Who’s On Your Production Crew?

When I was growing up, my grandparents did their very best to make it to all of my birthday parties. I don’t know that they made it to all of them, but I remember them at most of my special events. My Granddaddy travelled the world, spreading the Gospel, with Dr. Billy Graham, serving as his right hand man and … Read More

A Letter of Purpose To My Son

Manuel Elias Meyer and His Purpose Written by his Mother, Emily Ann Pereira Meyer          God knew you before you were even born. He ordered the number of your days. He gave purpose to each one of those days. He made you full of purpose for each one of those days. We knew about you before most … Read More

Snowflakes Upon the Royal Coat of Arms

Immanuel.  God with us.  ….wikki wikka…Hold up…we have a remix going on here.   I couldn’t even go any further with writing this because He just showed up.  You should have seen the wintery night sky He just lit up with the most unusual lighting scheme, bringing deep blues, golds, and oranges to our attention.  My husband and I nearly … Read More

The Picture Perfect Prozac Thanksgiving

There’s a little cartoon going around Pinterest and Facebook that has me laughing out loud every time I see it. I bet you can relate just as I can if your holidays are anything like the ones our family has…     I got to thinking about holidays past and present when it might have been nice to have had … Read More

10 Years: Why You Need Hope.

Ten years is the distance between my Daddy’s final breath on earth and first breath in Heaven. Ten Years. Today marks the end of those ten years and the beginning of the eleventh. I was 19 when he died of cancer. He turned 50 in the middle of his battle. He wasn’t just my father, he was my Daddy.  He … Read More

Hand-Me-Down Wisdom

I had planned to write a tribute to my Mimi for this week’s post anyway.  As it has turned out, she’s been brought to the forefront of my mind these last few days.  I’m sitting beside her hospital bed here in Virginia.  It’s not where we thought we’d be celebrating her 91st birthday.  We thought we’d be eating roast, mushroom … Read More

Under The Same Roof Again

Sitting on the front porch of my family’s homestead in Western North Carolina is the perfect spot to reflect upon the past year.  Exactly one year ago today, my husband, dog, and I were packed like sardines in a Penske truck headed from Nashville to Lynchburg, Virginia.  The trip normally would take 8.5 hours but with a bogged down horseless … Read More

If Those Dishes Could Dish

 You’ll have to excuse my absence from the blogosphere last week. My hands were stuck inside the cavity of a turkey around its frozen neck in search of the bag of giblets. I came dangerously close to both throwing up and crying. After several desperate calls to my mom to ask what exactly I was looking for since the giblet … Read More