BeckieJun 24, 20211 min readBe Like DollyI I have been a bit “fuzzy” these past few months. Most of you know that I had cataract surgery. I kept thinking I could make it a...
BeckieFeb 17, 20212 min readSignificance Here is an Ash Wednesday confession: I don't like to face the hard things! - Especially when I am looking at the dark parts of my own...
BeckieDec 29, 20204 min readAlert! With everyone from CNN to Twitter crazy people reflecting on 2020 I can’t help but do the same. I should be offering up hope in a big fat...
BeckieNov 22, 20202 min read"Say thank you" We have seven grand kids. “Say thank you” in that sing-song voice is heard over and over again from their parents – over and over—and...
BeckieNov 3, 20202 min readElection Day - A lot has changedI have voted in twelve elections since I was a freshman at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas. It was a November of Nixon...
BeckieSep 8, 20202 min readRecipes - for Gumbo and for LifeAs a two-year-old little one I gave the name “JonJon” to my Dad’s mom. She took on this grandma name with a fervor and ultimately that...
BeckieAug 10, 20203 min readViolent Storms and Deep RootsI am not a big fan of Christian celebrities. There are a few, though, that I either want to adopt or have coffee with. Jen Hatmaker is...
BeckieJun 29, 20201 min readSchooled by a Three Year OldMy almost three year old daughter was happily coloring with her brand new box of 64 crayons. Our tiny lower floor of an old house was...