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Fat Tuesday

Fat Tuesday

Laissez les bons temps rouler! That’s French for “Let the good times roll,” in case you didn’t know, and is heard often during Mardi Gras. Something you may not know about me is that I have some pretty thick Cajun roots. A name like mine doesn’t come from Alabama, but from having a dad born [...]

A Gift that Gives

A Gift that Gives

Need a last minute gift that truly gives? Our dear friends, Lacy & TJ are adopting from Uganda.  We are beyond thrilled that they are stepping out in faith and listening to God’s direction for their lives.  To help raise money for their adoption they are selling these awesome t-shirts. Here’s the lowdown: $25 each [...]

Friends of Maddie

Friends of Maddie

Good Morning Friends! I ran across this post yesterday and wanted to share it with all of you.  I love finding other blogs of NICU families – it is like I have an instant connection with those mothers and what they have been through.  This month is Prematurity Awareness Month so please think about purchasing [...]

Time to Twirl

Time to Twirl

I’ve recently discovered a delightful treat.  Cinnamon Butter by Land O’Lake.  I got a little giddy about it in the store because it happened to be a B1G1 free item when I went in for just some regular tub butter.  So, it was a treat for my breakfast meals to come.  This morning, I had [...]

My Visit To Post-Tornado Tuscalooa

My Visit To Post-Tornado Tuscalooa

For those that don’t know, I have several projects for the City of Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama that I am working on.  I travel to the city several times a month.  It goes without saying that my trips to Tuscaloosa over the past month have been rather humbling.  I was actually scheduled to [...]

Amazing Animal Camouflage: God in Nature

Amazing Animal Camouflage: God in Nature

In Matthew 6:26 we are taught a powerful lesson. Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? God continually reminds us that he will provide for us on a daily [...]

Beautiful Milky Way Time-Lapse Video

Beautiful Milky Way Time-Lapse Video

If you thought the photo I posted earlier this month was amazing, wait till you see this video! Photographer Terje Sorgjerd captured these inspiring shots of the Milky Way from the Canary Islands.   The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo. The photographer had the following to say about his adventure: The goal was to [...]

Milky Way…not the candy bar

Milky Way…not the candy bar

Astrophotographer Juan Carlos Casado, has recently documented this breathtaking image which uncovers the band of our Milky Way galaxy.  The photograph was taken in Spain’s Canary Island.  The imaging process compiles nine photos together to create a view that our human eye could never experience on its own. One NASA astronomers offers this explanation as [...]

Tsunami Aftermath: One month later

Tsunami Aftermath: One month later

It’s been one month since the devastating earthquake of a 9.0 magnitude caused a tsunami to strike the northeastern coast of Japan. In spite of the nations quick and responsive efforts its wounds are still visible. Fear is beginning to settle in along with the realization that countless families have no place to call home. [...]

Stingray X-Ray

Stingray X-Ray

Recently a new species of Stingray was discovered – the ‘Pancake’ Stingray, was discovered in the Amazon.  No joke. Of course the research process involved running an X-Ray on the Stingray, and this is what they saw… Right about now, several of you are probably grossed out and all of you are wondering why on [...]