It’s Time to Come Out of the Closet
I loved the movie, “The War Room”, about a woman’s “prayer closet”. That’s where she went to prayerfully “battle for the souls of her family members”. And, while our prayer closets are certainly worthwhile for pleading our cases to God, it’s time we come out of our prayer closets long enough to go into the…
This Little Light of Mine has an Eternal Backup Source
Yesterday, I was responding to someone asking for prayer for help in spreading God’s love through her business! I prayed this prayer: “Heavenly Father: We stand in agreement with _____ and her desire to be Your hands extended in her business. May her bright light shine so much that others are drawn to You, through…
Making Love and Peace — Not War
Last week, I saw my 4-sisters cousins’ photo of them in front of the Colosseum in Rome while they were on a trek through Italy. I quickly found my photo when I was there last year because it stirred up a passion to share about the end of a barbarous era when hate and violence…
It’s Fall — My Favorite Season of the Year
It rained incessantly all day here in Frisco on Saturday. That beautiful drenching outside made for a glorious indoor day of wearing comfy clothes, thoroughly giving my home a good top-to-bottom cleaning, and then rewarding myself at the end of the day with a sweet Hallmark movie, popcorn, and a chocolate shake. Aw — the…
My Name is Written in the Palm of His Hand
The other day I saw a friend write a phone number of someone on the palm of her hand. I’ve seen others write their grocery list on their hand. And, I remember when I was a kid in school, seeing some “cheaters” write the answers to test questions on the palms of their hands. I’ve…
Disciple, Discipled, Discipling
My daughter completed writing another book that has been sent off to the publisher. I was grateful to be her technical writer, going through the manuscript with a “fine tooth comb” to review it for clarity, punctuation, grammar, and content. With the wisdom she learned from her own life experiences, she wrote as a disciple…
Oh, Well!
I sent a lengthy email to a friend, bearing my filled-with-concerns soul, but being the optimist soul that I am, I was pleased to add my resolutions to the concerns also. In reply, my friend said, “You are way too concerned about little things. Stop overthinking!” I needed that bold admonition. Truth and wise counsel…
How Do You Use Your Lightning-Fast Mind?
In the 90s, as the Associate Director of Communications at the University of Manitoba, I received this Inuit stone carving in appreciation for the “innovative idea” I had for an intra-campus courier service. Of course, we’ll have great ideas for witty inventions and innovations if we actually use these “lightning fast minds” that were made…
It’s Not Over Till I Win
Out of some pretty tough circumstances, my daughter wrote and recorded a song entitled “It’s Not Over Till I Win”. The chorus of the song goes like this: “I’m not givin’ up. I’m not givin’ in. I’ve got to keep believing. It’s not over till I win! I’m not givin’ up! I’m not givin’ in.…
Growing Older is Fun, as Long as You Do It With the Right People
This is my dear friend, Jo Silvey Our birthdays are just a couple of weeks apart so we celebrated and “caught up” yesterday. Jo has been our family’s hair stylist for years along with the many other attributes she has that has blessed our family for a very long time. She drove to Tulsa from…