Life on the Balcony

love the goodies on this porch!

this reminds me of camping. I love the view!

beautiful red flowers. This picture makes me think of my Grandmother's house.

love the view from this balcony!

love the church on the table and the beautiful purple flowers!

love the coziness of this porch!

love the beautiful flowers in this picture!

this porch makes me think of a beach house! love the sea decor!

love the red chairs  and rail of this porch!

Love the festive setting of this front porch!

love the flowers and the cushions in this one.

love the view from this porch, just waiting for a car to come down this road.

love the beautiful ocean view!

To See the World Through a Child's Eyes!

Ever since the girls were little, I tried to carry them to see their favorite characters at the movies! When they were little it was Pocahontas and the Lion King, Then Peter Pan and later the Jonas Brothers and others. Of course, mom always enjoyed the movies too!

I have always loved the snow, even though we usually don't get much in Georgia. Of course, we have to run outside as soon as the flakes stick.

here we are in the big snow of 2011 10 inches!

see how deep it was?

here is my sweet little girl, Virginia! Isn't see precious?

she had been very sick but balloons will cure anything!

who could resist this look?

One of the joys of childhood is playing at the park. This is Wild child One and Wild Child Two.

another joy of childhood is the Summer Reading Program!

How about a hike in the woods? Watch Out for the yellow jackets!

Another joy of childhood  is birthdays. Here is my Baby girl on her 18th birthday. Why did she have to grow up so fast?

Here are my beautiful girls at Christmas! I love the looks on the children's faces on Christmas !

There is nothing like playing in the sprinkler on a hot summer day!

One of the greatest joys of life is reading  to your children!

One of the sweetest sounds a mother could hear is her children's prayers.

Oh the joys of sitting around the camp fire making smores!

Or catching fireflies after dark!


There are so many joys of childhood that I could never post them all here! I am thankful I got the privilege and joy of sharing my children's lives! I could have done a lot of things with my life but the greatest joy of my life other than being saved was being a wife and mother!

Oh The Games that the Children Play!

I used to love to play Battle ship with my brother. Some how he always knew where I hid my ships!

We would play Monopoly for hours and hours, but I never won.

I loved to play this game with my niece, Robin. Then, I enjoyed playing it many times with my children!

This is one of the first games I remember playing with my brother, Ricky. I actually learned while I played. This game ignited my thirst for knowledge!

This game always makes me feel dumb but I love playing it anyway!

This is a game my daughters love to play. I have trouble remembering how to play it though.

we love to play rummy! I would sit for hours playing this game with Mama Esther!

This game is really neat! We loved watching the movie so we bought the game!

We really love playing this game! My brother, Bubba used to play this with me. One day he was real sleepy and spit his tobacco juice in the Yahtzee cup!

This game is a lot of fun! My children and I really enjoy playing it!

The kids and I really love playing this too but they sneak up on me and win!
So, what is your favorite game to play?

Country Girl Down on the Farm

When I saw this picture, I knew I had to blog about it! This makes me drift back in time. I am a little girl in my Grandmother's kitchen! Oh how I love the smell of the wood burning stove!

This picture takes me back to my old home place in Virginia. I can just feel the sand under my feet as I see my home in the distance!

When I look at this picture, I just want to go explore this old barn Like I did as a young girl. I never will forget the time I narrowly escaped the charging bull!

I love this picture! I love to look at the beauty that God paints the morning and evening skies!

Oh the happy times that we have had in that old, country cabin in the holler!

I can just see my Mama sitting in this chair, reading by the lamp light.

The blog would not be complete without the cowboys that my Grandmother wrote about.

As I look at the picture, I dream I am walking through the field of wild flowers. And then I see it! The old home place! I run as fast as I can and run up the steps! There sits Mama rocking on the porch!

I know I am home when I see all the boots on the porch!

Love the red barn with the beautiful, American Flag!

oh the feeling of accomplishment after a long days work on the farm! The sun is about to set and supper is on the table! Mama comes outside and rings the bell for all the hands to come in!

The house is empty now but in the distance I can still hear the laughter of the children as the wind blows through the prairie.