Chemicals called endorphins are released in the brain when we have a good cackle, a real belly laugh. Merriam-Webster defines endorphins as: any of a group of endogenous peptides (such as enkephalin) found especially in the brain that bind chiefly to opiate receptors and produce some pharmacological effects (such as pain relief) like those of … Continue reading Time to Laugh!
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I Took A Knee!
I took a knee – not the kind of knee you think! My freshman year of Bible College is packed with some pretty vivid memories. Having the privilege of playing on the girls’ basketball team was a highlight that year especially when we traveled to games with the guys. Since my guy was on the … Continue reading I Took A Knee!
My Badge of Honor
I’m a drool-wearing Gram! My sleeves and jeans absorb it quite courageously. It’s flung from here to there; walking in it is highly probable. For the most part, it’s not mine! When the grandson’s 2-year-old molars decided to irrupt, they came in with a vengeance producing slobber, fever, snot and crankiness. I have found it … Continue reading My Badge of Honor
Walking into A New Year (from 2018)
How do “YOU” walk into a New Year, with thoughts of “I Can’t Do It” or “Ready, Set, Go Shine”? I believe we need to be equipped with a well charged battery pack. The first battery being the “One Day at a Time” amount, and the second, “Casting our Cares on Him” dimension. But we … Continue reading Walking into A New Year (from 2018)
A Pig’s Snout
Every excursion to the farm in Newport, North Carolina, brings an up-close adventure in pig life where the smells are strong and distasteful! Understanding the strict laws of the Jewish people concerning pigs, paints a thought-provoking picture. And so, reading Proverbs 11:22 clearly makes a Jewish person sit up and take notice. But I hope … Continue reading A Pig’s Snout
Our Salvation is Nearer Now!
“When an English vicar was asked by a colleague what he expected after death, he replied, ‘Well, if it comes to that, I suppose I shall enter into eternal bliss, but I really wish you wouldn’t bring up such depressing subjects’” (Heaven, by Randy Alcorn). Death is something I sure NEVER wanted to talk about … Continue reading Our Salvation is Nearer Now!
A Fragile State of Repair
"...And were at their wits end. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble And he brought them out of their distress...My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!" (Psalm 107:27b-28; 108:1) Hopeless and confused, describes how I was feeling in 2015 … Continue reading A Fragile State of Repair
The Last Goodbye!
Some memories grow in perspective. Like the end of 2014! Rodney and I drove to Alabama (from North Carolina) to spend a few days with family who were driving from Louisiana to meet up with us. We were looking forward to a big Louisiana gathering for July 4th, 2015 like we had experienced in 2013. … Continue reading The Last Goodbye!
Twelfth day of Christmas
After a beautiful snowy, Colorado Thanksgiving, I returned home looking forward to making Christmas more of what it was always meant to be. With a daughter expecting her first born son the day after Christmas, this celebration already had taken on a fresher more tangible expectation. As I reread some of my treasured books on … Continue reading Twelfth day of Christmas
The Night We Wed!
That incredible Friday, June 26, 1981, I left the church as Mrs. Rodney Alan Phillips! I could not wait for the evening of becoming "Mr. & Mrs." and now it was a reality. The ceremony was superb from the singing to the reading of 1 Corinthians 13, The Love Chapter! With the reciting of our … Continue reading The Night We Wed!
The Scarlett Road 