I am a Promise. I am a Possibility.
I directed a Children’s Choir many years ago and I’ll never forget the joy of teaching them songs that not only spoke of God’s love for them, but those that caused them, when they sang the words, to be speaking great affirmations over themselves. My own two children, at ages 10 and 8, were in…
Forget the diamonds. A backpack is what I want!
Forget the diamonds. A backpack is what I want! I read a friend’s FB post a few days ago, and I, along with many others, were so touched by this Mom’s love story. It is a love story that her sweet little 6-year old daughter is experiencing. The Mom started her post with….”When a man…
Take the First Step
Martin Luther King said, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” I know what was at the top of those two stairs in the photo. The first set was in my home in Sapulpa, OK that I moved from four years ago. Going…
Whole Lotta’ Infusion Going On
Whole Lotta’ Infusion Going On Infusion — To fill or cause to be filled with something. That word resonated within me when I heard about a friend’s husband’s recent cancer surgery. Infusion is a word that my Sweetheart and I became all too familiar with during the course of his battle against cancer. He had…
This Doctor Made My Day
Seems like there’s a doctor for everything these days. Besides medical doctors, there are phone doctors, plumbing doctors, computer doctors and yesterday I met The Blind Doctor, Marvin. I know you must be thinking he must have a visual impairment, but not so. This sweet 80 something year old man is “The Blind Doctor” who…
Starting the Day on the Right Track
“Think and Grow Rich” was one my husband’s favorites. Actually, my husband was an unrelenting reader and proponent of motivational and inspiring books, sources and individuals. We raised our kids on the likes of this book, as well as Zig Ziglar’s books, the Bible and many other noteworthy sources of positivity. I’m quite sure that,…
Mr. Tangles Will Untangle Your Tangled Messes
Mr. Tangles Will Untangle Your Tangled Messes I enjoyed listening to two DJ’s bantering on the radio as I drove home from Dallas yesterday. 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…
I Knew Back-to-School Drama
#TBT I Knew Back-to-School Drama! It’s that time of year when kids are getting back to school or going to school for the first time. This photo inspiration from 42 years ago was my two kids’ first day of school — Staci in first grade and Ryan in 3rd. Sweet memories, and, oh my, how…
Are You a Control Freak?
That was our discussion at Life Group last night. After hearing a most compelling message on Sunday about “surrendering our need to control”, it seemed all of us, in one way or the other, realized we just might have some “control” issues. I didn’t think of myself as being a controller until the example was…
What Punctuation Mark Defines You?
What Punctuation Mark Defines You? I always want to be growing and learning. When we “cease and desist” our desires for living a full, active life and hungering and thirsting for knowledge and creativity, we will become stagnant. Like a rose that is cut off from its stem, we’ll wither up and eventually lose all…