I’m so blessed to have grown up with sisters. Even though they were older, we were close, and I remain close to the one sister I have lef...

Making sorghum is hot, hard work, and long days. My family worked together as a unit, each of us with a specific job. The boys ran the mi...

I grew up poor but didn’t know it. Dad and Mom taught us to work hard and to have a good attitude about it. Dad had a great sense of humo...

Because of the size of our family, we had few store-bought toys with which to play, so we made our own toys and games. A favorite game wa...

Lauren Shoaf who owned Island 26 lived with his family in a big house next to the school. Some of his children attended school, but one s...

My family moved to Island 26 in the Mississippi River when my twin brother and I were about five. We started first grade in the fall when...

I love spring! I love the newness of nature: the variety of greens of the grass and trees, new flowers blooming everywhere, baby animals....

Having seven brothers was treat enough, but to be smack in the middle made it even more fun. I grew up with three brothers older, three y...

For me, being a mom is the greatest thing ever. There’s nothing like holding a newborn baby, especially when it’s yours. Everyone wants t...

Don't you just love Bermuda grass? It is a popular grass for lawns and hay. But I detest Bermuda grass in my garden and flowers. It grows...

Everyone needs support. We need to feel we are needed. We need to believe someone cares about us. We need to have confidence that someone...

My mom was a saint. Ask anyone who knew her. One time she returned from a month-long trip and her church family lined up all the way to t...

Don't you just love being around positive people? It seems they radiate light. They can lift your spirits when you feel down and put a po...

Maybe I’ll get it done. Maybe it’ll happen. Maybe my life will come together. It’s kind of like ‘what if’. What if I’d done that, gone th...

I read a while back that listening is quickly becoming a lost skill. I place an order at a fast-food place, and they get my order wrong. ...

A few years ago I read a book by Gary Smalley called Love is a Decision. One of the best books I’ve ever read. I have made a list of thin...

Those of us who are in relationships with others—which includes the majority of us—must consider the feelings and the needs of those in o...

There is just something about a body of water that intrigues me. A small creek runs across the property where I was raised, and as a chil...

Sometimes life is hard and I feel like I need a break. But sometimes life is hard because I refuse to do the hard things I need to do to ...

Offences. We have them. Everyone has them. We are all offended by something or someone. Someone says something or does something we don’t...