by Lisa Maples | Nov 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
It took an hour but I did it. Six days before the 2016 presidential election I went to early voting. I had been to this same early voting place, a local library, last week but decided to try again later because there was a long wait. On Wednesday...
by Lisa Maples | Oct 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
As I drove to my “2nd look” ultrasound today, I heard a radio commentator mention that as chlorophyll exits, it reveals the true colors of leaves. It’s not that the leaves are changing as much as it is that their color is being revealed. I had been...
by Lisa Maples | Sep 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Labor Day Weekend. Oh what a welcome rest after two weeks at school. Two very demanding weeks for me. Seeing the kiddos at school has been exciting. It’s all the other stuff that has drained me: Late days, keeping track of and assigning iPads, labeling 200...
by Lisa Maples | Aug 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
We had just arrived back to our vacation townhome in Lake Lure around 9:00 p.m.. After a summer trip to see The Biltmore House in Asheville, the Waze app decided to direct our family back a different way than the way we came. I had gripped the steering...
by Lisa Maples | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.” My summer days as a teacher on summer vacation have been filled...
by Lisa Maples | Jul 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Heavenly Father, I thank you for hearing me. You always hear me. I love you and enjoy the time that I spend with you in Your Word and in prayer. Your Word is alive and illuminates Your truth. You are holy and righteous. I know that You...
