Susan Wheeler Smith

My Monday morning bible study is studying Randy Alcorn's, Heaven. When Miss Jeanie first mentioned we would be studying this, I knew it was exactly what I needed.I've been thinking a lot about Heaven lately. I wish I could tell Jeanie that my mind has been focused on the, "REnewed heart, REnewed mind, REnewed body" [...]

A list! Hooray!My Girl had piercing blue eyes (just like her maternal great-grandfather's) until she was about two years old. Now they are a wicked green (just like her momma's).At five feet, seven and one-half inches tall, My Girl was an all-district outside hitter and successfully and repeatedly blocked opponents who were always much taller [...]

You know I love me a list:1. I can draw. But I haven't for years. Thinking about taking it up again.2. I can play the guitar. And the piano.3. Oh, and I sing. Harmony.4. I do not like to fly. Consequently, I have missed many a good time that was merely a plane ride away.5. [...]

1. Lionel Richie and Darius Rucker, Stuck on You. I am totally and completely stuck on it.2. Lionel Richie songs remind me of high school; high school reminds me of Turkey; Turkey reminds me of all the great friends I still stay in touch with all these years later; which reminds me how old we [...]

Will y'all help me out by answering a few questions for me? I'm doing research on a subject and would like personal content, as well. Answer anonymously, if you would like. Email me privately, if you prefer. I'm not looking to start a war here, I am just looking for your own personal experiences. Here [...]

So, seriously, last Thursday I had a W-I-C-K-E-D day. Everything went wrong from the moment I woke up. I dropped the vacuum cleaner and it broke; *fyi...how does one even drop a vacuum cleaner???* I decided at the last second that I was going to seat us at our dining room table which was covered [...]

Today is our Andy's 24th birthday. I woke up this morning crying; missing him; feeling my sister's pain; our entire family's pain. Smiling, also. Remembering the joy of his birth; and in turn, the subsequent births of Andy's cousins, Shawn and Sarah, and his sister's, Courtney and Lindsay and finally the youngest of the group, [...]

There is a new game in town. And it has only taken me 16 years to learn it; 21 if I count the the years playing the old game with The Big Boy and My Girl.This morning, I opened the door to Wild Boy's room and said, very kindly I might add, "we leave for [...]

He is risen!Alleluia!Christ is risen indeed!

morning quiet time comfy in Mamie's chairwatching the sunrisethe birds slip in for a quick biteperching momentarily on the feeder dashing back out to their tree perchdust bunnies swirling softly on the hardwoodwhen kitties glide bysilently stalkingdreaming of capturethe house sweetly quietjust me and my God