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Pictures Only in My Mind

October 24, 2017 by Lanita Boyd

Ever in a situation where you wished you could take a picture, but it just wouldn’t work? I’ve been that way a few times recently. A couple of Sundays ago I had nursery duty at church, and we had a full house. Eight children two and under. Fortunately, a mother took pity on me and … [Read more…]

Posted in: memories Tagged: babies, children, photos not taken, pictures in my mind

Family

August 15, 2017 by Lanita Boyd

What does “family” mean to you? At Central, we talk a lot about our church family, and we treasure those connections. Of course we are closer to most of the people there than we are to some of our “kinfolk.” The definition of family in Wikipedia (I know—not always a reliable source) is pretty funny: … [Read more…]

Posted in: family Tagged: believers, California, children, family, grandchildren, siblings, Tennessee

Gifts From the Heart

December 9, 2014 by Lanita Boyd

“What? Another language! I have enough trouble with English. You know that!” Charlie looked at us belligerently as we introduced Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages to our “Building Strong Marriages” class. Even though the idea of love languages fascinates me, I knew we had to sell the idea to Charlie. It seemed that this … [Read more…]

Posted in: gifts Tagged: children, gifts, love, love languages, marriage

Movie: “Son of God”

February 28, 2014 by Lanita Boyd

I have not seen this movie, but this is an interesting article about it. It appears in movie theaters starting today. LBB Mark Burnett‘s Son of God movie: Action Epic   By Rusty Wright  Mark Burnett and Roma Downey get religion.  At least they get The Bible.  Their 2013 blockbuster television miniseries of that name garnered accolades while … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bible Applications Tagged: adultery, adventure, Bible, children, crucified, drama, Easter, eternal life, forgive, Jesus, John, liar, Lord, love, lunatic, Mark Burnett, Mary, moneychangers, New Testament, passion, Peter, Pontius Pilate, resurrection, Roma Downey, Roman, skeptic, Son of God, suffering, Survivor, tomb, Touched by an Angel, Twentieth Century Fox

Amazing: Knowing vs Not Knowing

January 30, 2014 by Lanita Boyd

At lunch recently, a friend said that her adult children will sometimes look at her condescendingly and say, “You didn’t know that?” That makes her feel foolish and inadequate because of not having a college degree when they do. But that happens to all of us at times—not knowing something everyone else seems to have … [Read more…]

Posted in: life learning Tagged: children, humor, understanding, vocabulary

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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