When I started third grade, I remember vividly how excited I was to learn to write in cursive. I took so much care in my penmanship, and couldn’t wait to show my mother my schoolwork when I got home. She encouraged me and showed me how to make each letter, and she would practice with me often. My entire life, my mother had beautiful penmanship, even when writing a grocery…
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House Plans and Headaches
The featured photo above is the home that my parents built in 1970-71. I was 11y/o when I, my 2 brothers, and parents, moved to Brookeville, Maryland, on 8 acres, overlooking Tridelphia Lake. Those were wonderful years that I look back on fondly. We have…
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The Branch of Jesse and the Vine
Sarah’s Sermon at Etowah United Methodist Church, Etowah, NCDecember 31st, 2023 Advent is the season of waiting and anticipation.Christmas is the dawn breaking into the deep darkness, a light dawning, and our long awaited hope fully becomes realized in the face of a baby lying…
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A Merry Christmas from Our Home to Yours
Here we are bringing another year to a close, it all goes by so fast I’m afraid to blink anymore. But here we are, thinking about 2024 and what the year might bring – and how we can survive the inundation of political ads and…
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Sam the Sandman
He sleeps. My grandson Sam loves when grandma (that’s me) comes over to play and take care of all his needs while his parents go to work. My daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Matt, are both in Ministry. Sam just turned 1y/o and has a…
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Olney Ale House Goodness
Lemon Tahini Dressing. Yummmmmmy! You can’t go to the Olney Ale House in Olney, Maryland, without ordering a salad with their Lemon Tahini Dressing. Sadly, they don’t ship it, or I’d be ordering a case of it to be sent to North Carolina. That dressing…
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Mountain Home Life Can’t Come Soon Enough
You may recall (if you’ve been following our story here), that last year, we sold our home of 17 years in Weddington (Charlotte South), North Carolina, to build a new life and a new home in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where peace, quiet, mountain fresh…
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Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
My greatest Joy is caring for my grandson, Sam, several days a week. He is the light of my life, and so full of Joy. He is 7 months and definitely getting around! Enjoy the video! But, I also thought I would share these special…
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Those Biscuits and Gravy Mornings
Childhood memories. Sometimes the littlest things bring back a flood of happy memories of my childhood in Brookeville, Maryland. My parents had built a beautiful home on 8 acres, overlooking Tridelphia Lake in 1971. It was wonderful, especially in those months when it wasn’t too…