There’s this writing spider, she’s known as a “common garden” spider and she has taken up residence in my flower garden. Now, please keep reading because like many of you–I don’t like spiders either. I’m the one who found a large water spider in my closet–the size and resemblance of a tarantula. And in my panic and infinite wisdom, I ran and got the bug spray and drenched the spider with the poison until it fell to the floor. And me, feeling much relieved looked around and my clothes–every...

It was on a Monday--friends and family trickling in the sanctuary--many already filling the pews. We had come together--to grieve--to reminisce--and to celebrate a life well lived. The program read, "A Service of Worship to the Glory of God and to celebrate the life of...a man's life that my family had come to know and love. This dear man--his co-worker and friend, his pastors, and his granddaughter spoke so eloquently--shared stories of conversations and laughter and what he meant to each...

It was Wednesday morning–the day following, when the world heard the heartbreaking words, “Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80”. And it was early–before sun up and I laid there, not ready to get out of bed. I picked up my phone and began seeing all the Dolly social media posts–interviews, songs, movies–all the good things she had done over her lifetime. And my eyes watered–my pillow caught my tears. Dolly was a huge part of my childhood–the Lackey family always watched the Porter...