Grace & Favor

One of the promises I made to myself when I retired was to do more community work.  I've been blessed in my life and need to pass some o...

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side;  my greatest concern is to be on God's side,  for God is always right. Abraham Lin...

  2010 Natchez Mississippi Cemetery And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light, that I may tread safe...

Today is the last day of 2010 and I'm sitting in my chair enjoying the sounds of our home which is currently filled with family who have...

“Sadly this Christmas passes away, so let us give thanks today, as we prepare for the year anew, with faith and hope to see it through.” au...

Merry Christmas from Michigan

God, keep on using me until you use me up. Oprah Winfrey New Orleans Habitat for Humanity Mission Trip  2010

Have you seen this ad for the Salvation Army?  It just says it all for me this holiday season. This little light of mine

We all become just memories, make sure you leave good ones. Joining those at Spiritual Sundays

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." Joh...

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been ope...

“After traveling through fourteen foreign countries and appearing before all the royalty and nobility I have only one wish today. That is th...

Don't wait for the storm to pass, learn to dance in the rain. Words of Wisdom at A Cottage Industry

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots, the other is wings. Hodding Carter Jr. This picture was taken four ye...

"Walking is the natural recreation for a man who desires  not absolutely to suppress his intellect but to turn it out to  play for a se...

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our sunshine. Ralph Waldo Emerson I am participating in A Cottage Industries...

In my neck of the woods autumn has begun it's journey. Its a wonderful time of year to reflect on all we enjoy provided by Mother Nature...