Going to the Dogs!

Posted by on August 30, 2011 with 1 Comment

My father was not a dog-lover. My mother loved farm dogs—those big, slurpy, dirty dogs that lived outside and always barked when anyone arrived on the scene. We children begged for a dog; Daddy was adamant. He would not get us a dog.  His mother-in-law, my Grandmama Ralph, saw a way around the issue: she gave my younger brother Larry a puppy for his fifth birthday. My Granddaddy Ralph built a doghouse for him. Mission accomplished! What could Daddy say?

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Anniversary Thoughts

Posted by on August 24, 2011 with 1 Comment

My husband Steve does two things consistently that would keep me desperately in love with him even if he were an inconsiderate slob. (Which he is definitely not.) In July we went to the dedication of a new church building in Bedford, Indiana. The old one, where Steve’s family always worshiped, burned two years ago. Steve spoke on “Beauty for Ashes,” and compared the building and the church to the phoenix rising from the ashes to be better than ever. He did

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My Biggest Project Ever

Posted by on August 23, 2011 with 3 Comments

Sunday at church I talked to my friend Lillian, who will be 94 years old this Saturday. She was not feeling great, and I said, “Well, I’m glad you are able to be here.”  She answered, “So am I. But let me tell you—it was quite a project!”  This is interesting to me because I’m thinking of changing my blog to focus on my projects. Some projects are for a day, some for a lifetime.  My biggest project ever is

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The Beginning of a Big Project

Posted by on August 23, 2011 with 0 Comments

Projects can take minutes or years. Today I recall the beginning of a huge lifetime project that started on August 23, 1972.  Thirty-nine years ago today—a Wednesday—remains a clear memory. Steve and I got up early, laughing about all the practice runs to the hospital, and then took our time getting there. I was three weeks late delivering our first child, so that morning I was induced. My friend Sue Painter had had baby Tommy two days earlier and was

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Christian Writers’ Conferences and Church Camp

Posted by on August 18, 2011 with 2 Comments

I had a great time at the Philadelphia Write His Answer conference last week! For me, going to writers’ conferences is kind of like going to church camp—or on an LST trip, for that matter. 1.  You are all generally on the same page. We all believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, the inspiration of the Bible, and the power of the gospel. 2.  It’s not a time to split hairs about doctrine or interpretation. God is glorified

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What’s Going on in the Movies?

Posted by on August 11, 2011 with 1 Comment

This morning I heard a marvelous presentation by Ted Baehr of www.movieguide.org . He shared good news about movies in the United States!  In 2010, 60% of the movies made in the U.S. contained positive Christian content, up from 25% ten years earlier. His goal is 90%. His parents were in the movies and he became a Christian in his twenties. Ever since then, his goal has been to redeem the media in America. He believes that politics is downstream

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The Culture of a Marriage

Posted by on August 5, 2011 with 0 Comments

I’ve known very well many couples who have been married to each other for over 50 years and many couples who are very sweet to each other; those two characteristics do not always go together. As one of my own relatives said, “What’s to celebrate about being married to him for 50 years?” The culture of some marriages is to argue, to disagree, to fight verbally. “We break up to make up,” as the song goes, and for a few

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Why?

Posted by on August 3, 2011 with 0 Comments

I began this post by pondering some of the small everyday things we all deal with, skipping across a shallow stream of my shortcomings and those of others. Then my pondering got away from me and I began to drown in the deep waters.  Why do people leave lights on in a room no one will use all day?  Why do people leave cabinet doors open?  Why do people leave toys strewn around when the child won’t return for days?

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What Can I Do?

Posted by on August 3, 2011 with 0 Comments

I have a new friend, but I won’t give her name because if she’s still alive I don’t want to embarrass her. She was raised “in the system,” meaning that the welfare folks were always in charge of her life. She was in orphanages or group homes most of her life. When she was once enrolled in a junior high, she was only there two weeks before she was kicked out. During that time, she organized students to stuff all

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Adult Bullies: Do You Know One?

Posted by on July 29, 2011 with 1 Comment

Last week my husband and I went to see the movie “Horrible Bosses.” I can’t recommend it, but it had its moments. Any movie with Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, and Jamie Foxx has to have some notable parts. Kevin Spacey made an absolutely repulsive, vindictive boss; actually, so did Jennifer Aniston. (Just thinking about that part might make you want to see it.) All three terrible bosses were incredible bullies, leaving terrified and furious employees in their wake. Our newspapers

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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.

Lanita Boyd, Author

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