I have two articles published in the latest issue of Newburgh Magazine, and it makes me excited! Last October when I left my position as a sales rep and began an unknown career journey, God reminded me of something. I can write. I love to write. I had dreams of becoming published, and I have an […]
Happy Birthday, Daddy: July 18, 2016 Today, I celebrate You. My Dad. My Teacher. My Friend. Today, I celebrate You, complete with Swiss Steak, mashed potatoes, and ice-cream cake Today, I celebrate you because you gave me a life in this world and taught me the beauty of an eternal life in Heaven above Today, […]
As I sit in my air-conditioned house and reflect on the week, I am changed. I am humbled. I am inspired. This past week, I joined my daughter’s youth group on their mission trip to Nashville, TN. I wasn’t supposed to be on this trip, but a friend on mine asked me to fill in for […]
If you opened up my chest, I’m sure you would see cracks and scar tissue from my shattered heart, and if you could touch my soul, I am convinced you would experience the ache that still longs for his presence. However, if you could sit next to my faith, I believe you would experience the warm […]
I was sitting at my desk at the start of the day with my coffee that I had brought from home, my coffee that was resting nicely in my convenient, styrofoam cup, and Dr. Bonnie said, “Please stop using styrofoam cups.” What?! Well, I decided to do some research. I’ve now researched styrofoam, and OH […]
He didn’t answer the phone, so I eventually called someone else. I waited and called again. Then, my sister Leah called. She spoke one sentence, calmly and quietly. I didn’t believe her. The phone rang. It was the “law man,” calling me personally. That’s the beauty of being from a small town in the South. […]
with much ease a woman can be pleased a morning kiss a morning embrace a whisper in the ear a steamy message on the bathroom mirror a midday call with simple thoughts of longing fresh petals picked from the yard or a late afternoon stroll or a picnic dinner in the park a massage of […]
She closed the book, placed it on the table, and finally decided to walk through the door. She wrote it in her journal and was determined to make the last simple sentence of her last paragraph be the first verbal sentence she spoke to her husband tonight. Dropping the match on the soaked charcoal, she […]
Despite my Kentucky Baptist upbringing and my barefoot baptism in the muddy river that kisses the small country park in Cadiz, I joined a methodist church years ago because it was a church that my husband would attend. I thought it important that we church together, but years have past and our daughter is now […]
After Dr. Bonnie Schnautz ND suggested I read the New York Times article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare,” I was appalled, saddened, and ready to spark an awareness that impacts positive change to our environment and our bodies! This lawyer committed 16 years of his life to expose a company’s deception and use […]
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