Our oldest granddaughter, Kallie Barnes, graduated from Ponchatoula High School on Friday evening. I'm thankful that the next graduation will be 7 to 8 years from now as this one stirred up a lot of emotion in my heart! Ponchatoula High School is in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. It is where both of our sons graduated… Continue reading 05.14.19 Kallie Girl’s Ponchatoula High School Graduation – Part One, the Ceremony
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers I am blessed to know. A special Happy Mother’s Day to the three young women who have blessed us with grandchildren. Happy Mother's Day to Amy, Misty, and Liz! My own mom, Josie Mae Cochran Blum Traylor, is now with God and I miss her every day.… Continue reading 05.12.19 Happy Mother’s Day 2019 – When God Created Mothers
The rain is far from over here in Tangipahoa Parish in Southern Louisiana. Right now our pond is way over its banks and for the first time, I'm seeing the flow of rain waters from our neighbor's lands completely cover the land from the fence line to the pond. The pictures should explain this better… Continue reading 05.09.19 Rain, Rain, Flood in the pond
Last week started with a great visit from my sister and brother in law. On Wednesday we went to Louisiana Dental Center in Hammond. We saw Dr. Eugene Graff and really liked him. He explained everything thoroughly and we appreciated that. Then we had a visit from our son Chip on Thursday. Just getting to… Continue reading 05.08.19 Precious Visits, Dentist, Talent Show, Crawfish Boil, Doctor and Trinity Life Center
Our tallest stalk of corn is expecting its first baby corn!!! It's not time for a full vegetable garden update but this new development is too wonderful to wait! This is the stalk that was started from seed inside and was the only one that lived long enough to be planted outside! The rest of… Continue reading 05.07.19 Chauvin family is expecting a new baby!
Our culture screams with fear. We are constantly told that sure disaster is ahead, attended by pictures of disasters in faraway places. We are warned to buy or not buy certain products and take certain actions or our future is probably doomed. All this makes fear a dominant factor in this present day. Unless we… Continue reading 05.05.19 A Quiet Thought, by Bro. Bob Adams
One year ago today we began moving into the home we built three years before. We rented it out for three years and this time last year we were moving the few things we had into our home. Since our motorhome was furnished with built in furniture there was only one small table to move… Continue reading 05.04.19 Our One Year Anniversary!
If you’re anything like me, the family dinner table played a huge part in your childhood and to our own family dinner time with our sons. Whether we were just sharing funny or heartwarming stories about the day’s activities, or playing with the family dog, dinner was an extra-special time to enjoy each other’s company.… Continue reading 06.XX.25 originally published on 05.02.19 The Lesson of the Burnt Biscuits
My sister Harriet and brother-in-law George came to visit on Monday! There are few people I feel very comfortable talking with and my sister and brother-in-law are two of them. Their visits are moments I cherish. We had a great time visiting and laughing over lots of silly things! Roy and I are planning… Continue reading 05.03.19 My sister came to visit and Chauvin Produce Company Update!
We enjoyed a great Easter at our home with some family members of our daughter in law Misty. The weather was magnificent and we enjoyed visiting with Misty's family and their neighbor Ellen who brought me a beautiful daisy plant! It wasn't until after they left that I realized I had planned to hide Easter… Continue reading 04.27.19 Easter, Senior Adult Luncheon, and Baseball!!!
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