Move in a Little Closer
Back in the day, I remember my little boy standing up next to me as I drove our 1964 Chevy Impala. If I had to stop quickly, my arm would fling out like an albatross across him. That was the seat belt before there were seat belts. To this day, I still have that reaction…
Thanks, Veterans! I Owe You My Next Breath of Fresh Air!
Happy Memorial Day! As I walked up to my church on Saturday Evening, I saw those many flags stationed throughout the churchyard. I was delighted to see so much patriotism. I had holy chill bumps. I can only imagine what the veterans and current people of uniform must have felt. I’m honored to sing with…
Our Good Shepherd Still Leads His Sheep
When I stayed at Karen and George’s a few weeks ago, I learned Karen’s daily routine with Mom. Not only was I able to relieve Karen of some of her duties, but, just in case I were needed in Karen’s absence, I would be able to carry on. I made a good list of every…
The Gift of Faith
Friday night. Baccalaureate for Regent’s School of Austin High School graduates. Shawntel and I went to watch Brennan, whose title from Junior to Senior was given to him because it was the last day of his Junior year. He would receive his stole from a graduating senior as a new senior at Regent’s. Baccalaureate meant…
Got Desert? Green Pastures Await!
Last week we played as much outdoors pickleball as we could because the weather folks said we would have torrential rains all this week! Not! At least in the daytime, though we had some good downpours during the night. It’s difficult to think of desert when an abundance of rain just blessed our dry, thirsty…
We are Everywhere and We are World Changers
We have been in the Easter season up until today which is notably called “Ascension Thursday”! It has been 40-days since Jesus was raised from the dead and eyewitnesses saw Him showing up to give them His “famous last words”. Acts 1:3 verifies it: “After His suffering, He presented Himself to them and gave many…
Aging Out
I know “aging out” means the age of a young person who has reached the mandated age for a free public education and the school district is no longer required to provide special education and related services to the youth. That’s not what I mean today. I mean my grandchildren are “aging” faster these days!…
How Rich I Am
This blog was inspired from listening to Air1’s Christian radio DJ. He and his co-DJ were asking their audience what they did to economize. One listener said she cuts open the toothpaste tube and scrapes out enough toothpaste for several more brushes! That’s beyond my squeezing the tube with the use of a straight edge…
His Mercies Are New — But What About My To-Do List?
My faith journey goes way back to when I was a little girl. I still remember almost every verse of so many of the old hymns that we would sing. Those were the days when we still used a hymn book. One of my favorites is still: “Great is Thy Faithfulness”. There’s a line that…
This Love Seems Cray Cray!
I am still enjoying all the graduation and award photos being posted by proud parents and grandparents. But let’s be real! Those parents deserve plenty of acclamation! Their photos should be posted for the sacrifices they made in getting their children here: so much time commitment with car rides, early morning lunch prep, nightly homework…