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Isaiah 6:1 ‘In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord.” What is it you see when the unexpected happens? Isaiah saw the Lord…..and so did my brother in law, Lance. As I wrote in a recent post, life changed for my family a few weeks ago. My husband’s parents were involved in

                I love to watch my boys play basketball, but this particular game was a little different. They were facing each other. So I did as any good parent would do, I cheered for both of them. They are both my children. It didn’t matter to me who

Have you ever felt like you were in a place of exile? Maybe not a literal deportation from your homeland to a foreign country …but you are in a place you would rather not be in. You have moved to new city or a new school and now long for close friendships. You are in

The day before my grandmother, (Ammachi) passed away, I sat with her at my parents’ kitchen table. She was reading and studying the Word of God. Less than 24 hours later, her earthly body lay on a hospital bed. I couldn’t help but think of Elijah. I thought of God’s anointing on Elijah’s life and

Next time you go to pick up a “Hot and Ready Pizza,” but find there are no pizzas hot or ready …God may be up to something. Speaker Holly Wagner challenged the ladies at our church’s recent women’s conference to always be ready to share God’s love with those around us. Holly said, ‘You may

As soon as my children were old enough to understand the words “pool table,” my husband taught them an important house rule- “respect the game, respect the table.” About a month after we bought our first home, we purchased a pool table. It was a significant investment in a game my husband enjoyed. Once my

My grandmother (I call her Ammachi) does not own an iPhone. She is not on social media. She does not keep up with CNN’s updates regarding our current political climate or the world news. But she does sense the urgency of the days we live in. This past week at her church’s Tuesday morning prayer

When I read my sister’s post this past Saturday on being an “understanding wife,” this was the image which came to my mind. A new roll of toilet paper on top of an old one- it’s an all too common occurrence as I walk into my bathroom. In the early years of my marriage- this

An elderly lady walked up to the pharmacy counter and spoke softly to our clerk, “Could YOU help me?…I’d rather HER not…HER kind of people are dirty.” I was the ‘HER’ she was referring to, standing at a distance behind the counter. Aside from being called ‘Comanche’ by a middle school bully,  this was my

It has been an interesting week in the world of basketball. Kevin Durant left OKC for Golden State, Dwayne Wade left Miami for the Chicago Bulls, and Chandler Parsons left the Mavs for the Memphis  Grizzlies. Fans all over the country are either ecstatic or heartbroken depending on who has joined or departed their favorite