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Quick to Listen?

February 12, 2019 by Lanita Boyd Leave a Comment

She has great stories, without a doubt. But it’s hard to socialize with her because as I open my mouth to say something her words jump ahead of mine and take over the conversation. When she finishes a story, she will sometimes ask, “So how is your family?” I’ve learned not to say, “Fine,” because … [Read more…]

Posted in: friendship Tagged: conversation, friends, James 1:19, Margot Benary-Isbert, slow to speak

Celebrating More Than the Fourth

July 5, 2018 by Lanita Boyd

In spite of temps in the 90s, we had a lovely Fourth of July celebration at the home of our daughter, Kelsey, and her husband, Stephen. Everyone was in place by 10 in the morning because of getting there early to park. The parade started promptly at 10:30 with seemingly dozens of gorgeous Corvettes leading … [Read more…]

Posted in: friendship Tagged: celebration, family, Fourth of July, friends, FriendSpeak, Holy Spirit, July 4

Friends of the Heart

May 29, 2018 by Lanita Boyd

Friends. That’s a hard term to describe. I’d like to write about some of my true friends, but I hesitate to do so. How do I refer to them? I don’t want to number them, as though there is a pecking order, which there isn’t. Each friend is unique in time and place and personality … [Read more…]

Posted in: friends, friendship Tagged: friends, prayer, raising children, shared faith

Friends Forever

April 12, 2016 by Lanita Boyd

When we first came to Central Church of Christ 40 years ago, everyone was very welcoming. They’d been without a minister of any kind for months and were happy to have a pulpit minister on whom they could rely for spiritual food every Sunday. The elders and their wives were especially gracious. I remember all … [Read more…]

Posted in: friendship Tagged: Althea Edwards, Central Church of Christ, friend, friendship, Panama

Morning Friend Encounter

June 17, 2014 by Lanita Boyd

Strange morning. I got up before six to get dressed and eat breakfast before our journey. This time, it was only 25 minutes away. Steve and I went to the Business Health Center at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky, to get a yellow fever shot before our trip to Brazil. I had dressed for … [Read more…]

Posted in: friendship Tagged: friends, things in common, yellow fever shots

And About That Daughter-in-law…

March 12, 2013 by Lanita Boyd

Author and friend Barb Haller recently published a great article in Heart of Ohio magazine about getting along with daughter-in-laws. Her thoughts prompted me to think about the people who married my children and my relationships with them. As is often the case, for good or ill, my son married his mother, figuratively speaking. Gina … [Read more…]

Posted in: friendship Tagged: daughter-in-law, friends, relationships, sense of humor

Part III: I Want to Be…

May 4, 2012 by Lanita Boyd

I want to be Nena Miller. We first knew her as the wife of Steve’s department chair, Edd Miller. She was a gracious hostess and a smiling presence at any social function. At the annual department picnic, I rarely had a conversation with Nena because she was always playing with the children. On the floor … [Read more…]

Posted in: friendship, friendships Tagged: friendship, generosity, intergenerational, Nena Miller

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

I enjoy my roles as wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, speaker, writer, sister, niece, aunt, and friend. As the title indicates, these are just the musings I might share with you over a cup of coffee.

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