I can only imagine what it would be like to dwell in a dark hole for several weeks or months. I’ve seen prisoners of war depicted in movies being put in a dark place for several weeks and then suddenly exposed to brightness of sunshine. Our eyes adjust to the darkness and they adjust to…
I am still living in the same body that I was born with. I’m still using the same hands that made mud pies as a child and the same legs that ran, jumped and played as a kid. Now I’m older and I often wish I knew then what I know now. There are some…
Blog by Kristen Hicks Ok, can I be honest? This is not the song story I really wanted to share this week. Actually, it’s not really a song story I want to share any week. It’s been blowing my mind how every single week I write a song story, the week leading up to it,…
I love it when Spring time arrives after the dormancy of winter. The root systems that were asleep come back to life. When the daffodils bloom in February (here in GA), it’s a sign that spring is close by. I definitely don’t want to have a dormant faith, but sometimes it cools down a bit.…
I know people who are wealthy by just about any measurement, except their own. They continue to work as if they need more money. The truth is that they may very well have goals and dreams for their wealth. Wealth is a relative term. When wealth is measured in financial numbers, there is a lot…
I have flood lights on my house. When I turn them own or if motion turns them own, I want them to illuminate a large area around my home so that I can possibly see what or who is out there. I do admit that I like daylight better than darkness. It seems that more…
I love where I live because we have four distinct seasons. As we move out of winter and into spring, it is time to plant new seeds. The garden gets planted, flowers are planted & the growing season begins. In late summer and fall, the seeds of what has been planted comes to fruition via…
I remember learning to love many years ago – at least that what I thought it was. I remember learning the difference between infatuation (foolish, unreasonable passion) and love (profoundly tender, deep and enduring affection) that goes way beyond shallow attraction. I’m still learning to love deeper and more effectively with every day of growing…
I used to have a riding lawnmower that would not go backward. It would only go forward. It was difficult to use, but I figured it out and made it work until I could get it fixed. I can use reverse in my truck fairly well, I’ve only backed into a tree that was in…
The older I get the more I care about clothing. I’m not super concerned about the latest fashions or a certain “brand name” of clothes. I tend to go with what has worked well for me previously. I guess I’m simply not a “fashionista”! The recession, that is now over ten years old, taught me…