…in Orlando at the Florida Hotel

…getting ready for the Central Florida ladies retreat that starts tonight!
…picked up L. from the airport in Valdosta yesterday
…picking up D. from the Orlando airport today at 1:00
…playing hooky from work (yeah!)
…missed blogging this week.  my morning schedule has changed somewhat…and i sure miss chatting here!
…hope to have some good [...]

You probably didn’t even notice, but i went over a week without posting something on my blog.  I was experiencing technical difficulties.  it seems that blog.com decided to be contrary!  i would try to log on to the website and it might or might not com on line, and then if it DID come on line, [...]

Inspiration was why i wrote my first song. 
The phrase “Somebody Said Pray” was floating in my brain one day when i was thinking about how helpless a situation can feel one minute, and then someone can say “let’s pray” and some of the burden is transferred to the shoulders of a friend and the load becomes [...]

…i keep humming “the way you look tonight” because that’s what Karlee will be singing with the jazz band this spring.
…i’m not complaining about the cold weather at all because it means i get to use my fireplace every night!  yeah!
…wonder what it would feel like to have everything checked of f my “to do [...]

Martin Luther said there were three miracles in the Christmas story….
God became a human
A virgin became a mother
and…
Mary  believed.
i’m not really sure i ever considered Mary’s faith at that point, any kind of miracle…but the more i think about that, the more i see it is true.
She’s a mere teenager; she’s probably still hanging out [...]

I was reading a blog last week.  Lisa makes hand stamped jewelry and has a website for that, as well as a blog where she talks about her jewelry and family and life and all that stuff.  She seems so friendly and down to earth.  She talks about her joys and her struggles, the ups [...]

Happy New Year’s Eve! 

we’ll probably spend it watchin’ these guys at home…because Mr. B is sick and has been on the couch for four days straight and i don’t see that changing tonight!
so we’re loaded up on movies and snacks until the ball starts to drop and we tune in rockin’ eve!
and then tomorrow [...]

Two more days left in the year.  Hard to believe! 
I received my annual Christmas letters from a couple of friends who always send them out.  It’s the letter that summarizes what kind of year they have had in their family.  It’s really interesting to read and makes you realize just how quickly the year [...]

and i’m still listening to the music of the season, and the tree is still up, and the mantel is still adorned with garland…
why be in a hurry to put Christmas away?

Whatever you are doing, whoever you are with, whatever is or isn’t under your tree, whatever you hold close, whatever matters most…..may your Christmas be filled with HIS presence!  and have a Merry Christmas!
my gift to you!