String o' Pearls

Nah!  No such thing.  One thing we have a lot of around our house during the Christmas season is Nativity sets.  I love them so, SO much--al...

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Three of our five sons (#1, #4, and #5), nine of our 17 grandchildren, and one daughter-in-law's paren...

 Happy Feast of Christ the King! We have an exciting week coming up!  On Wednesday, our youngest son and his wife are traveling from Nashvil...

Every now and then, my daughter-in-law Ginger (wife of son #2) takes a screenshot of an Instagram post she thinks I would like. I deleted al...

My daughter-in-law Ginger, the wife of son #2, has been redecorating their home, employing a combination of amazingly beautiful and inexpens...

These Takes this Friday are going to be QUICK, I mean it.  (I can do quick if I put my mind to it!) It's been a busy week and it's n...

These days, it would be very easy for me to fall into a pit of despair over what is happening in our world.  I could sit paralyzed with fear...