A little over a year ago I attended Gateway Church with some friends who’d recently relocated to Dallas from Poplar Bluff. Setting the worshipful tone of the morning’s service included a young, female worship leader named Kari Jobe.
Feb 27,
I had just concluded a lecture-ette, warning my children not to believe that anything said or done on the iCarly show (or any TV show for that matter) resembled reality. “Try talking to your boss disrespectfully some day and see if your real life ‘audience’ cheers you on like that! No. You will end up on the street with your little box of office knickknacks.”
Jan 27,I have been introducing my boys to FBB (Flicks Before Birth) over the past year. Rediscovering some of my favorites movies has been great family fun. The other night we were watching Men In Black and I heard a quote that I missed the first time I watched this movie (I was probably getting a popcorn refill at the time). Agent K, Tommy Lee Jones, was filling in Will Smith's character about the existence of aliens on planet earth:
Jan 23,Still looking for a great way to bring in the New Year? The music of Elton John, The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Christopher Cross and a number of other artists will be performed by Toni Becker, Pat Hunt (from Houston, Tx), Tim Hicks, Becca Hunt and Brian Becker. The cover charge of $20 will include party favors and bubbly at the midnight hour. Come early for dinner and bring the new year in with a tasty meal. This is going to be the best music in Poplar Bluff, so make your way to the New Years Eve Party at the Wine Rack!
Dec 30,My boys know that whenever I begin a sentence with “Back in ‘my day…’” they are about to be launched into a memory from mom’s Big Book of Remembrance where there is no yawning allowed. However, this memory from my past is both true and important (aren’t they all?) for keeping them safe. You see, when I was a child, my parents thought nothing of letting me and my six siblings disappear deep into the neighborhood for hours on end, returning only when absolutely starving or bleeding severely. We played in other people’s houses, we walked many blocks to and from school, rode our bikes clear across town to swim with friends at the river, all this and more with
Nov 12,