It seems that honeybees aren’t the only insects whose numbers are decreasing. Apparently, the firefly population (or lightning bugs, as we called them) are also on the decline.The online Firefly Watch, begun in 2008 now includes folks in 42 states who are counting these natural sources of light outdoors. Data collected will help determine the [...]
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Someone Special
My husband was born and raised in the same city in Tennessee. All of his family lives there, most of them in one city. Since we now live in Georgia, we only get to visit once a month, unless some of them come to see us. On the weekends that we do travel to visit, [...]
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Pastor Ronnie started the first week of his One-Eighty series by saying that in the world we live in, there is little repentance. There is plenty of remorse, regret, plenty of guilt, even some shame. Sadly, all this usually stems from being caught, not from a feeling of having done something wrong.
Read the rest of this entry »Blue Moon New Year’s Eve — Define Your Vision for the New Year and Make it Happen
Goodbye, 2009. Hello, 2010. Ready or not, here it comes. Another year is in the making, the beginning of another decade. This New Year’s Eve is an extra special one. Ever hear of a blue moon? It happens when there are two full moons in a month, and it only happens every 2.5 years. Even rarer is when it occurs on New Year’s Eve – only once every 19 years!
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Refelections Nov. 17, 2009
This is gonna be a long one. We’re going through a little something in the family (AC & I are FINE). I spent quite a bit of time reading today. Much more than I usually do. I’m looking for answers. I’m finding advice, but I know it won’t be received in the way I intend. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Even the little things are big things
There are days when I feel I am prancing about in filthy rags. I don’t start my day out that way, and it’s not that I feel my clothes are shabby, but rather that I am pretending everything is hunky-dory, when in fact, I’m battling with issues of my flesh.
Read the rest of this entry »It’s All About Choices
“It’s my inner world that rocks ‘n rolls!” Each day, we are presented with things Beyond our control. The weather. A sick child. Someone else’s bad mood.
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