I know I should probably slow down, but I want to share some funny things that I saw this week that I believe will help make your week better. I went to visit some older friends, and I went to the refrigerator to get some iced tea for everybody, and then I noticed it, the laundry soap was sitting right next to the orange juice in the refrigerator. Now listen, it can happen to any of us, I’m sure, we are so busy with life that sometimes we mindlessly put things where they don’t belong. I was telling this story

My theme for today is a good one, and it is this: Don’t Borrow Trouble. The phrase is often associated with a verse in the Bible found in Matthew 6:34, which says, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Most of you listening today don’t want to do that, yet it seems so many people borrow tomorrow’s trouble. It is a strange thing to see in action. Let me tell you how this is working out. I’m watching a friend sell their house, and this is not

For those of you who know me, know that I am a beach girl through and through. I am fascinated with the ocean, the shoreline, the marsh, the waves, and the sea life that the water provides. A few weeks ago, some friends and I went to a place called Bulls Island, a 6.5-mile uninhabited island that is the largest of the four barrier islands off the coast of South Carolina. And there’s a place on the island that they call Boneyard Beach, and that’s because the sun and saltwater have bleached the old oak trees, the cedars, and Pines,