Do you know of a person seems too far gone that it seems there’s no hope for them? Manasseh, the son of King Hezekiah in the Bible comes to mind. Hezekiah is remembered a good and honorable king who on his deathbed, pleaded with God to extend his life. God granted his request and […]
I was sitting in the optometrist’s office when I got the news. “Glasses”, he said. Tears filled my eyes, and I leaned into my mother. I felt silly, crying as a teenager over something as simple as glasses. But I was devastated, and the struggle was real at an age when image mattered. My mom […]
Years ago, as my family and I were on our way to church, we stopped at a nearby convenience store. My husband’s parents were with us and my father in law just needed to run inside and buy some mints (a must have for before and after church fellowship). Before my father in law could […]
I had never seen myself without it. There are pictures of me when I was about 4 years old, wearing a sleeveless shirt…and there it was: a scar on my left shoulder. As I have gotten older, unfortunately the scar has grown along with me. I try to carefully choose my clothing to avoid […]
Back in elementary school, my class gathered together in the gym to learn square dancing. Yes, square dancing. (It is Texas after all). We were all assigned a partner and I was paired up with one of the more popular boys in the class. I should mention…dancing is not one of my “strengths”. The following […]
It’s Pastor Appreciation Month! I love how this time has been carved out to express gratitude for those who serve faithfully in obedience to the Lord. Words can’t describe how incredibly grateful I am for all of my Pastors and their families. Each of them is loving and kind and I am thankful we are […]
As I was munching on pretzels yesterday, I began reminiscing about sitting in my neighbors’ home. They were an elderly couple who lived across the street from my family when I was a little girl. While my brother and I would play outdoors, they would invite us to their home and my parents encouraged us […]
I had just walked off the stage after speaking to a group of women. I was greeted by gracious cheers and people patting me on the back. Then, I came face to face with someone who I deeply admire. “Thank you for being faithful.” Now granted, much of my talk was about being faithful so […]
There was a small closet in the narrow hallway of my house when I was a young girl. The hallway led to the living room from the bedroom that I shared with my sister. You would open the closet at your own risk because you never know what could fall out. Sheets were stuffed into […]
There’s been a problem in my household that has been worsening over the last few months. I will ever so sweetly tell my kids to do something- pick up their trash, put their shoes in their room, put their markers away, and then, I just wait. I wait and wait and wait. I will leave […]
Being a Bean
When we had some down time a few weeks ago, we watched a Mr Bean movie with the kids. For those of you that might be unfamiliar with Mr Bean, he is a British actor
