Interrupting with a Grandma Tap of Love
I get a lot of questions about being a grandparent to older teens and college-aged kids. There’s no doubt, just like it was with our own children, an older teen, especially a college-aged young adult, has a life of their
Luanne’s Sweet Potato Casserole
I thought I would share a favorite recipe with you today. If you don’t have this in your recipe box, you need it. It’s a staple here in the south for any special holiday or Sunday lunch. Hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 3
Choosing Laughter as a Lifestyle
I often use the following tagline on social media: #lifeisbetterwhenyourelaughing. Some might even say I overuse it. I say I’m standing on solid ground here, biblical ground. "A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the
How to Seize the Day
How do you greet the day? Are you a bound out of bed and throw the curtains open type of person, or a roll over and cover your head girl? Strangely enough, I can identify with both. I’ll explain. I once
Listen to Your Heavenly Coach
“It’s finally true. I think I’m too old for T-Ball.” I said these words over ten years ago as one of my grandsons began his baseball career. Oh, I didn’t mean I was literally too old. I meant I was
Keeping up with the Grands
I’ve always exercised, even though my habits are cyclical. Sometimes I exercise more, sometimes less, but I never go for long seasons without getting back to some form of exercise. That said, I’ll state the obvious. Getting in shape and
Start Your Engines
Spring has sprung, as the old saying goes. And with a “sprung” spring, moms across America are revving up the car pool system to be ready to handle the trips to the baseball field, the soccer field, the swimming pool,
God wants to give you the gift of perspective
I hesitate to broach the following conversation because every time I mention how much I dislike spiders my Facebook wall gets flooded with images of the little monsters, compliments of people who call me friends. And yet they enjoy harassing
Back to Training
I was once a synchronized swimmer. Crazy, I know. Thinking back, I realize how grueling our practices were. We had to be able to tread water—forever! Not to mention, upside down, with our legs doing all kinds of crazy tricks.