The World Needs a STABLE Influence
In June, an item on my bucket list, “Take a trip to the Holy Lands” was checked off. It was a trip of a lifetime and during this wonderful time of the year, the memories of so many holy places are stirred up within me. On the bus, as we made our way to Bethlehem,…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year — Not Time for Down and Out Songs or Words
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year to Sing Joy-Filled Songs I apologize in advance of this post because it’s me being REAL again — expressing what I’ve learned the most from the loss of my best friend and husband during this time of the year, and how much I want to help others…
A Child is Born and Child-Like Faith
A Child is Born and Child Like Faith One of my fondest memories, as a child, was memorizing a Christmas poem for my church’s Children’s Christmas Program. It may have been the simplest of words “Christmas is a time of joy. It started with a baby boy. He came to save us from our sins.…
Christmas is All About Giving AND Receiving
These photos capture a day of Christmas “love” like none other! I met Susie Jennings in October. Susie is the Founder and President of Operation Care. Susie stepped out in faith and obedience to God when she resigned from her nurse supervisory position at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas in 2011 to become a full…
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain Today I celebrate the day my sweet Daddy, at age 64, graduated to heaven in 1964. My Sweetheart was only 63. I think God was giving out “Fast Passes” to heaven for two men that I loved so much. Good for them. They both earned those “Fast Passes”. I…
God is Really, Really With Us
I’ve become an avid “noticer”. A noticer is one who observes, notices, and pays attention to details — not one like my husband who would notice and identify flaws in home construction or a musical composition and performance (just ask my Staci about how he “noticed” everything — like the sound quality, her word pronunciation,…
Joy to the World
Those words resonated with me yesterday, especially when I was standing in an extremely long check-out line. A voice came over the loud speakers “We assure you all our available cashiers are working very hard to get you served as quickly as possible.” When I arrived at the front of the line, I noticed there…
Every Place We Live Can Be Bethlehem
My post today was inspired by a dear friend and wonderful encourager, Carolyn Cline Boyle. She is radiant, joy-filled and exudes the love of Christ every time I see her. She is also one of my followers on Facebook. Her comments after my post, yesterday, were especially meaningful to me. My post was entitled “Mary,…
Mary, Did You Know?
My claim to fame….if it weren’t for me — my children wouldn’t be. And God needed a vessel — one He favored above ALL women — to be the Mother of Jesus. He chose Mary to BE the First Lady of our Faith. She was found faithful. And what faith she had! She was the…
Christmas is So Much More
I remember watching “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” with my granddaughter a few years ago. In spite of the Grinch’s onery, grumpy and absolutely the WORST attitude when it came to “Christmas spirit” (stealing and destroying anything that represented Christmas), the Whos sang joyfully on Christmas morning. The Grinch, then, had an epiphany, returned the…