2021-05-09 22:41
There is a beautiful tradition of passing out carnations to the mothers in the congregation on Mother's Day. One single, fresh cut, long stemmed carnation for each mother. … Read More
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2017-11-23 06:17
I have long enjoyed viewing posts in the bi-monthly Thursday Tree Love blog hop hosted by Parul at Happiness and Food. For almost as long, I've thought I should jump in with some shots… Read More
2017-11-18 23:32
Hush! I said Hush, Sam! Hush!.......Good boy!Hush! Use your quiet voice or you will wake the baby!Hush! Okay, just hush! I don't want to hear another word about… Read More
2017-11-11 19:30
I read the word "arm" and a song begins in my head, "walking my Baby back home." My mind's eye sees a gent walking down a street with a lady on his arm. Flashes of old black and… Read More
2017-11-04 18:11
Here I am, stinking my toe into the Stream of Consciousness Saturday.My first thought upon hearing the word "shortcut" is skimping; not doing something the way it should be done. Takin… Read More
2017-08-04 17:45
"They are men of violence and injustice. O my soul stay away from them. May I never be a party to their wicked plans. For in their anger they murdered a man and maimed oxen just for fun. Cur… Read More
2017-07-25 04:14
Our local small town is going all in for the Rock Hunt fad. If somehow you've missed it, people paint rocks with a simple message or cheerful picture and leave them in public areas fo… Read More
2017-07-16 18:14
Surprised to see me? Wondering where I've been? Well, it all started on a Saturday night when I was down town working for the FBI. I was drinking whiskey with some bad men… Read More
2017-06-27 03:55
In the large scope of life, I am, overall, a positive person.When things are bad, I tend to think they will get better.When things are good, I drink it in and savor the flavor.In general, I… Read More
2017-06-15 21:53
Long, long ago in a land far away, people didn't "blog", they "journaled". It was a close knit community, called J-Land by those who dwelled there, it's official name on the internet… Read More
2017-06-07 18:31
Please enjoy this short clip!It's no secret we live out in the boonies. We have a house phone. Our phone allows for people to leave a message. While not on a separate machine wit… Read More
2017-06-02 17:00
“This is what to do,” she said. “Flee to your Uncle Laban in Haran. Stay there with him awhile until your brother’s fury is spent, and he forgets what you have done… Read More
2017-05-31 04:35
I've been overcome with activity lately from our Hannah Bug graduating from high school. It didn't seem overly busy when I graduated. When Bubba did ten years ago, things didn't… Read More
2017-05-24 00:22
My first thoughts upon reading the little cartoon above, were how true the first sentence is! Stresses and lack of appreciation have had me daydreaming of running away more than I ever… Read More
2017-05-16 21:46
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things ar… Read More
2017-05-13 05:56
Today, I want to talk about Stanley, my handsome man. Stan the man. Although Stanley is not a man. Stanley is an eight year old stud horse and he is my baby. A big, s… Read More
2017-05-05 22:57
This year was a mixture of the very familiar and the totally new. Familiar as once again we selected themes, posted each day in accordance to the alphabet, visited blogs that were new… Read More
2017-04-30 05:00
Okay, so the letter Z is hard. I have no real views on zebras or zithers. So, I'm going to simply tell you my favorite free, quick easy file conversion online app. That wou… Read More
2017-04-29 06:14
I was going to write about phYchics today, but changed my mind. For one thing, I've mentioned my thoughts and feelings on this before. No need to go there again. … Read More
2017-04-28 23:42
While I was visiting blogs for the #AtoZChallenge, I happened to drop by Michelle's Writer in Transit blog. There I discovered the We Are The World Blogfest. This blogfest is all… Read More
2017-04-28 05:00
Off and on throughout my life, I've been confronted with X-rated materials. A boyfriend's family had it on once when I was there. At a party for work, where people thought it wou… Read More
2017-04-27 05:39
You asked for it, you got it! Here's my hotwater cornbread recipe. Keep in mind, I use all purpose flour and cornmeal, not the kind with leavening added. You can use white or yel… Read More
2017-04-27 05:00
"Waste not, want not." is a phrase I grew up with. Not necessarily the hearing of it, but always the example of it. Be it passing on clothing to someone in need or saving le… Read More
2017-04-26 05:00
I don't want to give the wrong impression, I am not a vegetarian by a long shot and have no interest in being one. I enjoy a wide variety of meats cooked a lot of ways. I'm… Read More
2017-04-25 06:40
Okay, underwear is an odd topic. Butt But, pardon me, while I explore the topic and lay my views on you. I am pro underwear. After working for a uniform rental company… Read More
2017-04-24 05:54
There is very little more abhorrent than telephone spam! Email spam is bad enough, but at least it doesn't interrupt your days at unexpected moments. Most of it ends up quietly i… Read More
2017-04-22 05:40
There are so many newfangled types of kitchen ware out there. TV is ripe with a new can't do without skillet, pan, or cooking system each and every week. Some do well enough… Read More
2017-04-21 06:05
There is always much ado about religion. And in Christianity alone, there are many, many denominations. I call myself a Christian, because I believe in Christ and try to follow C… Read More
2017-04-20 09:00
When I was a child, I'd often lay in the lush green grass in the shade and stare up at the clouds slipping by. Playing with flowers and doodle bugs. Petting my dog. As I be… Read More
2017-04-19 11:00
Our simple little country road has been plagued by pretenders of late. People in trucks who apparently have never learned to drive in real mud, or whose truck is too wimpy to… Read More
2017-04-18 11:00
I am at a total loss when it comes to office politics. I was taught to mean what you say and say what you mean, but say it respectfully if at all possible. I was taught to… Read More
2017-04-17 22:20
After 9/11, I became an avid news watcher. World news, national news. That continued for several years. Then, suddenly, I just burnt out on it. About the same time, I… Read More
2017-04-15 17:42
I unequivocally believe that marriage is an institution ordained and created by God. It was created when he presented the first woman, Eve, to the first man, Adam to be his friend and… Read More
2017-04-14 06:00
Love. Hard to describe. Sometimes we have trouble giving it, expressing it. Sometimes we have trouble receiving it, believing it. To me, love is not just a fuzzy warm… Read More
2017-04-13 05:58
"You've got to try a little kindness, yes show a little kindness." Lyric from a Glen Campbell tune. I believe kindness is in and of itself no trouble at all, and goes a long… Read More
2017-04-12 06:00
Jokes can make us laugh out loud, lighten and brighten our mood, smooth a tense situation, create a feeling of camaraderie. Jokes can also degrade, brutalize, humiliate, and tear down… Read More
2017-04-11 06:00
Each of us has their own interests. Yet, each of us can find we share interests with others. Today I'm going to talk about some things that interest me, and I'm excited to discov… Read More
2017-04-10 06:00
Help. Everyone needs it at some time or another. My mother-in-law used the Caneyhead community dialect for help: she'd say "hope". For example, if I was saying I plan… Read More
2017-04-08 06:00
It seems most everything today is available in a generic or a store brand as opposed to a manufacturersbrand name. I myself have tried many generic items in my lifetime. I almost… Read More
2017-04-07 06:00
Food glorious food! Food is not just our nutrition source, it is a part of our socialization. Time spent in the kitchen together or eating together can be some of the best qualit… Read More
2017-04-06 08:16
You see it all around these days, especially in the schools. The idea, the mantra, of everyone is a winner. There is some merit to this. Everyone is special and loved in Go… Read More
2017-04-05 05:28
Devices. Meaning electronic hardware, phones, gadgets, etc. that people can use. I do not view all this stuff as being either good or bad. I see these things as simply tool… Read More
2017-04-04 15:20
It seems more and more, school districts are deciding not to include cursive writing in the school curriculum. I think this is a grave error. Even though less and less communicat… Read More
2017-04-03 21:24
Last month, both Bug and I needed eye exams and new glasses. There was a place offering free eye exams and two pair of glasses for $69.00. I decided that was a best deal for us a… Read More
2017-04-01 06:00
Advice is best given and received when it has been asked for. Unwanted advice often times tends to irritate the recipient. Even if someone is telling you all about a problem they… Read More
2017-03-28 19:36
So, my friends in Blogging land, it seems I may have difficulty participating in the AtoZ Challenge. Our laptop is acting fritzy-fied. So....I will carry on however I best can Read More
2017-03-22 03:56
Announcing the birth of Wesley Earl Junior at 1:00pm on March 21st of this year. The young man weighed in at 6lbs, 2oz and measured 20" long. Head full of dark wavy hair.At an ho… Read More
2017-03-19 06:16
Welcome to Caneyhead and welcome to The Challenge! Those of you who followed me through the challenge in previous years know that I usually do some form of personal story line. T… Read More
2017-03-13 04:41
Woke up this morning, late. Had to get my two cups of coffee swallowed down. Then rush to get ready for church. Not a thought to the date. Came home and helped Hubby get a… Read More
2017-03-03 07:07
Been thinking about this blog. Considering what direction I want to take. Finding it hard to think of boxing myself into one direction, yet at the same time desiring to clarify my purp… Read More
2017-03-01 01:51
I just stuck an ear-worm into my brain with that title! 😳 Now all I can hear is the Judds singing "I know where I'm going, don't you want to come to?" But this is NOT a r… Read More
2016-06-28 03:28
I was looking back in L & F and found a post from 2006 that is featured in the side bar. In the post, I share two times the Spirit of God was clearly leading me to do a certain thi… Read More
2016-06-11 03:15
Change: make or become differentSeems there have been a LOT of changes lately. Not necessarily big changes, but a steady stream of the smaller variety. Oodles of changes at… Read More
2016-06-05 23:45
I'm happy, but tired. We had some friends from church and family over this afternoon and fried fish. It was very good, good company, pleasant. But I spent too much time on my fee… Read More
2016-06-04 02:41
I am reviving an old friend: a private blog I have called Barefoot & Bra-less. The description reads:"Me just relaxed, being myself and hanging out with friends.......As if w… Read More
2016-06-01 23:25
Hello! I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day. We did! I cooked a brisket in the oven and all the sides. Cut up our first watermelon of the year. Thankfully, n… Read More
2016-05-29 04:57
Born out of the practice of gathering to honor the fallen dead of the Civil war in communities across the nation and above and below the Mason Dixon Line, the predecessor of Memorial Day, De… Read More
2016-05-24 00:18
For crying out loud!! Has this whole collective country lost all of it's common sense?!?! Seriously!All of this transgender bathroom crap is ridiculous! All we need is all… Read More
2016-05-21 04:01
I was online, looking around. Checking out my reading list. Looking to see if a few new blogs I had followed had made any posts I had missed. Then, I scrolled back up to th… Read More
2016-05-10 04:00
I'm going to try to keep this post short and sweet, as I myself am exhausted from a beautiful, wonderful Mother's Day weekend. I like to end on a positive note, so I'll begin on the ne… Read More
2016-05-07 05:15
I was going around, visiting the blogs I follow when I happened upon Shawn's blog, Laughing at Life 2 and his Dam Joke. Okay, I had a good laugh, and then I started to think about it… Read More
2016-05-07 05:12
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.If the weather was the least bit tolerable, I'd be out in the yard for at least a big chunk of the day. … Read More
2016-05-07 03:28
2016-05-03 00:32
I've made my postsTime after time.I wrote every sentenceThough they didn't rhyme.And bad days -I've had a few.I've had my share of broken links to chaseBut I've come through.(And I it just g… Read More
2016-04-30 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.So, I am cheating a little today. I have never visited a real, full zoo in my life. I… Read More
2016-04-29 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.If the weather was the least bit tolerable, I'd be out in the yard for at least a big chunk of the day. … Read More
2016-04-28 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Sarah had a baby blue Mustang, Eddie had bought for her. She came by the house to pick me up… Read More
2016-04-27 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.On Cooks Road, as elsewhere, we lived outside the city limits. There was no "city" water. Yo… Read More
2016-04-26 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers. My earliest memories of church are from First Baptist in Silsbee. I recall going to Su… Read More
2016-04-26 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers. My earliest memories of church are from First Baptist in Silsbee. I recall going to Su… Read More
2016-04-25 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Remember how I mentioned in an earlier post, I was afraid at night, in the dark in my bedroom? Mam… Read More
2016-04-23 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.For quite a bit of my childhood, certain family members lived in Arkansas. My mother's paren… Read More
2016-04-23 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.For quite a bit of my childhood, certain family members lived in Arkansas. My mother's paren… Read More
2016-04-22 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.All through my life, Mama often hung our clothes out on the line. I loved the billowing garm… Read More
2016-04-21 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Over the years, after Daddy got Jenny for his plowing, most every baby or toddler that was ever at… Read More
2016-04-20 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Since I never had a pet named Queenie, I'm going to be talking about quarters today. During… Read More
2016-04-19 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Back up in Carthage, TX. I can't possibly be more than 5 years old. We'd go to Sunday church. I do… Read More
2016-04-18 05:30
"A grownup is a child with layers on.'' - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.When we lived on Cooks Road, I was fortunate enough to have a "play room" right off the kit… Read More
2016-04-16 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers. As I have mentioned before, Mama sewed the majority of my clothes as I was coming up. So I… Read More
2016-04-16 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers. As I have mentioned before, Mama sewed the majority of my clothes as I was coming up. So I… Read More
2016-04-15 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.We were over in Cleveland, Texas visiting Uncle Hightower and Aunt Evelyn. They had a boy, G… Read More
2016-04-15 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.We were over in Cleveland, Texas visiting Uncle Hightower and Aunt Evelyn. They had a boy, G… Read More
2016-04-14 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Travel back with me to Carthage, TX and the days when I was no more than five years old. I don't know fo… Read More
2016-04-14 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Travel back with me to Carthage, TX and the days when I was no more than five years old. I don't know fo… Read More
2016-04-13 05:00
"A grownup in a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.I believe Daddy always bought my bikes and things from Western Auto. My first mode of transp… Read More
2016-04-12 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Let me preface today's post by saying as a young child, I was incredibly scared of the dark and my… Read More
2016-04-11 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.One of my happiest childhood memories is from when Mama & Daddy took me to the Indian Reservation ne… Read More
2016-04-09 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.Despite the lore, everyone in Texas does not have a horse! I do suppose if you live in the ru… Read More
2016-04-08 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.I recall summer evenings at the Puntes' old white house with the cement porch and steps. Kid… Read More
2016-04-07 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.In all of my childhood, I went fishing one time. I was at my Uncle Hightower & Aunt Evelyn's camp on… Read More
2016-04-06 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.One year, when we were living in Carthage, away from my sisters and their families. everyone came… Read More
2016-04-05 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.In my early years, Mama didn't buy many store bought treats and sweets. She had the richest… Read More
2016-04-04 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling back the layers.We lived several places while I was young, all of them rural. At two of them, Daddy had a Jenny (female… Read More
2016-04-02 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody Harrelson.Peeling back the layers.We were living in Carthage, and it was my birthday. The family must of all driven up for it… Read More
2016-04-01 05:00
"A grownup is a child with layers on." - Woody HarrelsonPeeling Back the LayersI was no older than four, as we moved from Carthage, Texas by the time I was five. For some reason, Mama… Read More
2016-03-27 22:13
In honor of Easter, a special Tender Years post featuring some Easter memories through photos.Toddler me. What was that face about?!?!About a 4 yr old Barbie (me) with baby Kelly, my n… Read More
2016-03-21 05:00
Here to present this year's theme on Life & Faith in Caneyhead is Barbara, founder and sole writer of this blog. Thank you! And thank you all for coming to my 2016 A to Z Theme Rev… Read More
2016-03-13 17:36
Don't you wish you had eleven, too?!We had two piggy sows and as the rains set in over SE Texas, Pete said that there was sure to be pigs born. Animals seem to have a knack of giving b… Read More
2016-03-12 03:03
I am thrilled to roll out my new background and theme. I got it at Simply Blog It Backgrounds. I did a little re-arranging and clean-up on my sidebar, changed my margins, tweaked… Read More
2016-03-07 05:54
Or perhaps to a community far away from you. Yet no matter where you are in relation to where I am, Barbara is back and Life & Faith will soon be active again!!! "We say grac… Read More
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