Homesick

When Holt Rowland was in elementary school, he was quite the Georgia Bulldog football fan. I have shared with you how every Student Council poster we made for Holt, when he was in elementary school, had to have a Georgia emblem on it somewhere. At that time, in his...

Another Great Day

Why is it that we can pray and pray about something, telling God all our needs and worries. Then, when things turn out just like we have prayed, we act surprised. Why is that? Why are we so surprised when God shows up and shows up big? Today is one of those days. For...

Didn’t See It Coming

It happened.  A few days ago, the long-awaited for event finally happened. My wish bracelet fell off, finally. About an hour before it finally broke, I realized something. I had always imagined that my bracelet would fall off when the big thread in the back became too...

What’s this all about now?

We are officially beginning a new month, and just in case you were wondering, I will go ahead and tell you, “No, my wish bracelet has not fallen off yet!”  My friends laugh at me for wearing the scrappy looking thing, and my niece, Kassie, still thinks...

Shoveling Stone

When Holt was just a baby, I had to go to a meeting one night for my job. I was not very happy that I had to attend a two-hour meeting at night after a long day of teaching school. Holt was only a few months old, so I was upset that my job was taking me away from...