My experiences with cheerleading started out in a discouraging way. When I was in middle school, I tried out to be a cheerleader. This was truly when cheerleaders were chosen to lead cheers. To try out, a girl had to do a jump, a cartwheel, a split, and a cheer....

Do you ever feel as though you are ready for a challenge? The "Rocky" theme song plays in your mind, and you honestly think, "Bring on the competition, I am ready to play!"  I have had those moments where I'm  feeling ready to conquer the world. Times when anything...

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...

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...

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...

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 that she knows...