What's Your Name

 

What’s Your Name?

I have been known by many.

 I'm

Mary to my family.

Sister - sometimes from my Daddy

Mrs. Hutchins – after I married

Mary Jane – that’s what most people called me when I worked.

MJ – a co-worker constantly used that

Jane Mary – one of my bosses at work. He was funny.

Momma – my children

Aunt Mary – nieces and nephews

Granny – all my grands

My maiden name is Killough – kill low

But for some reason so many people would pronounce it Kellogg, like post toasties.  In fact, a good friend from high school signed my annual, K E Double L, O Double Good. Kellogg’s best to you.

Anybody remember that commercial jingle?

One of my dearest friends calls me Sister Mary.

Lots of the younger generation call me Miss Mary.

Mr D calls me Honey.

But most important of all . . .

 

Jesus calls me 'My Child'.

 

Until Next Time

 

Monday Coffee Talk

Monday Coffee Talk: Coffee with Jesus

This morning I’m on the porch with my coffee, and I can almost feel Jesus settling into the chair beside me — not with fanfare, but with that quiet companionship that steadies the whole porch. He doesn’t rush the moment. He simply looks at me with those kind eyes, as if to ask, “How’s your heart this morning?” The birds are tuning up their little choir,

 the breeze brushes past like a soft blessing, and in that shared stillness I feel His invitation settle over me: “Come to Me, all who are weary…” It wraps around my spirit like a light blanket. And as I sip my coffee, I sense His quiet reminder that I’m not stepping into this week alone — He’s already in every place I’m going.

“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28 

Did you know that the very first coffee shops in the 1600s were called “penny universities” because, for the price of a penny, you could buy a cup of coffee and sit for hours learning from the conversations around you? A sweet reminder that good things happen when people gather with warm mugs and open hearts. 

Merica is becoming a little farm girl, with chickens and baby chicks, a few cows, a horse and now rabbits.  Maegan and Louie purchased two rabbits, which had a litter of baby rabbits soon after.  Merica has been with them every step of the way!

I'm sure her older sisters had a part in this picture!

The blessing of grands, so special.

. . . and life goes on . . .

I hope you have a great Monday and week ahead, may Jesus meet you in the small moments, and may every step you take this week feel a little lighter because you started it with Him.

Until Next Time