• “I’m sorry y’all got stuck sitting next to me.”  I apologized in advance to my friends seated to my right and left.  I’m a horrible travel companion! Since I was young, plane rides and I just haven’t gotten along. I get nauseous and my ears feel like they are about to explode. So as the […]

  • In 1 Samuel 16, we find Saul, tormented and terrified by an evil spirit.  Saul’s officials had an idea. They decided to bring in a gifted musician to come and play the harp for Saul. And whenever the anointed harpist, David, would play his harp, “Saul would relax and feel better, and the evil spirit […]

  • Of all things, I was in the MIDDLE of a prayer call when I clicked over and heard the news.  “Mrs. Samuel, could you come and pick up Caleb, he is hurt.”  Really God? I was on a prayer call and THIS is what happens. I’m ashamed to say, that was my one sided, real, raw […]

  • Two Sundays ago, I walked into church and thought to myself, ‘Where in the world do we go from here?’ While I had no doubt that our pastor was doing great and enjoying the glory of Heaven, my heart was still so heavy from our loss here on earth.  So many questions filled my head.  […]

  • God gave me this devotion several years ago. I dug it out of the archives, because I really needed the reminder. Perhaps you do too. Let’s celebrate the small wins. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Storms have a way of bringing life to a complete halt….but they also have a way of making us see hope in even the slightest […]

  • I couldn’t wait to talk to her…but what would I say? What exactly do you say to someone who saved your mom’s life? “Thank you” just doesn’t seem like enough.  It all began a few weeks ago. My parents attended a funeral in Houston. At the burial site, my mom passed out. Actually, she did […]

  • When my boys were young, disciplining them was easy. Hmm…maybe I should rephrase that. It was easier than it is now.  I remember when my oldest was about 5 years old. He and his little brother had done something mischievous. I don’t remember the details of their mischief, but I do remember the conversation that […]

  • There’s this satisfaction I get when I catch all the green lights on my drive to work. It’s like I’m trying to make it in record time!  But a few Fridays ago, I was actually relieved when I caught a red light and had a few more moments to myself before the rush of my […]

  • What I love about South Indian cooking is that left overs don’t taste like leftovers. In fact, the flavor of the dish is often better the next day!  And if there’s one South Indian dish I can’t get enough of, it’s CABBAGE THORAN ! It literally goes with anything- beef fry, chicken curry, fish curry, […]

  • My technician and I still laugh about it today. The timing was crazy! We were short handed and she needed the upcoming Saturday off. All week long, I tried. I reached out to our team, but no one could cover her shift…and we still had no solid leads with the technician job posting that had […]