Bless Your Pea-Pickin’ Heart
When my niece, who is now an Assistant District Attorney here in South Texas, was first sworn in at Austin’s Texas Supreme Court as a Texas Attorney, I gave her a book called “Y is for Y’all”. It is a book of Southern ABC’s. It’s a great and hilarious gift for a newcomer to the…
Eyes Wide Open to Notice Miracles
I have a friend who reminds herself each day to “notice small miracles.” This isn’t only a phrase that she recalls to mind, but rather an attitude that she has chosen as a theme for her life. She started the practice of noticing moments of goodness and beauty during a time of a family crisis,…
For Lasting Change – We Need God’s Power
I was reading in the Book of Romans yesterday and was surprised by the words written by the Apostle Paul. I stopped in my tracks when I read about his problem with sin. WHAT? How could that be coming from one who wrote about our abilities to conquer whatever is conquering over us. Honestly, I…
Mountain-Tops & Valley-Bottoms
That title sounds like I’m blogging about a new clothing line, but not so much, though it does make me think I should consider pitching that title to a clothing designer! What I’m actually referring to today are the times when I have had a particularly challenging day, I have learned to STOP right in…
No Excuses — Just Do It!
In Exodus we hear about all the excuses Moses had when God asked him to step up and deliver His people from the grip of the Egyptians. Those excuses were: “I’m not good enough. I don’t have all the answers. People won’t believe me. I’m a terrible public speaker. I’m not qualified.” Are those the…
Flannel Board Jesus or High Tech Jesus?
We saw the new “The Little Mermaid” movie. The film industry has jumped by leaps and bounds since 1989 when the first one was out. I saw an interview with Halle Bailey, the actress who plays Ariel, and heard what she had to do, physically. Helle needed a strong core to film scenes with a…
WEIRD – Because NORMAL isn’t Working
Did you ever feel “weird” in a setting when it seemed you were the only one in the room who was a Christian? Maybe you really weren’t the only Christian, but based on the conversations and actions of others, you felt like the only Christian and that made you feel REALLY weird! My blog’s title…
International Widows Day
Every year on June 23rd, International Widows’ Day gives special recognition to the situation of widows of all ages across the globe. The reason this day was created by the United Nations, is to raise attention to those widows who are mistreated. How blessed we are in America, but in many developing countries, the conditions…
Whosoever is Entitled to Grace
Yesterday, my blog was about our speech being infused with God’s grace to others. But I realized I needed to back up and put an emphasis on the unmerited favor and grace of God to my readers today. No matter who you are or where you come from; no matter what you’ve done or how…
God’s Amazing Grace….and Ours
Aw! The good, unmerited, and amazing grace of God. We know it well! BUT….what about OUR grace? I started thinking about Paul the Apostle’s words:“Let your conversation be always FULL OF GRACE, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:6 Our words – full of grace? We hear someone…