Here, Snookie Snookie…

We’re going fishing today.  I can hardly wait!  It’s the last day of Snook Season.  It doesn’t open again until March. Snook is my favorite fish to catch… and eat!  It’s hard to catch.  Wary… not easily fooled or coaxed onto a hook.  Fights like crazy… even jumping out of the water to throw the

Breaking THE BEST Bread Together!

It’s been awhile, Lord. Not since we last communed.  Wasn’t that just one second ago? Not since I last wrote my heart to You.  Wasn’t that just earlier today? Just since I have posted here.  How time FLIES when… whenever! That book You assigned to me five years ago is almost finished.  I have written

All Things Country & Composed

Two weddings.  One Mission.  Two vastly different approaches.  One Destination.  I saw one in person. The other, only through photos. Both brides were stunning in their long flowing gowns.  Has there ever been a bride who isn’t stunning, Lord?  That’s where the resemblance to anything traditional stopped!   🙂 In the Country Wedding, the bridesmaids wore denim

Weapons of Mass Construction

I love how Your mind works, Lord.  I don’t always understand it… but I love it just the same.   🙂 Like how You choose to arm us for battle.  Because we’re at war… whether we realize it or not. “Be alert and of sober mind.  Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring

Fishing 777!

I haven’t always been a fisherman.  I hadn’t even set foot in a boat before I was almost 33 years old. My Honey, an avid fisherman since he was a little kid, has taught me everything I know.  I had what is often called “Beginner’s Luck.”  I caught my first fish — a beautiful redfish

The One That DIDN’T Get Away!

Oh, Lord… You were — are — a Fisherman like no other!  I couldn’t help but remember this priceless Truth yesterday… when the MONSTER bass on my hook leaped out of the water!!! I have never — NEVER — had such a HUGE large-mouth bass on my hook!  I think I was more surprised than he was.

10,000 Reasons? Way too FEW!

“Bless the Lord, oh my soul… oh, my soul!  Worship His holy name!  Sing like never before, oh, my soul!  Worship His holy name!” Oh, my soul… Two hours of worshiping You, Lord.  With Chris Tomlin leading the way. Not in some stadium, with tens of thousands of people.  No… In a more intimate performing

The Blessing of Threes

Three “must win” states that couldn’t possibly be won by a particular Presidential Candidate.  Three states that couldn’t possibly be lost by the other Candidate. The votes are cast.  The unlikely one is chosen.  The Nation takes a turn… hopefully. “Pray… for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet

There Are States… And STATES!

What State am I in today??? There are States of Ignorance, Confusion, Anxiety, and Turmoil.  States of Sickness, Weakness, Hyperactivity, and Exhaustion. Yesterday, I was in the State of North Carolina.  Today, South Carolina.  With hundreds of miles of driving in between. Both days, I was in the State of BLISS!   🙂   As

Questions and More Questions

When you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. What are we standing for, Lord? What are we willing to risk in the process? What are we falling for? What is our personal “line in the sand”? What happens when the “tide” comes in? Who is the tide? Who is the drought? Who keeps