“It’s Mama….” Write It Down Recently, I was reading in the journal I keep for you and one-page dated July 17, 2017 caught my eye. Dear Daughter, My prayer for you is that you find peace in God – that you search for him daily. I love (young man’s name) – but I don’t think…
DetailsWhen It’s Monday, It’s Mama A is for Anger, Attreversiamo, Adoration, and Appreciation My Precious Children, Anger Anger, given life, can and often does destroy. It can cut a tender heart, break a solid spirit, and kill the wellspring of joy. Anger, at its heart is a deadly place to live.…
DetailsIf It’s Monday, It’s Mama T is for Traditions, Training, and Truth Ours is a family of Traditions. You do these family things over and over again with the hopes that it will bind you together, but as a parent, you never really know if it works unless you children…
Details“Under a Spreading Chestnut Tree” with Mama There are some memories that lay on your heart so lightly that you faint wonder if they truly occurred and then there are others that etch your soul in such a way that your heart is changed. Yesterday is one of those days. Having taken my…
DetailsIf It’s Monday, It’s Mama For Madison….. Since another name for God is “The Word”, it is no surprise that he often uses words to pull us close, teach, and use to reach out in love to us. A word that has been reaching out and touching my thoughts frequently…
DetailsWhen It’s Monday, It’s Mama When your Mama is still living at 82 years old, you are blessed. So, I try to call my Mama early every morning while my Daddy is out on his daily walk. This is “our sacred time” where Mama and I are able to laugh, cry, and…
Details“If It’s Monday, It’s Mama” Reprised at the request of Madison The Traditions of “Me and My Three”, Part One Madison has asked me to reprise our “If It’s Monday, It’s Mama” blogpost, and some things you just do because the person asking you to is that important. “If It’s Monday, It’s Mama” became my…
DetailsOur Mama on Mother’s Day…..She is a Part of All of Us Mama….she lives in each of us For the past 57 years, I have been blessed to have Shirle Sue Perry Millstead for my Mother. I say blessed because I cannot remember a single time during those 57 years that I did not know…
DetailsPerspective is Everything I love Exodus 14:14 – “The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Next to I Corinthians 13, Exodus 14:14 has become a strong guiding verse in my life. It is in my nature to talk, to write (aha!), and to defend. That is…
DetailsWe are here at Snug Hollow in Irvine, Kentucky and everything they say about it is true…It really is an attack on the senses but in all of the best of ways… From the first time I ventured up the steps to the loft bedroom and my toes knew the joy that comes from the…
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