Another amazing photo popped into my view upon waking Thanksgiving morning. My famous photographer friend of fifty years posted a picture from Zion National Park called “The Watchman.” He made reference to Ezekiel and it inspired me to start right there for a morning of Thanksgiving with the King.
Years ago, I fell in love with a cattle rancher. He was actually a former cattle rancher and a former under-cover cop and a former US Marshal. Yib Boney, a Florida Cracker, is the reason I love cows. Our love affair was a Civil War re-enactment. I was a well-bred Yankee woman and he was …
How many people would say they thrived in 2020? Isolation looked good on me. I wrote a book, took control of my health, created a cook book and changed careers, again. New friends were made, exhilarating experiences were had and bucket list items checked. It is that time of year for a “look back” with …
The Christmas miracle of 2018 left the challenges of my past in the dust. A job perfectly suited for all my quirks and challenges had been offered. I became a “street walker” in one of the worst opioid counties in Indiana and my assignment was to conduct health interviews for research for an esteemed University …
Every year brings a reflection of the road traveled with anticipation of what the new year might bring. This? year is no exception. Last year I titled the blog “The Best Is Yet To Come” so needing a new title for the same concept, I chose “Holy Anticipation.”? Join me as I share the story.
I first met Mark Eckel as he was finishing his weekly Warp and Woof radio show. He introduced me to his twin brother and radio show producer who is a black man. Mark is a white man. This had my attention. They feature Christians ?doing good? in the community with a focus on black/white relations.
Sophia grew up in rural Mississippi as the youngest of 13 children. Her mother died when she was just three months old. Her oldest sister, barely 13, was thrust into the caregiver role while working in the cotton fields and attending school whenever she could. Sophia?s father was a gambler and when he was unable …
