I was driving down the road one day, and as I glanced out the window, I saw an old home-place off in the distance. I could tell in its prime, it had been a beautiful masterpiece, but in its current condition, those glory days were gone. The house was overgrown with shrubberies, vines and unkept flower beds. The shutters were falling off the windows and the blinds were closed tight as if no one was home. The old shop out […]
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Outside of the home, my profession takes me to the gym. I am a fitness instructor and supervisor. I graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelors Degree in Nutrition and a Masters Degree in Sports Management. I enjoy what I do so much that many days I forget I am working, but nothing thrills me more than picking up Eva Jewel from her morning preschool program and heading home. I have always been “Betty Homemaker.” I enjoy all […]
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If we are honest, January is kind of a letdown after a month like December. It is like being asked to follow a stellar talent act. December takes the stage with a standing ovation, and January smells of rotten tomatoes while it holds us hostage for thirty-one days! It is very easy to allow January’s uneventful days to cloud our judgement. Instead of seeing the benefits of a new year, we see the loss of an old year . We have […]
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If I was given an opportunity to look back through a window into my Christmas past, I know I would catch a glimpse of our family driving through town looking at all the Christmas lights that shimmered underneath snow-covered roofs. I know I would see the Capital building with its’ hallways lined with trees. As I wipe away the frost from the window pane, I can see our church Christmas plays being acted out just the same as they were […]
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When my sister and I were little girls, we would sit down with the JC Penny Catalog and circle all of the toys we wanted for Christmas. After we knew what we wanted, we would take out pen and paper and begin to write our letters to Santa. Once we were finished, we would give it to mommy and daddy, believing it would make its way safely into Santa’s hands. Children understand that seeing is not believing, believing is seeing, […]
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George Bailey wanted out of Bedford Falls more than anyone ever did. Yet, for one reason or another, he was always passed over. The Building and Loan had him trapped. He knew he had to stay, for they would vote with Potter otherwise. George couldn’t see the home he was building for all the improvements it needed. He couldn’t see a wife that loved him or children that praised him. All George could see was shattered dreams and a dead-end […]
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“…The Grinch hated Christmas; The whole Christmas season! Now please don’t ask why, no one quite knows the reason. It could be perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. It could be his head wasn’t screwed on just right; But I think that the most likely reason of all, may have been that his heart was two sizes too small…” Dr. Seuss Most of us know someone who acts just like the Grinch as the Christmas season commences. They complain […]
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Growing up, there were two things my mother was famous for, hospitality and sweet tea. So, for me, I cannot think of a more fitting topic, at Thanksgiving, than to share with you a story about my mother’s kitchen table. She believed there was always room for one more, especially at Thanksgiving. I have seen my mother lay a piece of plyboard over two sawhorses, cover it with a tablecloth and connect it to the kitchen table. It would stretch […]
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Broken egg shells laid all over the kitchen floor. Yellow egg yolks were dripping down the counter-tops as if keeping tempo with my frantic thoughts. I saw an empty egg carton lying on the kitchen floor, and next to it stood a little girl about three feet tall. She had curly brown hair and big brown eyes. In her hand, she held the only remaining egg. As she handed, what seemed to be a golden egg out to me, she […]
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Andy Griffith is my all-time favorite show. Every day at lunch-time my folks would watch it and now, a day doesn’t go by that an Andy Griffith line doesn’t fit in somewhere. For example, when the weather is not to your liking you say, “Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it.” Or when something must be done immediately and thoroughly, “Fast, clean.” Then there’s my favorite, when something goes wrong, “Call the man!” The entertainment was […]
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