A Gardener I Am Not

I love flowers. I really like the idea of gardening in theory. But I am so not a gardener. I really..don’t…do..heat….or sun….or bending and kneeling. But, when things get so bad I fear that the neighbors may hold a meeting to force us to clean up the flower beds, I take action! (Just so you…

Photo Published

Yesterday morning while I was getting ready for church, my husband came running into the room with the newspaper. Our local paper had asked for amateur photos taken in the Smokies, so I decided to send in a few. They actually printed one of mine! (And they only printed 6.)Though not a major paper by…

Family Hike

Yesterday my family went to Grayson Highlands State Park in southwestern Virginia. It is one of our favorite places to hike because a great deal of the hike is along a treeless ridge, making for spectacular views. Yesterday we decided to try to hike along the Appalachian Trail to Mt. Rogers. That was an optimistic…

A Closer Walk

I think that it is common in the Christian walk to have periods of mountains and valleys. I’m not saying it is right, or even necessary, but a common experience among believers. I must confess that lately I have been in a valley. I have known that I was there, but have allowed my busyness…