We are celebrating early in my little corner of “the land of pine trees and lakes”.  I hear the faint pop of fireworks as I write tonight on this Independence Day eve.  Celebrating the birth of America‘s independence and freedom from Great Britain is a wonderful time in our country.  Amazing favor from God!  I have found that there is so much more to freedom than the initial action of being set free.  I suspect…

I have become high maintenance.  Mid life has brought me to this place.  Supplements, juices, hormones and points (that’s for another time) have taken over my life!     A few nights ago, after finally settling in for sweet slumber, I realized I had forgotten one of my maintenance items.  My dear husband suggested a check list.  A check list!!!  Now don’t misunderstand, I wasn’t upset at my honey, he was just trying to help. How…

Country music is alive and well in our home.  From the early songs that some call true country to the newest that attract a huge base of young fans.  Country music videos are T.V. of choice for my dear husband.  Myself, I like a variety of music.  My IPOD contains Mandisa, Travis Cottrell, Michael Buble, Harry Connick, Jr. among other things.   While in my car, pondering my thoughts (I get that from my mom) is…

It’s raining today in the land of pine trees and lakes.  We are in a drought of sorts so the very faint rumble of thunder early this morning was thrilling.  We (my dear husband and I) have been working diligently to keep our new sod alive.  The prospect of help from above fills me with thankfulness.  What I really wanted to do was stand in our front yard in my pj’s and do a little…