by stillrising | Feb 4, 2011 | Daphne, Uncategorized
Yes, we are stranded at home … at least for the rest of the day. Schools are closed due to inclement weather, mainly freezing rain. Roads are closed due to ice. Southern Louisianians can barely drive in 74-degree weather, so icy roads would have been a...
by stillrising | Feb 3, 2011 | Daphne, Uncategorized
My kids make me proud a lot. Even when they’re not really doing anything, I’m still proud. Proud of just who they are. I was extremely proud last night to see K Belle playing keys and singing background vocals for worship in the youth service. I was most...
by stillrising | Feb 2, 2011 | Daphne, Uncategorized
1. I never in my wildest dreams would have thought that I would be representing “the religious community.” But, I am. I know … shocking. This is my idea of the religious community. I’m now sitting on the board for a local non-profit...
by stillrising | Feb 1, 2011 | Daphne, Uncategorized
I know that’s what you’re going to say when I tell you that I’m writing and in charge of 2 blogs now. I know. I do it to myself. I tend to be a perfectionist. Even worse … a perfectionist that ‘s an overachiever. Yeah .. geez. Why...
by stillrising | Jan 31, 2011 | Daphne, Uncategorized
The field trip to Angola was extremely enlightening. We saw many things that I never thought I would see … the first electric chairs used, the lethal injection table, the first prison cells ever there made of only concrete, numerous prisoners, the coffins they...
by stillrising | Jan 28, 2011 | Daphne, Uncategorized
Today’s the day K Belle and I head to the prison. Not just any prison … Angola. Apparently it’s educational. It’s not your typical jail. It’s the Louisiana State Penitentiary. It’s not for the lowly check-frauders and traffic...
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