It's Tuesday so this must be "In Other Words Tuesdays". Loni of Writing Canvas is our host for this week. You can link to other participating blogs there. Loni chose the following quote for this week: Hmm ...isn't that true? I love it when I pray and get an immediate answer. Or the times when it's so obvious God is working in the midst of a situation I've been praying about. But what about those times when nothing seems to be happening? It's easy to wonder if God is listening and what He is doing. It's times like these wh…

I love the CBS TV show The Amazing Race . I've watched every episode and last night was the finale. I was so excited! Who would win the Amazing Race and the $1 million prize? Would it be: Cara and Jaime, former NFL cheerleaders Tammy and Victor, brother and sister attorneys Margie and Luke, the mom and her son who is deaf Cara and Jaime were the first team with two women in the final three. Way to go, girls! However, Cara had a problem with impatience especially in dealing with taxi drivers who get lost or were too slow. Would they be able to work togeth…

Mother's Day is a time to pay tribute to moms. My mom died four years ago and I miss her so much. But there is another mom in my life. She's an independent and very smart woman. She tends to like doing things her own way. A number of years ago, she broke her leg when she fell off a ladder. She was painting her house! She laid there for three hours because she insisted she didn't need a cell phone. BTW, she now has one. There are times when I still find her mowing her own lawn if her grandson hasn't been by to help her out. She's known…