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A Lesson from a Pile of Sticks
Remember our porch parties? The number one porch party rule is: “Don’t say anything negative. Just sip coffee and talk about good things.” Last week I blew it. A pile of sticks became like Ray and...
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Nighttime Porch Party ~ and a Marriage Secret
I wish someone had shared this marriage secret with me years ago, but I doubt I’d have listened. Saturday night my husband and I were watching TV. “Wanna have a porch party?” I said. “Right now?” “Why...
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Cruisin’ the Coast and Cruisin’ Through Marriage
“You can still change your mind and come with us,” my husband Rick said. It was our final Porch Party before he left town. He and his uncle were driving from Atlanta, Georgia to Biloxi, Mississippi....
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How to Stay on Vacation All Year Long
This summer, my husband and I had a stay-cation. We slept late, had long porch parties, and slowed down. I loved stay-cation so much, I didn’t want our simple way of living to end. On Friday, we drove...
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There’s Something about a Tenderhearted Man
I guess you’d say my husband Rick is a man’s man. He drives a truck, works with his hands, and has always had big dogs–Labradors–dogs that serve a purpose–never a little frou-frou dog. Katie, our...
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Another Day to Live and Love
Saturday morning, my husband Rick and I were having our porch party, and I sensed God’s gentle voice inside my heart. Slow down. Look around you. Praise Me. But I didn’t do it. I ignored a dogwood tree...
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Forget the Dog Hair and Pray!
Sunday night, I was scheduled to speak to a group of ladies at Connection Pointe Church of God in Austell, GA. It wasn’t time to go yet. I got fidgety. Full of nervous energy. The afternoon sun fell...
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Too Deep For Words
Tuesday morning, even before my husband said a word, I knew something was wrong. He sat in the bedroom chair like he didn’t want to get up. Looked like he was running on empty. In our 37 years of...
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When God Gives You a Dream…
Sometimes, when I don’t understand someone’s behavior, there’s a message in it for me. Click to tweet. My husband Rick had a vision. A goal. This past weekend, when his dream finally came true, I had...
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Two Truths–When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
Yesterday morning at our porch party, everything seemed topsy-turvy. A storm had blown through the day before. I’d received weather alert texts, and the dogs and I stayed in the basement for a while....
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What Does it Really Mean to Dance?
Before I opened my eyes Thursday morning, my husband said, “Happy anniversary.” Five-thirty a.m., and I started laughing. A terrible time to laugh. It wasn’t the kind of laughter you can stop. You...
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Three Secrets to Finding the Gift of Peace
If you’re a long-time blog reader, you know that my husband and I sit on our front porch together every morning. We read Jesus Calling by Sarah Young and a few verses of Scripture. We talk little bit,...
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Cruisin’ the Coast and Cruisin’ Through Marriage
“You can still change your mind and come with us,” my husband Rick said. It was our final Porch Party before he left town. He and his uncle were driving from Atlanta, Georgia to Biloxi, Mississippi....
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How to Stay on Vacation All Year Long
This summer, my husband and I had a stay-cation. We slept late, had long porch parties, and slowed down. I loved stay-cation so much, I didn’t want our simple way of living to end. On Friday, we drove...
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There’s Something about a Tenderhearted Man
I guess you’d say my husband Rick is a man’s man. He drives a truck, works with his hands, and has always had big dogs–Labradors–dogs that serve a purpose–never a little frou-frou dog. Katie, our...
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Another Day to Live and Love
Saturday morning, my husband Rick and I were having our porch party, and I sensed God’s gentle voice inside my heart. Slow down. Look around you. Praise Me. But I didn’t do it. I ignored a dogwood tree...
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Forget the Dog Hair and Pray!
Sunday night, I was scheduled to speak to a group of ladies at Connection Pointe Church of God in Austell, GA. It wasn’t time to go yet. I got fidgety. Full of nervous energy. The afternoon sun fell...
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Too Deep For Words
Tuesday morning, even before my husband said a word, I knew something was wrong. He sat in the bedroom chair like he didn’t want to get up. Looked like he was running on empty. In our 37 years of...
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When God Gives You a Dream…
My husband Rick had a vision. A goal. This past weekend, when his dream finally came true, I had an “aha” moment. Because I have a vision too. I want to become a novelist. I’ve had the dream for...
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Two Truths–When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
Yesterday morning at our porch party, everything seemed topsy-turvy. A storm had blown through the day before. I’d received weather alert texts, and the dogs and I stayed in the basement for a while....
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