift of Obscurity
When I was a little girl I would love to pretend that I was someone famous and that everywhere I went people would notice me. I often wonder if the reason I desired this came from being one of the youngest in my family. Five children, all within three and a half years definitely overwhelmedContinue reading “The Gift of Obscurity”
Wounded Souls
Every spring I tell myself that I am not going to spend a lot of money on plants for my yard. But every year, I am drawn to the garden store like a nail is to a magnet. To justify my purchases, I typically head back to the section where all the plants that areContinue reading “Wounded Souls”