To be perfectly honest, the last three years have hurt. Constant medical issues; pain both physical and emotional; horrible fatigue; weight gain; wound vacs for months on end (numerous times); mid lines; picc lines; a port; daily iv medications; medical debt; and awful bouts of depression that I mostly tried to fake my way through. … Continue reading He’s not done with me yet…
Help Justin and Emily adopt Baby Smith
This is the day…
September 25, 2022 is a day that members of Vaiden Baptist Church have been awaiting for so long. This is the day that our revival services begin. We have long prayed for this day and for the Lord to do a mighty work among His people. Sitting here this morning, the rain is pouring down … Continue reading This is the day…
Celebrating Life
I was told that an abortion was necessary when I was 19 years old. That if I didn’t miscarry.... and that if didn’t have the “medically necessary” abortion..... that I could bleed to death.... and that even if I didn’t… my baby would more than likely be in a vegetative state his whole life. Do … Continue reading Celebrating Life
It Took a Village….
So… this isn’t a political post by any means… I just like to give credit where credit is due. The only statement (that I can recall) with which I agreed with Hillary Clinton was that it takes a village to raise a child. That has always stuck with me… because it was so true in … Continue reading It Took a Village….
Walking by faith…
Many of you know that I love to walk. I really got serious with it back when I started my weight-loss journey. At first I did it just because I felt like I needed to do it to lose weight. After a while, I did it because it made me feel good. I think the … Continue reading Walking by faith…
What time I am afraid…
Fear. Hate. Both are rampant right now. I see it on the posts of my Facebook friends. I see it in the comments section of news stories. I hear it in the voices of loved ones. I hear it in the grocery store and coming from my television. Right now our country is divided in … Continue reading What time I am afraid…
Coronavirus & The Greatest Commandment
Coronavirus and The Greatest Commandment I must admit, when all of this COVID19 pandemic talk began, I was pretty skeptical. Most everyone agreed that only a very small percentage of those affected would have serious consequences. The predictions were that something like only 3% would have bad outcomes. I quipped many times, that more people … Continue reading Coronavirus & The Greatest Commandment
The Original Daylight Savings Time
As I was having my quiet time this morning, I was thinking about daylight savings time. We have learned to manipulate our clocks to make ourselves think we are getting more time. That made me think about the time The Lord really did make a day longer. So, I went back and read Joshua 10:1-14. … Continue reading The Original Daylight Savings Time
Will SHE be there?? (asking for a friend)
We all know who “SHE” is. I have been “SHE” before. You might have been someone’s “SHE”. You even know the follow-up to the question “Will SHE be there?” “Cause if SHE’s gonna be there, I probably won’t even go.” Years ago, after my beloved great grandmother had become too feeble and too rattled to … Continue reading Will SHE be there?? (asking for a friend)
He Has Made Me Glad (even today)…
I guess by now (if you have read many of my blog posts) you know that more often than not they spring up from the Holy Spirit using my love for music to teach me a truth. This one is no different. Yesterday, I was singing the song “He Has Made Me Glad,” and I … Continue reading He Has Made Me Glad (even today)…
Paul: Of Whom I am Chief
This past Sunday at church, I sang the Natalie Grant song, "Clean”. I heard it for the first time a couple of months ago, and then was blessed to hear Natalie sing it live at the Lifeway Abundance Conference in Memphis last month. That song has both haunted and encouraged me ever since... I've been thinking … Continue reading Paul: Of Whom I am Chief
His “Sissy”…
I was his “Sissy”. I loved him, and I love him still. Today my little brother, Eric Wolfe, would have been 40 years old. Forty. That is nearly impossible for me to imagine. He is forever 16 to me. He left us for heaven, and it altered our lives in so many ways – both … Continue reading His “Sissy”…
Just Passing Through…
A couple of months ago Christian, Hunter and I were coming back from Grenada. As we got on the interstate to come home in the distance I saw storm clouds. It was blue skies and sunshine where we were, but ahead it was very dark. I said, “I don't know if we are going to … Continue reading Just Passing Through…
The Apple of My Eye…
Today is our anniversary. Brandon is a “low-key” kind of guy. He doesn't like a lot of attention, and I hope that this post doesn't totally embarrass him. I just had to write it though. I want him to know how special he is, and I want everyone else to know too. Brandon is a … Continue reading The Apple of My Eye…
Holding On….
Last weekend, I was stressing over what to sing Monday night for our church's first prison ministry service, Operation Grace. I just could not figure out which song to sing. I sing in church fairly often, but never before at a jail. For some reason, the usual type songs I sing just didn't really seem … Continue reading Holding On….
I Knew You Before…
Maybe this doesn't happen to you... but sometimes the Lord will impress a theme upon my heart again and again and again, until I finally pick up on it. I'm so hard-headed and busy that I will not really pay attention sometimes. The leading of the Holy Spirit is a powerful thing, though. No matter … Continue reading I Knew You Before…
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes….
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. … Continue reading I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes….
Moses: Reluctant Representative
10 And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, … Continue reading Moses: Reluctant Representative
So, are you or not?
“Yes, I am a Christian.” We have all heard these past few days about that hateful gunman in Oregon asking his intended victims whether or not they were Christians. Reportedly, if they responded in the affirmative, he would kill them after telling them that they were going to be with God. If they responded negatively, … Continue reading So, are you or not?
No Small-Talk… Just Truth…
Last Monday night, our 11 year old Hunter asked me, “Mama, do you know what 'small-talk' is?” I said, “Do you mean like 'chit-chat'?” He replied, “Yes, ma'am. Like talking to your friend and asking them how their cat is doing, or about the weather, or something like that.” “Yes, I 'small-talk' a good bit … Continue reading No Small-Talk… Just Truth…
To Protect and to Serve…
I grew up with both parents involved in law enforcement. My daddy was a Greenwood Police Officer and later a GPD Detective, and my mother was a State Parole Officer. My Great-grandfather was retired from the Greenwood Police Department by the time I was born. My aunt married a policeman. Most all of our family … Continue reading To Protect and to Serve…
Then Sings My Soul…
I guess by now, many of you can probably tell that praising the Lord through music oftentimes inspires or incorporates its way into my blogging. One of my earlier posts was entitled “Like a Sick Cat” where I touched on my paternal Grammaw's singing in church and being chastised by my smarty-pants little brother's critique … Continue reading Then Sings My Soul…
Slow to anger…
I had a conversation with someone I love earlier about anger and it's effects on your heart, mind and body. Anger is a double-edged sword – we can be righteously indignant, or we can be self-righteously indignant. We know that it is not a sin to be angry. We are told that the Lord is … Continue reading Slow to anger…
We are not consumed…
Our former pastor's wife once said in Sunday School, “Grace is when God gives us what we don't deserve. Mercy is when God does not give us what we do deserve.” Many times over the years, I have thought about those words. We all have so many blessings that are due purely to the Grace … Continue reading We are not consumed…
But Seek Ye First
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. Genesis 12:1 Several things have happened lately that made me think about Abram (later Abraham.) The calling of Abram has always fascinated me. I always think about how open-ended the Lord's instructions … Continue reading But Seek Ye First
Upon Every Remembrance of You
Earlier today, Brandon was talking about the Vaiden High School having their class reunions. He said that if my great Aunt Tina (Miss Christine Carithers) were still alive, he would have taken her up there to see some of her old students. Yes, she certainly would have enjoyed that. After Brandon said that, I started … Continue reading Upon Every Remembrance of You
Victory in Jesus!
As is often the case, the lyrics to songs often really get me to thinking about things. Today it was “Victory in Jesus.” Lately, we have all been inundated with bad news, conflicting opinions, and for many Christians, I feel we have all felt a little beaten down by this bad world from time to … Continue reading Victory in Jesus!
A “Work” In Progress…
A wise friend of our family (whom I love dearly) and I were talking on the phone a few months ago. We were discussing the need to pray for someone close to us. I told her that I didn't even know how to pray for that person anymore because I felt that the person had … Continue reading A “Work” In Progress…
Free indeed!
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. John 8:36 What an amazing Lord's Day we had with our Vaiden Baptist Church family yesterday! As I awaited sleep last night, my heart was full of thanksgiving. We began the day with Sunday School and our morning worship service. Then yesterday … Continue reading Free indeed!
For I know the plans I have for you….
One of our children asked me Sunday night, if I thought that a sincere prayer request of his (and really of our whole family) would be answered in the way that we hoped. The circumstances surrounding this situation seem fairly dire, however there have been some hopeful signs that what we all wish would happen … Continue reading For I know the plans I have for you….
Thank You Lord
In ALL things give thanks. Thank you Lord for our family, there are many who have none. Thank you Lord for our church, there are many who do not have one. Thank you Lord for our food, there are many who go hungry. Thank you Lord for our clothes, there are even little children who … Continue reading Thank You Lord
My Redeemer
Sitting here this morning, having my quiet time, I am humbled by the mightiness, the graciousness, the compassion, the loving, and the mercy of The Lord. The song "Redeemer" by Nicole C. Mullen comes to mind in just how BIG and IN CONTROL He is... The very fact that He literally holds the stars in … Continue reading My Redeemer
A blog…
So, I decided to start a new blog. I had one several years ago, and stopped writing. Now, I feel the urge to begin again. I don't know how often I will post, or exactly what all it will be about. As for now, I think I will just post whatever comes to mind. Well, … Continue reading A blog…
Puppies and 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (KJV) 1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3 For ye … Continue reading Puppies and 1 Corinthians
“Like a Sick Cat”
Once when we were little (probably 6 and 9 years old or so), Eric and I were in church with Grammaw Daves and Pop. We were singing and singing, as our Minster of Music led the congregation in hymn after hymn at the beginning of the service. My little brother, Eric, who was known in … Continue reading “Like a Sick Cat”
County Road 16 Musings 