I'M HERE TO INSPIRE YOU THROUGH ALL SEASONS
The world is a scary place right now. Evil things are happening everyday around the world because sin has tainted human hearts. Where can we feel …
I’ve not really been missing in action. More like in action! I have had a busy few weeks with doctors, Birthdays for grandchildren, my car had to …
Ingredients in Blueberry Cobbler: Blueberries: You can use fresh or frozen blueberries for this cobbler recipe. Sugar: A little …
The last few days have been very busy for me. I’m really glad that things happen the way they did and I took time off from Facebook. We worked…
A few years ago, I shared a post with you guys here on the blog about friendship. I shared about a lady I met almost 20 years ago who became one …
The truth is we can’t abide in Jesus and entertain the ways of the world at the same time. We must choose a side. In other words, we can’t flirt …
Our lives are full of distractions. I sit down to read my Bible in the morning, but at the familiar buzz of my phone, I pause and read my latest …
On Tuesday afternoon here in my small town I sit out for the post office to mail off the Easter pillow cover winners their items. On my way, in …
I’d heard about prayer journaling, have you? I was toying with the idea of buying one of those beautiful, ready-made journals when I realized I …
I want to thank you all for entering this first giveaway in a while. There will be a new one starting Tomorrow. Congratulations to Mary …
The Letter 1963- Remember this story? The letter had arrived from Charleston SC, on a November day in 1963. I rushed to get the mail and there …
Ingredients 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 lb) 2 cups low sodium chicken broth canned white kidney …
Hello and welcome to our first giveaway in over a year. There are four pillows here. The first winner will choose the two they like most, then we …
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you” (Isaiah 26:3, ESV My husband and I are each the first-born…
While we are just in January fresh flowers have become a household treat for some. Florist can be expensive, so I turn to my local grocery store …
Ingredients I spent part of my afternoon baking for Mr Shabby to take to work tomorrow. One of his crew members had a Birthday and doesn’t …
With things so expensive in this day and time, here is an inexpensive way to treat your sweetheart this Valentine's Day. Simple to make and it made…
I first start with at least 2-inch thick chops 4 of them, adding olive oil to a frying pan, and brown both sides. Then in a slightly oiled …
INGREDIENTS 3 cups bread flour, or plain/all-purpose 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar 2 Tablespoons of …
Good afternoon, as I sit here this Thursday afternoon, trying to stay warm I am reminded of my resistance to the Lord, and His will for my daily …
This afternoon as I sit here thinking, drinking some coffee to warm up a bit more I see all those years when I used to have the lead foot. Every …
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works …
1 14 oz canned Salmon drained and flaked 2 eggs 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1/2 red bell pepper chopped 1 teaspoon lemon juice …
Who says at the age of 68 we can’t still have the best skin possible for our age? Yes, indeed who said that? Today was a cold day in Alabama. I …
Depending on how many you are feeding this makes 4 sandwiches- 8 slices of bread 1/2 cup cream cheese softened 1 cup of shredded cheddar …
God hears your prayers and He answers prayers in three main ways: Yes, no, and wait (maybe). God has a plan, and most often, we don’t see the full …
Something about transitioning to a new year drives people to reflect on the past and ponder ways to improve the future. We see it each, and every …
Good Tuesday morning my blog sisters. Just wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year, but more than happiness, I wish you Health, Joy, Love, Respect,…
As I sit here on this very cold gray day pondering over how far I should take my story today with my feelings on all the changes in America. As …
What a day, I thought it was just extra stress from the holidays- It all started about 10 days ago. I felt more tired than usual, less energy, and …
My Mom once told me that she walked into a room where a couple of friends were discussing her, they didn’t know she was there. She shook her head, …
Christmas is a special time that believers and nonbelievers alike enjoy! We take our children then our grandchildren, even great-grandchildren to …
As beautiful as this season is, there is also this emptiness and uncomfortable sadness that, no matter how hard we may try to push it down, keeps …
Ingredients Before you make this one thing, use REAL butter only! 1 (18.25 oz) box white cake mix 1 (3 oz) box of …
Hello, just a thought on Seasons in our lives for you today. Short and to the point. I wish you all a blessed Tuesday. A Message of Hope- God …
Good Tuesday afternoon to all my Blog and Facebook family and friends. Here we are almost Thanksgiving, yet again. Time seems to be flying by so …
It started many years ago when I was in my late 20s and it took me several years to understand it. If there was what at the time I thought to …
There are seasons in this world, and there are seasons in our lives. Some seasons last for what seems like forever, some for a moment. I know you …
Yesterday I talked a little about forgiveness and what that feels like to have true forgiveness in your heart. Today- it is about Love - I am just …
Does forgiving someone that hurt you mean you also forget that hurt and trust them again? The Bible mentions forgiveness in numerous verses …
Good afternoon, thank you all for the kind comments on my last post. Always know that I share for one reason and one reason only. I want to let …
Good Thursday afternoon to everyone. I'm here again this afternoon to share a bit about me with all of you. Many of you have read my story because …
Good day everyone I hope this blog post finds you well and in good spirits. As promised, I said I would let you know about my longtime friend HS …
You know what we live in a time when everything is about self. It's on social media, in books, movies, it's me me me all about me, it is called …
Hello, my Facebook and Blog friends. It has been a while. I do hope you are all doing well. Where do I begin? 68 is looking at me hard. I am not …
Finally, we have a winner!! Facebook has not allowed me to post on the page for days. Congratulations to Doris Mitchell our winner she entered via …
Oh, am I in my "Golden Years" and as I think about that last statement I wonder why they call them that. To me golden means the best, after all, it…
Good afternoon my friends, I hope all of you are doing well. I have decided to start the giveaway for a few months and encourage all of you to …
It was 1967, and we had just moved to a new town, for an 11 Y/O meant a new school. Coming from a dysfunctional home, with an alcoholic father that…
The Letter 1963- The letter had arrived from Charleston SC, on a November day in 1963. I rushed to get the mail and there it was. I was 8 at …
The innocence of a child is amazing, isn't it? I recall one day as I stayed with my precious Grandmother while my mama worked. It was another warm …
YUM Ingredients and Directions- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs3 tablespoons melted butter1 tablespoon white sugar1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat…
Good Friday afternoon, as we approach Memorial Day, let us remember those who fought for this amazing country and lost their lives doing so. …
Good day to everyone, for those of you that follow me here and on the FB page, you can see that I have not been publishing daily like I once was. I…
Good morning my friends, I hope this Tuesday morning finds you all well and joyful. If not, then I pray soon! Last week I said I was going to share…
Good afternoon my friends, I hope all is well with each one of you. If it isn't then I pray you know that God is never far away, and He hears your …
We do not get to decide the trials we face in this life, but, we always get to decide how we face them. We all face hard, heartbreaking, uncertain …
We have a winner for this cute little Rabbit for March - Congratulations to Connie Marsh Sims, you are the winner. Contact us via email …
Good afternoon, it is Friday, February 4th, 2022. Today marked one month since my covid test was positive. I am still feeling the effects of …
I cried out to God over and over throughout this covid ordeal, and I still do, I have to TRUST HIM through all storms. It is not always easy- It…
Good afternoon, it's Friday, December 17th, 2021. By now you know that Janyce is taking a break from posting on the Facebook page. How long, we …
About 4 weeks ago, Mr. Shabby, Terry, from Mama Katt's Kitchen and myself were in Lowe's. I saw the very Christmas Tree I loved. Now, let me tell …
Well, I've decided that when I am down, or discontent with things in my life, like any of us have a reason to be dissatisfied with the high prices …
We will have more than one winner, and we will draw the winners at the end of November. You can enter daily for more chances to win, but only once …
We had a very set Summer and it created a lot of fungal growth deep on the trails we walk each morning, at the Lake. I thought I would share a few …
Have you ever heard that when God opens doors, things go just right? As promised I am sharing what I saw, and that was God opening doors and …
It has been a while since I shared with all of you here on the blog. Most of you know that Mr. Shabby had some addiction issues for years and went …
I have started reading scripture and applying it to my life, as in what is that scripture saying to me?! Of course, scripture is God's way of …
Oh, my friends, good Sunday to you all. I have been under the weather again and on antibiotics for almost a week now. I am better and so grateful. …
It was four years ago this Summer that he plopped in the pool beside me and two of my friends. He said good afternoon ladies, I am David Murray and…
Hello to all, it is Saturday afternoon and my oldest Grandson and I just got in from the pool. It's hot out there but oddly enough there is a nice …
For 2 thick chops- 1/2 cup Ketchup 1 Tablespoon Mustard 1/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar 2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce Mix well, and …
This past week I asked all of you if you would please pray for someone special in my life. We needed and are still praying for good news. Today, …
It was 14 years ago when we first met, she was a bubbly lady all of 5 feet, with dark brown hair, she would sometimes color darker, green eyes, and…
The biggest need of ALL men is for the stain of sin to be removed from them. All of us have no need so great as this. We all deserve eternal …
It's been a while my sweet friends, I hope you are all doing well. Most of you that follow the blog here are my age or in the area give or take a …
Good evening, all. I hope this post finds each one of you with power. So many of our followers are without power still tonight as I write this. We …
1/2 lb lean ground beef1 medium onion finely chopped1 green pepper finely chopped1 red pepper finely chopped2 cloves garlic minced4 cups beef …
Yesterday, December 28th was my Birthday. A couple of my friends insisted we go to lunch, so I agreed. I'd rather have stayed in my PJ's at home …
Hello to all of you, it's a bright sunny morning here in Alabama, but very cold. The leaves have all fallen from the trees, it actually looks so …
Several months ago before Mask were made mandatory her ein Alabama, I had just ran into my local grocery store to pick up on item. Knowing right …
Lemonade Layer Cake from Scratch-Recipe A Spring favorite at my house Lemonade Layer CakeIngredientsFrosting2 tablespoons butter, softened2…
My Cover photo is my friend Sherry's Pie, So, I decided to give it a try. Mine was awesome but I thought hers looked better so I put it for the …
I'm not sure my post reflects the tension and unrest that plagues me right now. I have not slept well at night for weeks, my body hurts daily …
I wanted to share something, Friday Am I got an email from Facebook. They are telling me that if I want to do giveaways and share my blog link I …
I won't call them the worst of times, but, they are right up there in the top 3 in my life. I know I have not posted things lately on the Facebook …
Good evening, most of you know that I walked daily 3 miles or so ar the YMCA, but of course, for the last 2 months it has been closed and we have …
Good morning, Thursday morning at that. I hope this finds you all well. We have had some bad weather come through again last night, storms. It's …
Week 5 in quartine for me, all was going so well and I was moving along from room to room, cleaning out, getting rid of things I no longer used. …
It took me a few days to decide if I even wanted to share this with anyone, much less those I do not know personally. But, I thought about it for a…
Tomorrow we will learn if the person close to my family has COVID19. If so I will have to be tested as well as my son etc. Of course we are praying…
I have a prayer request that I will not share on FB I said that my life stories would take place only on the blog now. In a way, I feel selfish …
I do not talk about politics on my Facebook page, ever I have had no desire to do that but I do think there are many of us that are worried, and …
I put the flowers as far as I could get them into the gas tank of Mr. Norwood's car, thinking at barley 6-years-old I was going a good thing. I …
Have you ever had so many emotions stirring up all at the same time? Excitement, happiness, love, anger, fear to name a few. Some might say that is…
As you can see from my photos at 2, 5, and 7 I had short hair. When I was young it was unruly, to say the least. I was tender-headed still am, and …
When I was a kid in the '60s things were so very different from today. I now realize what my parents thought when they got my age and all the …
INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup melted coconut oil and Ghee I used 2 tablespoons of Ghee 1/2 cup cocoa powder (more…
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds; James 1:2Today has been 72 hours since I unplugged from my daily …
I have backed off from social media for a bit, I am plugging into GOD, Just me and God. So much has taken place in my life, already in 2020 it …
I posted a quote this AM about praying that the tears we cried in 2019 will water the seeds we plant in 2020! I must share for those of you that …
This AM I am going back to the Doctor, it has been 2 weeks today that I was there and still have fluid in my ears, and a very sore throat. I just …
It has been a few days since I rambled here, that's what I call it because much of the time that's what it comes out like, me rambling. Most of you…
Ok, picture it, 64-year-old lady, hair going every which away but the right way. Pajamas on robe and bootie house shoes. It had been three days …
Good evening, I wanted just to share some of my thoughts and ramblings tonight. I am finally sitting down after a very busy three days. You see …
I will say this once here, in life we choose a partner, we marry, and the way I was brought up you work on it everyday to make it right, make it …
It was November 27th, 1982, I was 30 weeks pregnant with my second son. I had put my 6-year-old son to bed, Mr. Shabby and I were right behind …
The page is only 1120 away from 10,000 likes in 9 months. Wow, that is good news considering FB allows 1/8 to 1/4 of those that like or follow to …
Thank you so much for being patient, the story continues where we left off Saturday. Well, I left you all hanging, didn't I? That was not my …
We are forever getting little droppings from Birds I guess and they sprout up maple trees and all kinds of trees. I spotted one in my large growing…
Introduction to "My Thorns and His Grace" It was the summer of 1960; I was five and remember it all so well as if it were yesterday. My …
1 cup peanut butter 1 cup white sugar 1 Egg Directions Add a notePrint Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking …
Thank you, all for the prayers on Friday, I can not go into what is going on yet, but, I can say that your prayers and kind words helped so much. I…
Good afternoon, I told you last night on the FB page that I would be sharing an update on Mr. Shabby and me. So many of you have messaged or …
This is the House that built me- The photo is the home I grew up in with my parents ~ Fifteen years of my life as a youngster until I married in…
Growing up in the South the Summers could be brutal. But, in the early '60s, not many of us had air conditioning in our homes. We had screened …
It was early Spring, in 1960, I had not been 5 but a few months. It was a very warm Spring afternoon in Alabama, and the kids in our neighborhood …
I would like to share a story with you, today when doing my Bible verse I was reminded that we should be thankful for our trials, for in them we …
Good afternoon everyone, it has been a little bit since I last connected with you to let you know that we were not sure about gallbladder surgery …
Today is January 3rd, 2019. I woke up with this feeling, gut instinct, intuition, God I call it, you can call it whatever you like. As I said I …
Good evening everyone, I wanted to thank you all for the prayers this week. I have been in a lot of pain most of the week and it all eased up …
It was a typical Thursday I was meeting two of my girlfriends for lunch and a little Christmas shopping, more like looking and getting ideas. First…
My Mother, God rest her sweet soul had wished for a White Christmas ever since I can remember. She was like a child at Christmas she always made it …
One of the last photos of us taken together Christmas 2014, It's a copy I took from the original... Sunday, I drove 3 hours round trip, and I went…
May I share something with you today? The last week has been hectic to say the least for me. I'll not bore you with details just know it has been …
Olive Cheese Loaf I just had to share the most wonderful appetizer ever from the famous Ree, Pioneer Women I made it and we love it. Wow, it is a…
Barely weighing all of 2 lbs 5 oz, at birth, she greeted her world with love. Being the 5th child of 8 and the only premie in her family, in …
Oh my goodness where do I start this afternoon? Mr Shabby has been gone almost a week now for his 12 month recovery program. If you have not read …
Many people do not believe in Miracles today, but I do. I witnessed one over the Labor Day weekend and I want to share it with all of you. Most of …
This Morning I was posting for the page and looking out my window at what was once a small tree in my front yard I planted to replace a beautiful …
“My Thorns and His Grace” Introduction I remember it as if it were yesterday. It was the summer of 1960 and…
It was Valentine's Day 1973, she was 16 years old, and about to give birth. So young and all joking aside, quit Nieve and very scared. She was in …