Quarantine Day (?) began like many others.  (I can’t tell you what day it was because they all blend together at this point.)  I got up.  Showered. Brushed my teeth.  And commenced my daily TV binge.  As the day wore on, I decided that I needed to get outside for fresh air.  Bible Study Mama and I hit one of our favorite trails that is nestled in the woods. We were discussing the latest episode of “Before the 90 Days” (a TV show on TLC).  In the distance, I saw a family of three approaching.  I moved off the trail to walk in the leaves.  The trail is small, and…

Since life has been a little hectic/scary/frustrating, I have been very intentional about finding the small, sweet things in life that put a smile on my face.  Today, I’m sharing some of my favorite things.  The idea popped in my head while I was walking today.  The weather has been pleasant for the most part throughout this quarantine.  My walks usually happen earlier in the day, but today the walk happened closer to four in the afternoon.  I was sweating and exhausted and ready to quit.  Flopping on the couch gave me the opportunity to appreciate one of my MOST favorite things.  Air conditioning!  God bless the person who followed…

The days are blending together for me.  Since I’m inside and/or at home for 98% of my life now, keeping track of the days has not been as important.  I woke up from a sound sleep on Friday morning in a bit of a panic.  I just knew that it was Sunday, and I was unprepared AND late for Sunday School.  A whole hot mess.  Then I decided to extend myself a little grace. The thought of grace didn’t randomly pop into my head.  Last week, Jonathan McReynolds dropped an amazing album, People.  The last song on the album is entitled “Grace,” and I’ve been playing it on a loop…

Many times, you don’t miss something until it’s gone.  I cannot tell you the number of things that grated on my nerves pre-COVID-19.  My life was full of activity.  The time that I did have at home during the week was not really time to relax from my day.  Most often, I would be preparing for the next day or finishing any of the number of tasks that adulthood requires.  And I was so tired. COVID-19 given me the opportunity to spend more time in the home that I work hard to maintain.  And I’m grateful for that.  Listen, I have had to find joy in anything that I can…

Pictures capture moments in life that could otherwise be forgotten.  They are precious snapshots.  I’m particularly drawn to the picture of Bible Study Brother and I asleep in the same bed.  We’re snuggled in the bed underneath a quilt that was probably sewn by our great grandmother.  This photo had to be taken circa 1988.  In the days before every camera was a phone, you had to use a camera that was loaded with film.  You looked through the viewfinder to frame the perfect shot, and you weren’t sure of what you had until the pictures came back.  We had to wait for them to be developed.  A one hour…

My mom tells a story about younger me that is so different from the woman that I am today.  I was raised in the country.  Mice were part of our life.  They were in the shadows scampering around.  So, we had mouse traps.  Not the humane traps of modern days.  The traps that snapped when a mouse was in them.  They were loud but effective. The story she tells involves one of these traps.  At around the age of four or five, I spoke my mind freely.  I had not yet acquired the skill of keeping my thoughts to myself.  I was not the type to filter my words.  I…