It's 11:25 a.m., and Steve just called with a prayer request. They are out at one of our coal fired power plants doing an emissions test. They are up on one of the stacks, which are 300 feet. They are stuck because the e…

You guys go to Susan's blog and read about the funny street names competition. One of the runners up was the intersection of "Clinton" and "Fidelity" in Houston. I looked it up, and Fidelity DEAD ENDS into Clinton. That'…

Wow, we had a good service this morning. We had a guest speaker, Dr. Richard Klein, from College of Biblical Studies in Houston. Susan , you would like him. He has a Bachelor's Degree fr…

Ok, ladies (and gentlemen if you are reading), I have another way to cook pork chops, that I hadn't tried before. I bought some beautiful butterfly chops, about an inch thick. I put them in a skillet, added several seaso…

I've been tagged by Mrs. B 1. How many meals does most of your family eat at home each week? How many are in your family? There is usually only one meal a day that we all eat at home. There are 5 of us. Ev…

Do you know how difficult it is to keep cats off a wedding veil?? They seem to be drawn to it like bees to honey. In this house, if I tell a cat not to do something, guess what they are going to do? Yeah.....just like …

I've added some stories to some of the pictures at the end. I was thinking about discussions of housecleaning going on among people on other blogs. I would love for my house to be a spotless showcase, but that's never…

Our pastor spoke this morning on 4 points, but I just want to touch on 2 of them today: overcoming the past and overcoming doubt. Too many people dwell on the past. There are things …

My heart's just heavy again tonight. I'm learning a lot, but there's just so much I don't understand. I don't understand the need for all the untruths. Why lie about your age, especially if you're only going to add a yea…

Doug's blog has a neat story about a couple married 60 years. I managed to get one wedding related thing done last night - the memory/photo album. Rachael doesn't know I've done it yet. She saw a silver album at Hobb…

Well, I got a Valentine gift from another man today. Candy. One of the guys Beth works with, Jesse, gave me candy today. That was sweet. Jesse's only 20. I'm going for younger men now I've been out running errands t…

....or as Ricky G. says......Happy Singles Awareness Day You guys just have to read Steve's description of last night's concert and dinner. I hope you don't misundersta…

Ok, you guys have to go to my silly daughter's blog to see the pictures she took tonight. I don't have any explanation for the kissing fish picture. She gets her nuttiness from Steve's side of the family. Tomorrow ni…

I'm adding a line I borrowed from Beth's blog. It's so true: "Sometimes we put up walls. Not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to knock them down." I post pics of my kids all the time, but I don't often …

I don't want this to rub off on anyone else, but I'm just really down today. I felt the depression getting worse last night. Food looks disgusting (that's actually a good thing ) and last night I couldn't sleep even wi…

Well, the business meeting went ok tonight. The "opposition" turned out because they thought there would be a fight. This group of people never comes to business meetings, just like they never come to …

This afternoon while I was here on the computer, I began hearing sirens at a nearby chemical plant. We live very near the Houston Ship Channel, where chemical plants are lined up. This plant is about 5 minutes away, and …

Today would have been our daughter's 22nd birthday. Her name was Rachel Elizabeth. Two years later, when Bethany was born, she was given the middle name Rachel, in memory of her ol…

Please pray for Rachael's job situation. They are really doing her wrong where she is working. She is a Level II Veterinary Technician. She works long hard hours, but loves what she does. She has studied…

I thought I'd introduce some of you to the rest of my family, and extended family and friends. This is my husband, Steve. This is my daughter, Bethany. This is my son, Brandon. And this is my soon-to-be daughter-in-law, …

Rachael's parents have called twice tonight. When they call this late, it is usually not good news. Her maternal grandfather, Patrick Dennis, is in intensive care in Lakela…

We are watching the news and they told about an explosion today in an apartment building. The maintenance man had set off some fumigators to get rid…

It's almost Valentine's Day............ My rheumatoid arthritis decided to flare up yesterday and my hands, wrists, feet and ankles are really hurting today. My right hand is the worst, and I am right-handed. But I h…

I swiped these cartoons from Connie. I thought Brandon and Rachael might need some marital advice before the wedding I had seen these in the paper a few mo…

I can't believe it's already February. Today is the 19th birthday of my nephew Michael. I was there when he was born (as well as when his brothe…