This past Saturday I found myself alone and incredibly bored. It's not like I have a million friends, and the few I do have were busy. I tried to see what my sister was up to and quickly found she was in a bad mood and I would probably rather being in the death defying realm of the mall during the holiday season.

I began to drive around in my Jeep. I took a few pictures here and there and found myself driving towards home. I was not of driving age when I left there and the roads...

Affirmation: Since Jesus is one with me, He can reach out through my hands and fulfill His purposes in the earth.

You may be experiencing an urging or intense desire that God is stirring within you -- something you know that you need to step into immediately. Each time we respond to His urging it is one more advancement into our destiny. -- Sean Smith

"...that you may show forth the excellencies of Him." - 1 Peter 2:9.

We are making a terrible...

It felt like I had not seen him in forever, but it had only been three and a half days. He got here last night after driving in the Northern Virginia/Southern Maryland Friday night traffic for an hour and a half and looked a little tired from work. I hugged him and stood back a little and just looked at his face, all the while I was smiling.

He got a half way grin on his face and asked what I was smiling about. "Just happy to see you." I held his head in my hands as...

These are the types of people I live around.

This week was pretty hectic at work. I was pretty involved in a lot of various out-putting of 'fires' - everything from social-services-induced drama with some teenagers to co-teaching a class on American History (I was able to give the Southern perspective and some factual information about the War of Northern Aggression ).


Talking to one of the teachers about her horse ranch, we discussed the recent lifting of...

I'd forgotten that I even started this blog!!

Well, it's been two years since the last update. The kittens that were posted all wound up in homes one way or another. I did what I could to help. Still hate feeling helpless even though I know the animals I have helped would never say I haven't helped.

We didn't re-home the tortoises, but have for the last two years gone back and forth between what we want, what is best for them and what is best for us. Initially...