Wonderful Examples

I came across this picture the other day and thought it was a nice one to share.  I owe so much to these two people because of the example they set for their son.  They taught him how to love and treat his family by the way they lived and loved.   For that I [...]

Merry Christmas!

Hello everyone!  I am enjoying a wonderful time with my family right now but just wanted to take a minute to say Merry Christmas to all of you who read this blog.  So many of you have had a special place in my life and I pray that you all have a wonderful Christmas and [...]

Finished

Yesterday I finished up the last of my Christmas shopping.  We made the trip to Christiansburg to get a few final things that I couldn’t get in this area.  Today, tomorrow and Monday will be devoted to getting everything done for church so that we can take a few days to be with family for [...]

Shiny Things

If you know anything about ferrets, you know that they are obsessed with shiny things.  So the Christmas tree is a favorite place for our little Amber.  The problem is, she likes to eat the ornaments.  I also cannot put the presents under the tree because she will unwrap them.  But she is so darn [...]

Julia’s 15th

Today was my sweet girl’s 15th birthday.  I feel for her because we are always so busy this time of year we barely have any time to celebrate with her.  We did take her out to the Mexican restaraunt.
A few things about her…
She is super sweet.
She is in the 9th grade.
She attends Mercer Christian Acadamy.
Her [...]

Let it Snow

Snow comes quite frequently in these mountains and we have certainly had our share already. Charley and I were driving to the hospital this week and I made the comment that this was the first time in my life that I had been out driving in the snow and listening to Christmas music on [...]

Thanksgiving

Well, we have hit the ground running now that the holiday season is here.  We spent a few days in SC last week and celebrated Thanksgiving with family.  We are back home now and this week I hope to get started on the Christmas shopping.  
We had a wonderful time last week being with our [...]