Devotionals

Years ago, I was preparing for a work meeting that I was leading. I was new to being a supervisor so I was especially nervous. There were some policy changes I needed to address with our team.   I remember praying and asking God to give me the words to say.  I also asked that

Today was my day off. When you imagine having  a day off, what do you see? A long, leisurely cup of coffee? A good workout? A nap? Watching a movie? Those are all delightful things.  However, that is not at all what my day off looks like… I usually have a list of things that

  My grandmother (Ammachi) loved chocolate.  When we questioned Ammachi about her blood sugar levels, her response was pretty standard. “Who’s checking?” she would say with a smirk.  And when this same 92 year old grandmother was asked ‘How are you doing,’ she had yet another clever and witty reply. “Better than Barzillai.” Perhaps you’re scratching your

I was sitting at my husband’s desk, very pregnant with our first child, when the results of my exam glared at me from his computer. “Fail” I had taken a major exam that was critical for my career, and we had been waiting weeks for this moment.  A “pass” meant I could move forward.  A

If you happened to catch the post I wrote last week, you may have seen that I included a photo of myself smiling big. That was quite a step outside of my comfort zone. You see, when I comb through old pictures, I am saddened by how I appear. Surprisingly, it’s not my hairdo or

“Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown and doesn’t tell the world that it was crooked” I ran across this quote several months ago.  I loved it so much that I posted it on the wall in my closet where I can see it everyday. I love the thought that as children of God,

Have you played the game, “2 Truths and a Lie”? It’s one of those icebreaker, get-to-know-you-better kind of games.  Each person states 3 things about themselves – 2 are true but 1 is a lie.  Everyone else has to guess which one is the lie. If you know someone well, it’s usually a piece of

It’s like iron sharpening iron…on steroids. Here’s what the past twenty years of marriage have taught me. #1 I wasn’t as nice as I thought I was. If you have even an ounce of selfishness in you (and I had several ounces), marriage has a way of bringing it to the surface. God used marriage

As we remember this last week of Jesus’ life on earth, my heart is filled with gratitude for His life and resurrection. Oh, the wonder-working power in the blood of the Lamb! About two years ago, I shared the blog post “Miracles and Memorials”, which is my story about how God was with me when

Of all days… On this particular afternoon, I was in a hurry to get home from work. (Actually, that describes most days.) This time, I wasn’t feeling well so it intensified the feeling. I pulled out of the parking garage at work, only to see an 18 wheeler completely blocking the street. This truck was