Living Real

“Praise God, Sally Jo got saved!” I was almost past the sign when it clicked in my mind what it said. I considered going back to read it again. Thought about getting a picture of it to tweet to the world. Instead I mulled it over and discussed it with my husband. Me: “Do you [...]

Today was fun! When we got up, the sun was shining and the promise of nice weather seemed to hold true. We prepared for a day of exploring and headed out. One of my favorite places is the Battery, so there we went, even finding a place to park along the road very near to [...]

Tuesday I asked the creative people I know what they thought might happen when the surgical pin in my toe was removed.  I suggested that my toe might come off or that the pin might not come out. Others shared these thoughts: Your toe stretches and is longer than the rest. (My friend Dianne.) All [...]

Okay, my friends, I need some assistance.  Tomorrow is a big day for me.  It is The Pin Comes Out Day And so, I’m asking you to share with me all the wonderful things that MIGHT happen when they pull that thing out of my toe. I’m thinking it’s going to hurt. But…. What if [...]

I was born and raised in Florida. I am a true Florida Cracker or Native, though I did leave the state in 1985 to move to Tennessee. Throughout all my schooling I’d been told that Florida was not only geographically part of the southern states of the nation, I had been led to believe that [...]

Once I got home from having surgery on my toes and had enough wakefulness to sit in the recliner in the living room rather than recline in the bed, I faced a troubling issue. I needed to get up to visit the ladies room (which is it’s own different issue). When I sat forward to [...]

Somehow I managed the feat of never having an injury that required the use of crutches over the span of my 49 years. Was I just that careful? Possibly. There was that time when I had a four-wheeler wreck that I probably should have had some, but I was skipping school at the time and [...]

When one has the toes and joints of one’s foot surgically repaired, one must go for several weeks without putting weight on said foot.  That means using assistive devices, such as crutches, in order to walk and move around. They’re not complicated to use, but what one does normally without much thought now requires consideration [...]

Today’s such a pretty day, and I must say the ADD has kicked in horribly. Listening to the wind chimes playing their melody as I watch the trees dance slowly with the songs has kept me from getting everything on my to-do list done. I decided that rather than waste a perfectly beautiful day, I [...]

I’ve seen this video before. I love it. I love the music, I love the thought and creativity behind it. What do you think?

I’m certainly not as cool as Jonathan Acuff, but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express — no, wait, that’s something else. Today, Jonathan is kind enough to make this humble blog a stop on his “Is that contestant on American Idol a Christian? Scorecard” major mega blog post. Of course, when he asked [...]

Sometimes God sets things up that you just sit back and wonder, “Why me? Wow! That was so cool!” Some of those events are highly charged, like my meeting with John-John, Josh and Angie. Others are just plain fun and fulfilling, like meeting Shellie Tomlinson and River Jordan on their “Southern Wing and a Prayer [...]