I'm a bit distracted today, and frustrated with back pain again. I think I can do things when my back doesn't hurt, but forget that overdoing it causes the pain to return. Evidently, I'm a slow learner. Or maybe just stubborn. Anyway, let's look at my garden as we close out this beautiful month of … Continue reading SIX ON SATURDAY: May or Maybe Not
I still remember an article I read from the color-coded SRA Reading Laboratory box in the sixth grade. It described the power of lightning in a true story of a potato farm in Idaho. Lightning struck a field, leaving an acre of baked potatoes in the ground. I was impressed. Fast forward to my college … Continue reading Lightning Rods
I must say, if the rest of 2023 continues like these first few weeks, it will be a good year. But “present performance is no predictor of future results,” as an old advertisement said. I’m getting tired of so many foggy mornings and gray days, but I know spring is coming quickly. We’ve had wide … Continue reading OFF TO A GOOD START IN 2023
It has been a month since I posted a blog, so I’ll show you double the photos today, but will try to keep the commentary brief. The Gulf Coast has had some roller coaster weather over the last four weeks, with five nights of hard freezes in the week before Christmas, then up to almost … Continue reading SIX ON SATURDAY: Seeing Double
Please indulge another deviation from the usual Six on Saturday fare, but today, I’m sharing a peek into my community. We moved out here in 1985 when the area was much less civilized than it is today. Then, there were fewer houses and subdivisions. There was little commercial development. There were no streetlights to cloud … Continue reading Six on Saturday: The Redbud’s Lament
Today’s Twitter post was: “We would be so much better off if folks would just go ahead and admit we don’t always have it all together. Some days are better than others. Some aren’t. This too shall pass.” I wrote that because some people just can’t seem to admit their mistakes, defects, and weaknesses. It’s … Continue reading Jump Off that Pedestal
For over fifty years, I have spent a lot of my life in service to the Lord. I’m rather proud of my efforts and accomplishments. And therein lies the problem. I’m at a stage where I’m not as active as I used to be for various reasons. After all, I’m knocking on Seventy’s door. But … Continue reading Parts of My Life
Dottie Lovelady Rogers 