“You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants some magical solution to their problem and everyone refuses to believe in magic.” ~ The Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) Living a life of whimsy. That would be my current life plan. I call it living inside the pink bubble of …
“In the quilt of life, friends are the stitches that hold it together.” ~ Author Unknown Life is weaving threads together. I spent last week in Louisiana with one of my two childhood best friends. Due to life and circumstance, this was the first time as an adult that I spent time in her home. …
Photo Courtesy of Adobe Stock “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” ~ Abraham Lincoln What’s Going On! It has been a while since I shared what is happening in my world creatively or otherwise. I thought I would take today’s blog to do a little of that. As I mentioned …
Photo Courtesy of Shutterstock “Jesus declared that we should have one distinguishing mark; not political correctness or moral superiority, but love.” ~ Philip Yancey The Church Has Failed Us. Yep, you read that correctly. My heart has been heavy for many moons watching things unfold in our beautiful country. Burdened enough to bear my heart …
“Creativity is our most powerful tool to shape the world we want to live in.” ~Isra Hirsi The Gift of Invitations. You walk to your mailbox and pull out the stack of envelopes, catalogs and circulars. Scanning through the stack you notice something other than a bill. Can it be? OH NO! It is! It’s …
Another Tall Tale from The Eustace Howard Family The following week, revival time arrived at Shaky Cane Baptist Church. A visiting pastor from Odom County was leading the services every night during the week. A huge kickoff this the Sunday culminated with a church-wide dinner on the grounds. This always marked the end of summer …
“What we dwell on is who we become.” ~ Oprah Winfrey Stinkin’ Thinkin’… The first time I ever heard that phrase was sometime in the mid-90s by Joyce Meyer, a Christian author and speaker. The visual that sprang to mind was of the Charlie Brown character, Pigpen. Pigpen was a kid who avoided …
Another Tall Tale from The Eustace Howard Family Everyone was finding their pew the next Sunday morning at Shaky Cane Baptist. Jasmina’s father was the song leader so they were always there early so he could gather songs for the service. She had already decided she was going to pay extra attention. Since Aunt …
“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. The Weird Days of Summer. Have you had days that you wanted to get back in bed and pull the covers up over your head? I suspect we all have. I had a moment last week …
Another Tall Tale from The Eustace Howard Family Adeline McBook Kingston was Jasmina Eustace Howard’s favorite aunt. She had lost her mother, Geneva, when she was eighteen, and Addie, as she was called, became a surrogate mother to Jasmina and her siblings. Addie was what you’d call a straight arrow type of person. She …
