Every Labor Day the little town of West Alexander (1 mile from the West Virginia border on Route 70) holds its community fair.  I’ve been going to the fair with Kelly, Matt and the boys for a number of years,…

With everything going on – including a 17-hour marathon garden clean-up! – I’m behind again.  But over the last week or so my kiddos have all gone back to school.   Peyton, Logan, and Chase went back first.  They go…

As mentioned in my last Word garden post, I am a little behind in things.  Sigh.  But that being said, just catching up on last weekend!  It was a beautiful, sunny day – perfect for an outdoor event, especially at…

I had very good intentions (???) to post photos and highlights from the family wedding on Saturday, but that didn’t happen.  I also was going to do a happy birthday card to my dad, who would have been 88 on…

I started out my walk tonight at about 8:45pm, after I got home from a way-too-long day at work.  But heading up my driveway took me past the new tier lights that I got for my birthday from my family,…

I headed out for my walk after work in a very hot 94*.  When I left the house I just wasn’t thinking about taking water along, but soon realized it was a foolish venture in the heat without a drink.…

Although I did not have a book booth this year to sell LETTERS TO MARY, I was able to make it over to Dan Rice Days for a few hours late Saturday evening.  We got to Mom’s about 6pm, and…

I know life can’t always be easy, and pleasant, and even sensible.  But some days it just seems tough.  I try to keep my posts light-hearted and upbeat, and mostly that is genuinely how I feel.  But this has been…

On Saturday July 23rd, we had an all-camp reunion at Camp Christian.  This place – as the sign says – is truly set apart; a place where kids and staff came together to live God. According to camp records, the…

I’m not sure what else I can say about my mom that I haven’t said over and over before; other than the fact that having her for a mother has blessed not only my life but countless others — including…