(ROCKWALL, TX — December 3, 2018) Why is Christmas called ADVENT? To me that suggests an ADVENTURE! Looking at it from Mary’s perspective, HOW MUCH OF AN ADVENTURE COULD THAT HAVE BEEN??? She’s minding her own business and SHAZAM (from Gladys in The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever. You MUST watch it if you haven’t. The […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 15, 2018) I have a new appreciation for the phrase, “My faith has become sight.” My Mother spent most of her 100 years living “by faith”. She could not see the future. She did not live in the past, even though she had lots of it. Growing up in a family […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 10, 2018) I read this morning that there are six, no seven, things God hates. I guess that’s really a pretty short list seeing only a glimpse of the horrible things going on in the world. But as I looked at them more closely I saw that these seven things are […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 4, 2018) I’ve been enjoying the constraints and freedoms of summer. I regard the constraints as they relate to the heat…escaping the streets of Rockwall for the coolness of northern NM; wearing as few clothes as necessary to obey public policy regarding decency (though I feel that definition is changing from […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 1, 2018) The Bible says to give honor to those who deserve honor. I will attempt to do that with my words today. One hundred years ago today, my Mother, Pauline Cadenhead Hays, was born in Comanche County, Texas. She was second from the youngest of nine brothers and sisters. ALL […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 11, 2018) What do the words “Vacation Bible School” conjure up in your mind? Oh, my! I’m geared up for my almost 71st year of VBS. I’m sure I’ve missed one or two in there, but not many. My mother worked in VBS each year, so I probably attended from the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May21, 2018) You either watched every minute of the wedding or you weren’t the slightest bit interested. Since I’m an anglophile, love Downtown Abbey, Doc Martin, Acorn TV & Call the Midwife, I was up Saturday morning at 6 a.m. watching THE WHOLE THING. I still can’t get over the fact that […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 14, 2018) My Mother doesn’t really know it’s Mother’s Day. I visited her today after lunch. I helped her brush her teeth and opened a card from a dear friend who used to sit with her while we attended church each Sunday. Mother doesn’t remember her either. She does remember how […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 7, 2018) I find myself coming of age… an age of doing things with a different mindset than when I was 40. That’s hard for me. I’m 71 now and need to begin thinking like one should when one is 71. I’m not sure what that should look like since I’ve […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 30, 2018) When I say the word, pearl, what comes to your mind? A person’s name? Minnie Pearl? (Now I’m really revealing my age, as half of the people reading this have no idea who I’m talking about! The other half got a smile on their faces just thinking about her!) […]