I think the meanings of names are really interesting.  We gave our oldest daughter her name because it was unique. Different. We didn’t know any Kaitlyn’s at the time. And our younger daughter we named after one of my best friends, Alyssa.  I think they are wonderful names. Have you...

LOOKING FOR GOD I want to climb a mountain    perhaps the higher I am    the closer I can get to God.So I climbed the mountain    reached the top    took in the view    felt on top of the worldBut    He...

DOODLES Alphabet letters written in blockup and down no style at all Alphabet letters written in cursivestylish, squiggly, over and under ALPHABET LETTERS IN CAPITAL LARGECAN’T FIT THEM ALL ON THE SAME LINE alphabet letters in lowercase formsmall and inconsequential Alphabet letters doodled all...

  We remember. We remember the horror. The nightmare of the attacks and every detail of that day. Those of us who experienced it even from afar felt the toll of the many lives lost and the many families who will never have the enjoyment of being around that husband, wife, father, mother,...

  THE ORCHID AND THE SPIDER There once was an orchid quite prettyAs lovely as lovely as can beShe sat by the windowWith a book and a pillowSo happy and content was she.   One day came a spiderHe sat down beside herAnd he asked her, “How about some tea?”She replied with a shake,“I...

A CHANCE NOT WORTH TAKING The choices you makeand the chances you takethe days that you waitto decide on your fateis up to you. You know of His loveyou know of His graceyou know it’s only by faiththat you are saved. Why do you waitto decide on your fatedon’t wait one more dayit’s too risky to...

I’m going to start something new. Each Friday I am simply going to post a poem. Might be fun, might be serious, might be from a friend or just a favorite of mine. So here is the first one… hope you enjoy.   THE PANTS THAT DIDN’T FIT The pants that didn’t fit put on too small...

  My first day of 8th grade was one of the hardest days of school.  It was the largest school I had ever been to and that first day I got so lost looking for my classes that at one point I stood in the middle of an empty hallway crying. After a few minutes one of the teachers found me...

Psalm 145:17-21 The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. The Lord preserves all who love Him, But...