“Lord, have mercy!” My mother used to say phrase that a lot when I was little! I’m sure I gave her plenty of reasons to say it…and probably really loud, too! :) In truth, I think she would have said it anyway. She got married June 30th, 1957; had my sister June 29th, 1958 and …
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A dear young mom in our church has 2 children, a boy and a girl. The boy was just diagnosed with autism and it has rocked their world. Mom called me last week and asked if I would take big sister to the new Disney movie, Chimpanzee. She felt that big sister needed some one …
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Hi Friends! I’m an extrovert! I love to go to movies, and I am a little on the crazy side! I thought I would just let you know up front what and who you are dealing with!! More than anything, though, I am SO in love with my Jesus! He is Who I start and …
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Every year I reflect on life as we all do and think about what I should have done or could have done differently. This has become more important to me this past decade as I was diagnosed with cancer 9 years ago and since that time, I live in a world of tests, treatments and …
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I heard those sweet words from a 5 year old little boy at a church wide event I spoke at recently. He noticed I was wearing a different gray boot on my right foot. You know the kind that looks like a transformer? I wore the ugly thing for 9 weeks treating a torn ligament …
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I’m going to be a grandmother! My first born is having his first born sometime around Christmas day. Needless to say, we are all just a tiny bit excited around the Boyd house. I pray now for the day “Brayden Tyler Boyd” will have an opportunity to personally know the God of the universe. I …
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Like most people, as I am putting away my Christmas decorations, I am a little sad that the holidays are over. Unlike most people, I am thrilled that I get to see another year start and am excited about the possibilities of another new year simply because I am STILL ALIVE to participate in LIFE!!! …
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The summer of 2009 was undoubtedly, most assuredly the hardest season I have lived through in my 51 years. Not just 1 issue, but like rabbits, they kept multiplying. :) I felt as if I was walking through a dark tunnel with no hope of light at the end. I can honestly say that I …
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Poker and I have been talking over what 2011 will hold for us. (Yes, my husband’s name is Poker. It’s a nick name with a story for another day!) We discussed the typical New Year’s resolutions this morning as we walked beautiful Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland where we live. You see, we walk on days …
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Hey Girls, I want to tell you about the week I had last week, I guess you could say that it was “sobering”, maybe even sad. We have a precious family in our church who lost their 32 year old daughter in a car wreck. She was killed upon impact, but praise the Lord, her …
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