I took a ride down memory lane on this beautiful day to enjoy the Blessings of the Father with my best friend. Phil and I went on a little journey back in time to explore a small area of Indiana. Of course you know Phil and I both love old things: antiques and cars. Mix… Continue reading Memory Lane

What a blessed day it is. The day we celebrate the birth of our Savior. If you get time today read Luke chapter 2. Phil and I started our morning of with Coffee and the Christmas Story. Phil and I have been preparing dinner for our family tonight. Ribs, chicken tenders, baked beans, corn on… Continue reading Merry CHRISTmas

As Christmas draws nearer I wanted to share a devotion I have been reading written by Candace Cameron Bure entitled “Bring On The Merry.” This devotion has given me many things to think about concerning the true meaning of Christmas.. Jesus. If you are searching for a great devotion then I highly recommend this one.… Continue reading Bring On The Merry

I am sure a lot of you are as busy as we are this Christmas season. The activities leading up to Christmas Day are some of my favorites. This past week we have enjoyed some of those special things. We were blessed to be part of “A Blue Creek Christmas.” Churches in the Blue Creek,… Continue reading Christmas Blesssings

Where has the time gone? I can’t believe it’s already the holiday season again. We are 2 weeks into November and a little over a week away from Thanksgiving. I am thankful daily for things but this time of years makes me extra special. I am thankful for so many blessings in my life. So… Continue reading Thanking You!!!

As most of you know I have not posted as much the last little while. I have been busy. We continue to have Bible Study on Wednesday’s at our home for our grandkids and on Thursdays at the Lake Waynoka Chapel. We will have 10 youth in attendance one week and up to 28 on… Continue reading We did it!!!

Good evening, It’s been a while since I have put on a blog post. Time flies by, we blinked and are well into 2023. which means our 35th Wedding Anniversary is this September. So….we planned an early trip out west. Las Vegas to be exact. Everyone was like, Vegas??? Yes, Vegas. So today I want… Continue reading Summer fun!!!

What a wonderful privilege God has given us to Teach Jesus. Phil and I have loved teaching children from Sunday School classes to Vacation Bible Schools our entire lives. At our age I had questioned if that part of our ministry was over then the Covid Pandemic hit. When New Years Day 2020 arrived I… Continue reading Teaching Jesus

What a blessing to be able to enjoy a weekend of Birthday fun with the my husband on Friday and then with the one who made me a Memaw first on Saturday. My wonderful man that God created for me took off work Friday, took me to work and deliver Amish donuts to my coworkers… Continue reading Birthday Celebrations

Good evening, We were able to get out and enjoy this beautiful day in our neck of the woods. Snow flurries 2 days ago and mid 50s and sunny today. Yes, we definitely live in Ohio. Phil hasn’t felt well all week but thankfully was able to get out for a little bit today. We… Continue reading More Blessed

Good evening, I pray this post finds you all happy and excited for the upcoming New Year. I still can’t believe it is already 2023. Time sure is flying by. We had an absolute beautifully blessed Christmas season. We spent so much time with our sweet family and I loved every minute of it. I… Continue reading New Year…Still BLESSED!!!

Good morning friends, You all know I Love Christmas. Not for the gifts because I really enjoy the giving way more than the receiving. I love the preparations and activities before Christmas. The decorating, the shows, the time with family. The anticipation in the children’s eyes and preparing for the big day! Our family usually… Continue reading I Love Christmas

Good evening, It has been a while since I have put a blog post out. We have been busy enjoying the life God has given us. Of course it’s mid November and Christmas is just around the corner. So I decided to have our Grand babies a “Paint & Tea.” Phil and I worked hard… Continue reading Paint & Tea

Good morning, The morning chill has been in the air in our neck of the woods. I love the feeling of a crisp morning when I leave for work. I see a change in the leaves and a some that have fallen to the ground. Of course my favorite season is Fall since that means… Continue reading Fall Is In The Air

It has been a wonderful August at our house. August is always very busy for us. We start back to full time work at school, enjoy many birthday celebrations and do some school shopping. In this post I will share a little of the shopping days. We have 3 grand babies who are attending school… Continue reading August Celebrations

Good afternoon, Today I feel that God has put on my heart to talk about something that many people deal with but don’t talk about … Depression! Some may know, others may not know that depression was a terrible illness for me many years ago. I had no reason to be depressed. I had all… Continue reading Depression

What a thought! I have always loved flowers. Spring time is a great time to see God’s creation as the beautiful flowers start to bloom and grow. I have always told Phil I don’t need boughten flowers just stop along the side of the road and pick me the wildflowers. They are my favorite. So… Continue reading Bloom Where You Are Planted

I haven’t shared a DYI for awhile so figured I would share an easy one with you this evening. I love the dish towels called Thyme&Sage. These can be boughten at Home Goods, TJ Max or Marshall’s for a reasonable price. They are the best for drying, or at least I think so, and they… Continue reading Tea Dye

Good morning, We have had a lot of rain in Southern Ohio the last few weeks. I know rain helps everything grow but this girl loves sun. Sunshine makes me feel happy. This has been an exciting Easter for me. We have been teaching the grandkids and children at our church about the final week… Continue reading Easter Blessings

Good morning, We woke up to snow on the ground in Southern Ohio today. It’s cold again a high of 39 degrees today. Phil and I are having a date day today. I love dates with this man. We enjoyed a day out a few Saturdays ago for my birthday. We went to my favorite… Continue reading Date time

As we start into a New Year I thought it would be fitting to do a blog on something that all of us could be encouraged by. This world is full of disappointments, sadness and an incredible amount of trying times to say the least but the things we are going through has not for… Continue reading You Are Special

God gave us some beautiful weather for the 4th of July weekend and some beautiful people to spend it with. Our son got back to the United States from a deployment in South Korea and was in Ohio to spend the holiday with us. ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏 We threw him a “Welcome Home” party. We had 75… Continue reading Summer Fun

Good morning, It is a beautiful sunny morning here in Southern Ohio. I love to see the sunshine. I know we need the rain to make things grow and I love rain.....when I’m sleeping.😴 Just my preference. 😉 When the sun shines it makes me smile. It makes we want to do things. Today it’s… Continue reading Summer Time

At our house we are looking forward to warmer weather. Weather where we can ride our bikes, take golf cart rides, and cuddle up next to a campfire on the cool nights while roasting marshmallows. Until then we are doing what we can to spend time with those we love. I can honestly say things… Continue reading Sleep Overs

Have you ever had one? A HEAVENLY day!!! A day you did’t want to end? We had one of those days yesterday. We were blessed with a wonderful spirit filled church service in the morning. Then home for a wonderful lunch shared with family and parents. The day was sunny and in the 60’s so… Continue reading A Heavenly Day

Good morning, It’s a cold, snowy day here in Ohio and better yet a “snow day” for many who work for the schools. I got to sleep in a little, study some of God’s word and listen to one of my favorite daily devotions on Facebook “Max Lucado.” He has a daily devotion that is… Continue reading They Are Watching Us

I can’t believe it’s already Christmas time again. This year has been one we will never forget. I wanted to share a few more pictures of Christmas here at our house. This Christmas it has been a true blessing to be able to have Bible Study for our family on Sunday evenings and for the… Continue reading Christmas Week

One of my dad’s favorite songs that he use to sing to us kids as we were growing up. Trampling on those hills stringing Christmas lights, walking up those paths carrying straw to place on those muddy walkways or driving up the road during the most wonderful season of the year to me. I can… Continue reading Christmas Time is Coming

It has been so busy around our house the past few weeks. We have been busy moving our daughter-in-law from Georgia back to Ohio. We were so excited to do this. As you all know our youngest son is enlisted in the United States Army and has been deployed for several months out of the… Continue reading Happy Changes

It’s Harvest time in our part of the world. The fields are beautiful with tall stalks of corn and the farmers are preparing to get the crops in before winter. What they sowed this spring, they will reap in the near future. The weather went from warm to cool here in the Ohio valley. I… Continue reading It’s Harvest Time

Boxes are just so plain. Boxes come in many sizes. But the other day we got a box that helped us make so many memories. It was a big box. Just a big plain box. I started to break it up an take it to the recycling bin. Then I got the best idea...make a… Continue reading A Cardboard Box

Good evening, I hadn’t shown a DIY project that we had completed around our house for a while so today I am showing you our back porch curtain project. We love to sit on our back porch in the evenings. Since our back porch faces west the sun beams right in on us. I saw… Continue reading Back Porch Curtains

It has been a strange few months. Hoping all of you are safe and healthy. I continue to wear a mask and do all I can to prevent the spread of this crazy virus. I hope you are doing your part as well. I will be glad when this is over and we are back… Continue reading Cricut Creations

Phil and I were blessed to spend a few days in Georgia and Hilton Head to visit with our Son Elijah and his wife Claire. The Army is a bit stingy with him but we are thankful for anytime we spend with him. As I sat and watched the ocean I thought about how the… Continue reading God Is In The Storm

Good evening, I hope all is well and staying healthy. During this quarantine if your home has been anything like ours you have done a lot of cooking and eating. All of us love macaroni and cheese including the grand babies. Tonight I wanted to share a recipe we love but without all the carbs:… Continue reading Cauliflower Mac & Cheese

Just wanted to send a blog to let you all know how we are coping with Covid-19. 😷 Our lives have changed as I am sure yours has the past month or so. I turned "50" and everything went crazy. The same week of my birthday was when everything with Covid-19 started snowballing. Schools started… Continue reading The Storm

Good afternoon. My hope is that all of you are washing them hands and staying healthy. As all of you know our world is going thru a crisis that none of us have ever faced before. A crisis that I know didn't take our God but surprise. He knew we would be going thru this… Continue reading Finding Joy In God’s Stillness

I felt it important tonight to be in touch with all my blog readers. The past few days have been crazy for our country. Things are changing daily in wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic. It almost seems like we are watching a movie. The sad part is we are actually living it. If you… Continue reading Stay Safe

Yesterday I was added to the "50" club. As I reflect on what the Lord has brought me through and given me how could I be down? I will say it bothered me a little bit so I wore black but honestly I wear black a lot it is suppose to make you look thinner...right???… Continue reading The “50” Club

I haven't posted a lot about my sweet family so I figured I would make a post about our family bowling trip. It was early February and we had been cooped up in the house due to the cold weather. We need some time out. We went to Alley 21 bowling alley in Hillsboro. The… Continue reading Family Time

It's a beautiful sunny day in Ohio. It's cold but the sun is shining which to me=BEAUTIFUL!!! . I LOVE: The shine of a beautiful diamond 💍 The shine of a clean car 🚘 The shine of the floors after they have been mopped and waxed The shine in someones eye as they smile The… Continue reading I Love Shiny Things

Good evening, I can't believe it's the last day of January. As a nurse at school I can truly say there has been so much sickness around. If your family hasn't been effected you have been blessed. Our family had it a few weeks ago and I am still not 💯. Not sure if you… Continue reading I Love it!!!

We are 17 days into 2020. The time is going so fast. How is your New Years Resolution going? A few years ago Phil and I made the resolution to go to the doctor less!!! That was the year we spent more time at the doctors office. 🤪. Needless to say that has never been… Continue reading New Years Resolution Check

As I sit here reflecting in 2019 I realize just how much God protected us, provided for us and kept us. Some days in 2019 I was on an extreme high with Jesus knowing he would supply every need, physically, mentally , spiritually & financially . Other days I was at a low thinking he… Continue reading Happy “2020”

TAMMY BURNS Congratulations. You will be receiving your gift soon!!! Thanks to all who shared and commented. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 🎄🎁 Cindy

Time to share a few pictures of our Home For The Holidays. Our foyer has my favorite 12 ft tree with our family ornaments. We always put this tree up together. We completed this 2 different days but succeeded in everyone putting a few ornaments on it. Above the door is Santa and a Nutcracker… Continue reading It Looks Like Christmas