About Me and My Blog

I am a Christian wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, friend and who ever else I am. I have been married for thirty-one years to my best friend, Greg. We live in a small town in East Texas. I am the FCS County Extension Agent. I enjoy sewing, camping, gardening, spending time with family, traveling, riding with Greg on his motorcycle. I am learning about beekeeping, soapmaking, rainwater catchment and other farmish type activities.
The name of my blog comes from a sermon I heard once about a time when Paul had been arrested and was being taken to Rome as a prisoner. The ship, on which he traveled found safe harbor, for the winter, at a place called Fairhaven. The captain of the ship wasn't content with staying so he set sail again and later was ship wrecked. I apply this to my life in that I want to be content with where God has me and what he has for me. If I am not I may end up like the ship that carried Paul, shipwrecked.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Today I am thinking about how grateful I am
for my mother, Alice Louise Smith Smith. That
sure caused a lot of confusion through the years. We would be asked our mother's maiden name and when we said Smith we would have to explain.
Mom is the one who has kept our family together, being mediator and getting us all together. Growing up she was like a friend. We always had so much fun together and she wasn't always bossy trying to fit me into a mold.
Once I remember a friend and I wanted to go to Shreveport and buy tickets for an ELO concert. We skipped school and the next day I just told Mom what I had done and she wrote me a note for school.
I think her giving me freedom kept me from wanting to rebel.
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