By Carol McClain: @  carol _mcclain No. Not another money-evaporating day. Anniversaries–nowadays monthly as well as yearly–birthdays and Mother’s/Father’s Days and whatever else is invented. (As I write this it’s actually Lincoln’s birthday . Do we have to get him a gift, too?) Valentine’s Day will arrive this Wednesday. A day we celebrate our love and are usually compelled to buy …[ read more ]

 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain A young friend was expecting her first baby. Family prepared a baby shower on a Sunday afternoon and, of course, all those she loved were invited. This included her church family from …[ read more ]

The NASCAR Busch Series field at Texas Motor Speedway in April 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) You know your life resembles NASCAR. You race at incredible speeds, near misses, exhilarating moments, crashes, boredom, re-starts. It’s exhausting. Then the race ends and what do you have? That’s been my life lately. Family visited my new home in …[ read more ]

Image via Wikipedia In our chaotic lives, we delight in church. We sing and Jesus meets us. Suddenly the cares of the world drift away. Then we hear a good message. We cry because it convicts us. We rejoice, because we are justified. Of course, when someone brings in the special homemade treats, we really love …[ read more ]

            I’ll state the obvious. I love to scrap. The pictures I use create loving memories—even of the hard times, like when I ran a race in a hurricaine or the water innudated my basement. I take a picture and then laugh as I recall the events that prompted me.             It’s a messy hobby. …[ read more ]