Whew! We made it through the week!! And after running a couple of errands and changing our plans for the day we came back to the Ranch and took a much needed nap.  For anyone who has known me for any length of time, you know I not only like to sleep I NEED my… Continue reading Change of Shift

When things get tough people usually do one or the other. Me up until about 8 years ago I would say my first choice was flight ~ to leave the situation, usually with my  mouth running and anger spewing and then having to figure out how to make things right, figure out how to fix things.… Continue reading Hanging In When It Would be Easier to Run

What a blessing to be with our church family on Sunday. It always feel so good to be back in our church home. Hard to believe we have been a part of Northwood Alliance Church for over 15 years.  One of the blessings of returning to our church home, is it is like we have… Continue reading Fellowship with our Northwood Family

Well we made it to Blaine on Thursday! Our day started at 3 am CT and ended about 11 pm PT ~ Boy were we tired We flew from Waco to Dallas Dallas to Seattle Seattle to Bellingham And then drove to Blaine. Once we arrived in Bellingham we had dinner with friends.  The food… Continue reading Quick Update and Prayer Request

It has been a very long time since I have had an anxiety attack and I have had three in the last three days!! Not good at all!!! Late Sunday night the first one hit just after midnight. At first I thought I was having another heart attack, so did what the docs have told… Continue reading Anxiety Attacks are NO FUN!!

Slept in a bit this morning and then went to the restroom (you know normal routine for most people) but we found this but my trusty plumber hubby got a snake from the ranch manager and tried to fix it…but it couldn’t be done!!! So called Ranch Maintenance, they called someone from Plant Maintenance to… Continue reading Oh Poop

AND AND BUT GOD TELLS ME  AND SO  ******** Today I am thankful for a husband who loves me even when I make stupid mistakes, react instead of act, and continues to love me for me!!!

Wow!! Just when you think things are going well BAM!!! We had a great morning and a wonderful sermon ~  It was about being consistent and one of the examples given was about a student who can be nice and respectful for one day but the next he is a wild beast and then wonders… Continue reading Things Can Change on a Dime!

I love days when activities are few and that is us today. Ron and five of our boys are off on a hunting trip with 15 other boys and staff from main campus.  They left yesterday at 12:30 and are not due back till sometime Sunday evening. This means I am on duty with three… Continue reading Enjoying a Slower Pace

I love dreaming about things we have planned. Right now we have two trips planned The first one is a quick trip to  Washington!! We head out on Thursday and return the following Tuesday. We are looking forward to time with  friends and family and worshipping with our  Northwood Alliance Church Family. We have been… Continue reading Anticipation