You Deserve to be Happy
That was the email “subject” from Ulta. It jumped out at me. That word, “deserve”, says it all. We live in a self-gratification, self-centered, self-entitlement, and selfie world. I get it! We all want to be happy. Isn’t that what most think life should be all about? We are hardwired to pursue happiness, so we…
Pull Up to the Table
Being “hungry” can mean a lot of things — like, it’s time to stop and have lunch. Or, it can mean after reading an inspiring story or devotion book that includes a kick-in-the-you-know-what kind of wake-up-call full of scriptures that we know we need to get more serious about the “Lamp to our feet” and…
The Inspiration of a Baked Potato
All it takes is for me to make myself a baked potato with all the fixin’s, including cottage cheese on top instead of sour cream (YUM) to open the memory bank of playing that old game “Hot Potato”! Of course, I’m going to parallel that game with another real-life scenario for casting our cares off…
Happy Labor Day
I still laugh as I recall my son’s telephone call to me on Labor Day. With the family in the background hollering, “Happy Mother’s Day”, I said, “What?” And Ryan replied, “It’s Labor Day, so we’re thanking you for your “labor” in bringing me into this world! So Happy Mother’s Day!” LOL! Labor Day has…
White in September?
I put on a summer blouse and white slacks on Friday. Looked in the mirror, but I remember the trend that “white must go in September”. So I promptly changed to black slacks. Then I went over to the amenity center and saw some friends and asked “Do we still think that we shouldn’t wear…
Use It or Lose It
My mother, when she was 94 (now graduated to heaven), would tell her doctor: “There are mornings when I just don’t want to get out of bed because everything hurts too much!” And her doctor’s response was: “When you stop forcing yourself to get out of bed, is when you’ll be bedridden. If you don’t…
My Strength and My Song
I have an addiction! It’s because of a long line of folks who were equally addicted. One of the meanings of “addiction” is: “enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing or activity”. I am addicted to old AND new songs of faith. I didn’t have to tell you that because I confess to that addiction often…
The Wonder of It All
Many photos of sweet, newborn babies are sure popping up on my FB newsfeed lately. I still wonder about the way God knits babies together so perfectly in their mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13) and then they make their debut into this great big world. I was in awe and wonder when mine were placed in…
Mr. Tangles Will Untangle Our Tangled Messes
I enjoyed listening to two DJ’s bantering on the contemporary Christian music radio station, K-Love. One of the DJs said he was creating a character to go along with the “Mr. Tangles” store he wants to open. The character would be Mr. Tangles and the store would have a drive-thru window where you’d give them…