Take A Walk With Me

 Yesterday, we attended our last college visit. RJ has until the end of this month to make a decision. We spent a long time at Appalachia State University. It's a beautiful campus and I would say the most unique out of them all. I will probably go back to visit this area on a Saturday, simply because it's so beautiful. I know he will pray and choose the right school for him. He's a fine young man and I am so proud of him. God is good.

  We like to say that we have different seasons of life. There comes a moment when your parents cross over to a different place and season where they are no longer the independent parent you always knew. My mom (Iris) has always been extremely independent. Stubborn and not willing at times to do what she should do for her health. The last time I visited she looked so good. Healthy, strong and happy. It takes one fall to change it all. Yesterday, she fell and broke her hip. I was not able to go to the hospital and the doctor suggested I wait until we knew how the operation went and instead focus on what the plan will be when she gets out of rehab. He had full confidence she would be fine when she was operated on. He was right. I knew this because people were praying all over the world for my mom and I know who my God is.  The real test will be how she responds and recovers in rehab. I would love for her to move back to her home and keep her independence, but I also know to be h...

  The past week, I have seen this beautiful flower in the trees all over North Carolina. It's even on the trees behind where I live. It fills the air with the most amazing scent. I finally looked it up and discovered it's called Wisteria. If kept in check and pruned it is a wonderful and pleasant flower.  It truly is mesmerizing. However, if left to grow freely, it becomes an invasive plant. The flower becomes a beautiful deception.  If you are not careful and you allow it to cover a tree, it will consume the tree and eventually kill it. What seems to be mesmerizingly wonderful can cause you to lose sight of what it really is and if not kept in checked, it becomes very hard to defeat. It will bring death to whatever it has consumed.  I find that to be a very valuable life lesson. Just because it looks good and feels good, doesn't always mean it's good. Too much of something can have a negative effect. You can put this into relationships all the way to the food we eat...