How Do You Fight Your Battles?
How Do You Fight Your Battles? Do you bear any bruises and scars from battles that you may have been in lately– maybe in the political arena or even in your home or workplace? On Sunday, I encountered a very well trained cashier at a store who was courteous, friendly, and even gave me a…
Lord, Thank You For the Rain!
We’ve been having downpours of rain for the last few days. Aw, sweet rain! We are on a water ration here in Frisco – only one day a week do we get to water our yards. In this Texas heat, that just hasn’t been enough water and my lawn has suffered. I’ve lost two holly…
Happy Days Are Here Again
My first mistake yesterday morning was to scroll through some of my newsfeeds and saw “renewed hostility and determination” between the donkeys and the elephants to win their political wars. I thought, “What sad days!” But that attitude changed: “Wait just a minute! I am a child of God and I know God is still…
Here’s What I Know and I Am Amazed
I am a “knower” and I know a lot. I know I’m not the sharpest tool in the toolbox. I know I’m not “beauty queen” material. There is no need for me to apply for a job as a neuroscientist, a heart surgeon, or an attorney – I just haven’t applied myself to the education…
What Are You Passionate About?
After our Walk for Life yesterday morning, I made it home in time to hear the announcement that Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as Supreme Court Justice. I thought about the passion that had been displayed during this process by the opposing sides, the media, the senators, the activists that pounded their way into the chambers;…
Dear God, Is Peace Possible?
In my quiet and peaceful prayer spot yesterday morning, I prayed for peace in our country. My heart ached as I thought how divided our country is — seemingly louder and noisier than ever before. I saw these words by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman “Civil War in America may be coming if we…
The Emergency Alert System
If you carry a cell phone, I’m sure you received this alert a couple of days ago. And, in case we think this was a President Trump knee-jerk decision to send out personal texts – au contraire! President Obama signed a law in 2016 that required FEMA to create a system that allowed the president…
Are You Buff, Toned, and Muscle-Bound?
I hope you’re still reading after that question because, quite frankly, most of us aren’t. But, this question is asking about our “faith muscles”. I’ve learned so many lessons in God’s gym. My faith muscles have had a good work-out and some days I can lift some pretty heavy stuff. We go to that gym…
FEAR – False Evidence Appearing Real
Sure sounds like a headline in our news today, doesn’t it? My husband gave this acronym to the word, “FEAR”, many years ago to our children when they were seeing and hearing” things” in their bedrooms at night. To them, it looked like and it sounded like a monster but in reality, it was only…
From Hyper-Space to Hyper-Grace
This post was inspired by a friend’s FB post a couple of weeks ago. She and her husband were at an arcade museum playing those good-old-days games. The museum gave them the opportunity to play the games as well as provided other media that traced the history of the games and their creators. In my…