Five things most people enjoy, but I rarely or never do: Ice cream – I eat it once in awhile. (Favorite flavors: B&R's Pralines and Cream; Daiquiri Ice) Popcorn – Rarely eat popcorn. Pepsi – Never drink Pepsi. I'm a Coca Cola girl. Coffee – Never drink coffee. Love the smell, hate the taste. (And…

               The first time he looked over the half-empty pitchers of beer on the rectangular rough-hewn table and past the cheeky smiles and loud laughs of the men seated there, he caught a glimpse of her pulling the tap lever while smiling across the counter at a kid he’d swear was under 21. Immediately…

  Okay, is anyone else dissatisfied with the ridiculous turn of events in the series this fall? I could roll with it if it was a three-part story, but to carry on like it's a mere separation without attending to the supposed reason for initiating it leaves me baffled and disappointed. If the writers have…

Big and roomy. Lots of cabinets. I believe that's a window over the sink because I think this picture is taken at night to show off the lighting and "shimmer". Elegant.   Lord, there is beauty in all kinds of places. Thanks to you for every bit of it. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  What the wicked dreads will overtake him;    what the righteous desire will be granted.   Proverbs 10:24 (NIV)

         As we become adults, we choose who we are. Will we mirror others or will we strive to be the one we discover is the real us? Are we an original or are we a copycat? Peer pressure can push us at early ages and beyond if we allow it. It always helps to…

                      Tis the season to enjoy a beautiful kitchen . . .   Lord, you're the original designer of everything good and perfect. Thank you for that. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                                     by Brenda S. Anderson  I’ve been reading Christian fiction (defined by me as fiction marketed toward a Christian audience) nearing forty years now. For the majority of those forty years of reading, I’ve had multiple choices to pick from. My to-read list once was pages long, but now, it’s dwindled down to half…

             Hungry for Home by Brenda S. Anderson is the final book in the Coming Home Series. Richard and Sheila Brooks continue their quest to procreate as they prepare to welcome Richard's son Matthew and Sheila's father into their beautiful new home built exquisitely by Richard's brother Marcus. When Sheila is offered a dream-come-true promotion, she can't…

  The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous,    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.   Proverbs 10:29