I’m not wealthy (at all) but I have everything I need. I have never lacked anything and I have never gone hungry. According to my goals and purposes, I am successful, happy, loved, needed, and wanted.I love people, and I’m loved by people.When given the opportunity, I take vacations when I want, and to where… Continue reading 08.20.26 What matters most? The older I get the more I think about this question, by Pete Jory
Back in December of last year I posted a piece that my friend Joy wrote about being saved. I just came across something I wrote in 2016 about that same topic. I want to also share that with those who weren't following my blog back then. Feel free to click on the two links at… Continue reading 07.30.26 Post originally published May, 2016
Democrats have spent the Trump years acting like every executive order, every speech, every press conference and every social media post is the beginning of the end of the republic. The volume is always at maximum. The panic is always immediate. The outrage is always described as unprecedented. At some point, even their own supporters… Continue reading 07.18.26 This is not healthy politics, it is emotional theater
With a lot going on in our life lately, I'm combining four great days of celebration into one post! Captions on most photos tell the story of that event. If you'd like to see the photos enlarged click on the first one in each group, then click on the right arrow to see each photo… Continue reading 07.07.26 Four Days in One Post – Father’s Day, Fishing Rodeo Day, Brother’s Day, America’s 250th Anniversary Golf Cart Parade
All it took was a pair of scissors, a sheet of paper dolls, and a little patience… …and suddenly an entire afternoon was spoken for. ❤️ Those tiny folded tabs could turn one doll into a dozen different lives. Church dress, school dress, party dress — all spread out across the rug while a child… Continue reading 06.23.26 Playing with Paper Dolls!
You’ve driven them to doctors appointments and made countless phone calls to insurance companies. Like you loaded your kids in and out of your car when they were young, you’ve done the same for your parents. Making sure they are comfortable, and gently buckling them in. You’ve found just the right way to give them… Continue reading 05.10.26 Mother’s Day 2026: For the Mother who cared for her parents
Every year, we have this awesome Sunday where we celebrate our Youth! They totally take the reins for the Worship Service, handling everything from singing to passing out bulletins, welcoming visitors, sharing about the Missions work we support, making announcements, praying, and even preaching. This year's service was especially amazing, with a fantastic group of… Continue reading 04.24.26 Trinity Baptist’s Youth Led Sunday
She came at noonbecause some kinds of loneliness choose the heat over the eyes of others because shame prefers the middle of the daywhen no one else is there to see it a woman with a jarand a life that had already taken more from herthan it ever gave back five times she had triedto… Continue reading 04.21.26 And there he was…
Our precious great granddaughter Posie Ann is 1 year old! Her birthday celebration was Saturday in Pearl River and we were blessed to attend. Posie’s birthday was celebrated in style! Her mama, daddy, friends and family went all out for this special event! There were fairy wings, flowery hair decorations and wands for the little… Continue reading 03.24.26 Happy Fairy First Birthday Posie!
He’s easy to overlook if you don’t know what you’re looking at. An older man moving slowly through a grocery store aisle, a quiet figure at the edge of a parade, someone sitting alone at a diner with his coffee gone cold. To most people, he’s just another veteran—another face in a crowd, another story… Continue reading 02.02.26 The Hidden Strength of Vietnam Veterans