After all kinds of planning, scheduling, and RE-scheduling, we are taking a family vacation. Actually, it’s not just us four but my Mom and Dad and two brothers (with families!) convened in Florida near our oldest brother so the “whole clan” can be together. We just started a week of Read more…
Who doesn’t love a birthday?! I love mine. I don’t mind the celebration to go on for days even. If my birthday is in the middle of the week, I’ll let someone take me out the weekend before, celebrate with my family on the very day, and then let someone Read more…
I attended an Arts and Arts Education conference presented by the TN Arts Commission last week. It was great. Lots of good information, inspirational speakers, and even some fun stuff – intro to jazz dancing and theatre improv. At lunch on Thursday, with a couple more classes to go, some Read more…
My natural inclination was to assume that there are just about as many men as there are women in the world. A quick internet search actually confirmed it. Give or take a percentage point, the men to women ratio is just about even. God started out with Adam and Eve. Read more…
We finished out another great Vacation Bible School. Around 50 kids heard about how much God loves them through Bible studies, games, music, and even snacks. This is Kingdom work and it is wonderful! The flip side of it is that about the same number of FBC members volunteered to Read more…
As you read this, we are shoulder pads deep in Vacation Bible School. In case you missed out, this year’s theme is sports based so all the decorations and slogans and whatever have to do with sports. As I said Sunday, this is not my favorite theme but hey, I Read more…
I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day. We did the usual picnic kind of thing. My younger brother grilled burgers and hot dogs. We added slaw, potato salad, dips, and various other sides. And of course, we had a variety of sweets including watermelon! Family and friends gathered around Read more…
It’s done. They called out her name and she walked across the stage. She shook hands with the principal and he handed her a beautiful padded cover. She moved her tassel to the other side of her hat and returned to her seat. Thirteen years of work summed up in Read more…
I must admit I come from great stock, even if I do say so myself. My family heritage is rich in “salt of the earth” type of folks. Various family members have done some research but they have not uncovered any royalty or celebrities – yet! No definite connections to novelist Sir Walter Scott nor Antartica explorer Robert Falcon Scott – yet! In this wealth of fabulous Scotts, there is a line Read more…
Slowly but surely Dory is checking off the items from her end of the term, end of the year, end of high school to do list. So, Sunday afternoon, we did another “Senior” thing. Dory’s class had their baccalaureate service. I was reminded how little I knew about a baccalaureate Read more…