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Category Archives: Encouragement
The Dog Mutterer
As many of you know, our family has owned at least one dog, continuously, for the past 31 years. Never have we ever had a walking issue with any of our previous dogs. Not even the mentally deficient dog who … Continue reading
Posted in Americans, Animals, Books, Cesar Milan, Challenges, Christians, Dog walking, Dog Walking Tips, Dogs, Encouragement, Family, Florida, Hope, Humor, Husbands, Husbands and Wives, Life, Mornings, The Dog Whisperer, Uncategorized, Walking, Yellow Lab and Treeing Walker Coonhound
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” Dad’s Got Me”
Cliff and I run a bimonthly Community Group for Metro. It’s a daytime group and consists of what Emily Jessee once referred to as “Seasoned Saints”. When I was teaching middle and high school students, I often wondered who was … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Attitude, Bible, Blessings, Challenges, Children, Church, Courage, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Family, Fathers and Mothers, Fear, God, Heroes, Hope, Humor, Life, Love, The Human Spirit, Trust, Uncategorized
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“I Love You Where You Are At”
Erma Bombeck, one of my all time favorite funny people once said, “If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.” Lately, I’ve been thinking about the truth of this statement. Because I’m not gonna lie, dealing with … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Attitude, Blessings, Caring, Christians, Dads, Death, Encouragement, Erma Bombeck, Faith, Family, Fathers and Mothers, Friends, God, Gratefulness, Heaven, Hope, Humor, Life, New Years, Uncategorized
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Life With Charlie
Though I have always considered myself more of a “dog” person, and aside from the fact that we have never in all of our 42 married years owned a cat before, I have owned cats before. In fact, we both … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Blessings, Cats, Chihuahua, Childhood, Christians, Dogs, Encouragement, Family, Home, Humor, Life, Love, Memories, Uncategorized
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An ‘Unmasked’ Theory
In the past, I have made a concerted effort to write my posts with as little controversy as possible. However, I have a bone to pick, an ax to grind, a score to settle, a crow to pluck, call it … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, America, Americans, Challenges, Disney, Disney World, Encouragement, Face Masks, Fashion, Hope, Humor, Life, Short People, Uncategorized
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Facing the Challenges of Life…
Throughout the course of my life, I have been blessed with not having to face many challenges. At least none that I paid much attention to. I was born in 1959. My generation all played outside pretty much everyday. We … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, America, Americans, Attitude, Baseball, Challenges, Childhood, Christians, Courage, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Growing Up, Heroes, History, Home, Humor, Life, Memories, Remember, The Human Spirit, Uncategorized
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A Little Bit of History…
Hello Everyone, First, I’d like to apologize for last week’s post. Though I posted it in full on my blog, it ended abruptly when posted and, as my Fairy Blog Mother said, “so did 2020.” This week I am copying … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, Attitude, Challenges, Children, Courage, Death, Encouragement, Facebook, Freedom, Heroes, History, Holocaust, Humor, Independence, Life, Love, Remember, The Human Spirit, Tragedy and Triumph, Tribute, Uncategorized
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“Kids Say the Darndest Things”
Erma Bombeck once said, “When humor goes, there goes civilization.” In the early 1950s, America was still reeling from the effects of World War II and dealing with the current threat of the Cold War, while sending our men to … Continue reading
Posted in America, Americans, Attitude, Blessings, Childhood, Children, Christians, Encouragement, Eternity, Family, Grandchildren, Growing Up, Happiness, Home, Humor, Life, Love, Memories
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Happy Birthday! Happy New Year!
“I’ve been thinking.” Whenever I say those words to my husband, he immediately responds with, “Uh-oh!” I realize that the thought of me thinking is a pretty big “Oi-Vey;” but, there’s a reason that I’m thinking. I just celebrated my … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Birthdays, Blessings, Christians, Corona virus, Encouragement, Faith, Florida, Getting Old, God, Gratefulness, Happiness, Hope, Humor, Husbands and Wives, Life, New Beginnings, New Years, Uncategorized, Wisdom
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Not That Big A Deal 