Akin family

Have you ever been to church or Sunday School when the preacher was doing a series on the book of John's Revelation? It can be a very c...

A while back I talked a little bit about stewardship and how it is not just the way we spend our money but affects every area of life. This...

We got home safely from North Carolina without any major weather hassles. What a relief! Saturday was a big day, the day our Emily married...

Last day in Durham! Mark is off taking a test to finish up this week of classes and I have got to finish packing up the room so we can hit ...

How do they do it? How do these ladies and gentlemen who have blogs and children and a life still manage to post on a blog EVERY SINGLE D...

At long last, here are the snow pictures. This past weekend it was up into the 70's, daffodils, forsythia, bradford pears and cherry bl...

Last weekend was a typical Birmingham late February/early March weather weekend. I feel as though I am now an official resident after going...

CAUTION: The following post may lead to high blood pressure and a lot of your time. You are warned! A friend of mine posted this link about...

I sent my dear friend Noah a letter on Saturday and promised that I would put pictures of my Mama and Daddy's home at the lake on the co...

I must learn to label and tag my posts so that when I wonder, "Did I already write about that?", I can figure that out. I'm t...

Believe it or not, there is a reason I have not posted anything new since January 10th...and it is not just because I am a recovering Presby...

Yes, I have been absent for a time. Everything is fine with our family; it just got a little more chaotic than we wanted or anticipated bet...

Am I ready for Thanksgiving? I was asked that question the other day. Let's see; the turkey is in the oven. The jello salad is made (...

Sunday afternoon at the Messiah. The Alabama Civic Chorale presented their 61st annual performance of Handel's Messiah yesterday afterno...

It was a big day for us today. This afternoon Mark and I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Miriam Rebekah McNutt, Mia to family and friends....

We finally have a new baby! Miriam Rebekah arrived last evening and while she is tiny at not quite 6 pounds, she is safe and healthy. She ...

I have a confession to make. Trust is rather difficult for me. I was thinking about an incident this morning and my thoughts took a differ...

I am moving oh so slowly this morning and that has got to stop as soon as I finish this post because after all, it is TUESDAY! I like Tuesd...

A new week. Isn't it nice to sit back and wonder what is in store? No matter what is coming, my Heavenly Father is in charge of it all...

Waiting. Isn't it hard to be patient? Not always. Last night we got the call that our dear niece Kelly had gone into labor. Kelly is...