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

The past few weeks have gone by so fast it seems like a blur. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our wonderful families. All of our children were able to be with us which is a true blessing especially with Eli being in the Army. We don't take these things for granted because so many… Continue reading December Already???

Of course I have been in the Christmas spirit for several weeks. Phil maybe not so much. I do think he loves it but just doesn't want me to know how much. 🤔We have been watching some movies and even had a date night tonight to see the musical "Elf." It was awesome especially since… Continue reading Starting the Christmas Season Early

🎄❤️🎄As most of you know I am Christmas crazy. Some people who know me well and know my roots know why. The ones who don't could never fathom why? I was blessed to be born to wonderful parents who gave up all they had to share with others the life of Jesus. Jesus's life from… Continue reading 🎄The Christmas Feeling🎄

It's Harvest Time. Time to examine what has been sowed and reap the benefits. As I drive around our community I see many farmers reaping a great harvest despite the rain we had in early summer. This tells me no matter what time you start sowing God can bless your harvest. He is in control… Continue reading It’s That Time of Year

Good evening, The feeling of fall is in the air and I love it. We spent some time outside this evening trimming up some shrubs for fall. We burned some things in the fire pit and it brought my mind straight to my childhood were we burnt a wood stove on chilly days while listening… Continue reading Playroom progress

Good Evening, It's Brown County Fair time in our neck of the woods which means spending time with our family. We watched the fair parade on Monday night and went to the fair with Canaan's Family. Yesterday Brittany and her Babies joined us. We rode rides, laughed and enjoyed the fair food. Today made our… Continue reading Fall Blessings

I haven't posted in a good while. We have been doing a lot of singing and spoiling. Singing for Jesus &Spoiling those grand babies. 🙌🏼🤗 We have been blessed this week to be in 2 amazing services in which the spirit of the Lord was with us. What an honor to feel the sweet presence… Continue reading Keep Praying, Rowing & Sowing

I hope you all are doing great. It has been a while since I have made a blog post. I have been busy. We got to welcome our new granddaughter into this world on Tuesday August 20,2019 at 10:59 am. She is beautiful just like her big sister and brother. It always amazes me that… Continue reading Grand-Babies Play Room

  It has been a busy summer.  I blinked and its almost over. That's how I feel life happens.   I blinked and my youngest son married the love of his life Saturday.  I blinked and my oldest daughter is ready to give birth to my sixth grand baby.   Maybe it has went so… Continue reading What goes in…

As I sit here this evening my find reflects back to the wonderful day I had. As I prepare for the wedding of our youngest son next Saturday I took a break from the busy activities and spent a few hours with my mom and sisters. We made a trip to Kentucky to spend some… Continue reading Finding Blessings in Trials

This summer has been full of wonderful events for our family. Our youngest son is getting married 3 weeks from today and our oldest daughter will be having us another grand baby in 5 weeks. As most of you all know I absolutely love weddings. I am also a Pinterest lover. I very much enjoy… Continue reading Shower Time

🇺🇸Good morning on this beautiful morning of freedom. July 4, 2019. I am outside this morning writing this before I read my devotions. As I sit hear listening to the birds, someone mow their lawn and feel the breeze in my face I think of how very blessed I am. -Blessed with an amazing Father… Continue reading Blessed Independence Day

Good Evening, We have had a very exciting week thus far and are really enjoying it. The sun shone all day in the Ohio Valley and it was absolutely beautiful. It's Vacation Bible School week at our home church and it is always such a joy to watch the children learn about Jesus and answer… Continue reading A Week to Remember

The weather in Ohio has been rainy and cold. In fact it feels like fall weather. I am sure before long the heat with get here, the sun with stick around and we will get to enjoy the outside and pool this summer. Since school has been out I have been working on some little… Continue reading Coffee Syrups

This Memorial Day has a whole new meaning for the "Lawrence" family. Elijah has spent close to a year in the Army stationed in Georgia. We have sent a lot of prayers to heaven and made many trips to Georgia. On almost every 3-4 day weekend we make a trip south. Our son and daughter… Continue reading Blessed Memorial Day