Mama Always ~ L.A. Brown, Author

Yesterday was April Fools day for us here in the States, the day before in Okinawa. My daughter and I got into a match of sorts and to be honest, I think it's a draw. She got me, I got her back....even-steven. There were kudos all around and a couple of us (who are pretty much sore losers (me)) got our feathers a little ruffled, but we love each other all the same. Friends, if they are who they say they are, will concede that the jokes went maybe a bit too far but were pretty good all the same. Anyway, that's not where I'm going with this.  As I typed out my title line, it occurred to me that we really can't fool the Master. No matter where we are or what we are doing or thinking, the Master always is there, always knows what's going on, even if we are doing our best to fool ourselves or others. He knows the intention of our hearts, even when we have no clue ourselves. Sure, we can do a good deed, believing that we are being noble in our actions when in reality we...

It occurs to me that as we stumble through life to the other end of it that we don't often stop to realize the impact made on our lives or by the same token the lives that we impact. This journey, with all of its twists and turns, mountain tops and valleys, pits and level ground...well, it seems like it whizzes past us and before we know it, it's time to go Home, wherever that is for some. I had the honor of doing my first interview with a dear friend for the online magazine, Living Faithfully .  It was while I was sitting there and chatting with her and catching up with each other that I realized how much she had impacted me and I her. We talked about how she wrote her book, Antithesis, while we were working and there was down-time, and about how she had encouraged me in my writing. We talked about our kids and how they've grown and good grief, how they won't stop talking for even a nano-second! Some of the things that came to my mind not only during the interview, b...

As of today, I guess you could say that I am now a published author! I know, I have the blog so technically I could have said that a year ago, but this is different. A few days ago  a friend of mine, Candee Fultz, asked me to be a contributing author to her new online magazine called Living Faithfully  and I have accepted. The magazine is a Christian based magazine that right now has only a few pages, but hopefully soon will be resplendent with many, many pages! It has interviews, home tips, recipes, classifieds, a health page and much more! I hope that you will take a few minutes to check it out and tell your friends about it. I am impressed with the work that Candee has put into it and the other contributing authors have done a wonderful job as well. Enjoy and have a spectacular weekend! Go Texans! Lol!