God’s Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

What gives you direction in life? The Bible is my guide for living.  God’s Word and the Holy Spirit guide my steps, my decisions and my path. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light

My kids.

Who was your most influential teacher? Why? I have had some excellent teachers over my student career, but none of them were ever as good as real life experiences. I learned more outside of school than I ever could have in a classroom. The best teachers I have ever come across were my own kids

Simple

What is one word that describes you? Things in life should not be difficult. I like to keep everything simple, and when you get to know me, that’s pretty much what you get. I don’t like drama, I don’t play games, and I’ll tell you whatever you want to know. As a kid, I grew

100?!

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. I don’t even want to entertain the idea of becoming a centenarian. I have never wanted to live that long. I am only halfway there, and I’m ready to be done. I can’t even imagine having a whole lifetime ahead of me. Aside from the whole age thing,

Empty nesting

Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. I didn’t see it coming. My son moved out and got married a week after his 18th birthday, only because I wouldn’t sign the paperwork for him to get married six months earlier. I had never struggled with age or any of life’s

One day at a time.

What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? Everything about the next six months is going to be hard. This is a major election year in the United States. We have everything from lowest level local elections all the way to the presidential election going on this year. The name-calling,

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

If there was a biography about you, what would the title be? That is pretty much the story of my life. As soon as I started to make a little forward progress, something would come along to set me back. At some points in my life, I even started to dread when things were going

The adventure continues

We woke up this morning to a major leak in the roof. I’m going to guess the ping ponging temperatures and heavy winds this year contributed to the problem. And, of course it’s supposed to rain for the next week straight! Thankfully, we have a heavy tarp that we bought for other purposes but never

Random photos: Crazy things are going on at the lake.

Earlier this week we took a drive down by the lake to see if the recent rains helped any with lake levels. Those are all tree stumps sticking up out of the water! This is a man-made lake that was completed in 1973. I have lived in the area since 1988, and have never seen

Life of detachment

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? I learned from a very young age that developing attachments only leads to heartbreak. We moved 23 times before I turned 18. Lots of stuff got left behind with each move. I don’t honestly remember having anything that I was