Happy July 4th — Independence Day!
As I made my way back home from Austin to Frisco yesterday, I couldn’t help noticing the patriotism along the roadways. Flags waving and fireworks’ stands crowded with buyers for their “4th” celebrations. When I drove into my community, the roadways were lined with flags, and as I turned toward my house, my next door…
The Older I Get, the More I Get It
I don’t want to take anything about my life for granted, because, after all, “God knows my comings and my goings” (Psalm 121:8), “the number of hairs on my head” (Luke 12:7), “my innermost thoughts” (Psalm 139:2), and “the number of days I will be on this side of heaven (Psalm 139:16) — so why…
When You Pass Through the Waters, I Will Be With You
I showed this map of the Sea of Galilee and the places of many of Jesus’ miracles to my kids when I was sharing with them about my recent trip to Israel. The question most of our tour group had was how could there ever be such winds and waves in this small body of…
A Queen’s Responsibility? Sharing Love and Joy is a MUST!
This first photo is one of the first my friends, Charles Michie and Sheila Michie, took when we arrived together in Rome. It continued to be a photo shared of “the queen”! LOL! Not by planning, but I guess providence, I stood exactly under a crown on the Roma photo. So, I guess, if the…
Does Your Heart Need a Defibrillator (Your Spiritual Heart, that is)?
A few days ago I shared about the rhythms of our lives and if we trust God, He will set the tempo and even when there’s ups and downs, we’ll understand all the various rhythms can be by God’s design. I knew I was supposed to move to Texas when my home in Tulsa sold…
Our Faith Footprints
Our Faith Footprints A few days ago, a dear cousin (Royce Milton Beckett — on my husband’s dad’s side of the family), graduated to heaven and, of course, thoughts go to the precious times we had with him, as well as the footprints he left behind for us to follow. He was a beautiful soul,…
Do We Reflect God’s Glory?
Do We Reflect God’s Glory? Have you ever been on the other side of the audience — the side of the speaker who is speaking to the audi? I have, and I’ve learned to focus on the smiling faces and those with the bright and glistening “I’m with you” eyes, and simply overlook those mellow…
What’s Do They Think When They Hear Your Name?
One of the many perks of my residence here in Frisco, TX is that my sweet cousins, Charles & Mary Ellen Snow, live in the same community as me. Just a couple of days ago we spent nearly three hours “remembering” so many family traditions and moments, while looking at old photos and doing our…
We Know More as We Grow More and Learn More
‘ve used every excuse in the world to deter me from my early morning walks, but this day, I was on purpose. First, I thoroughly sprayed myself with bug spray (we were alerted that mosquitoes are on a rampage here — and the West Nile Virus has been reported. That was reason enough to deter…
Inconvenient Circumstances or Divine Appointments?
I’ve been taking you with me on my journeys lately — even beyond my Holy Lands trip. Yesterday I alluded to my sharing God’s love to a couple of people — one being a young man who was the tow truck driver for my car. Here’s the back-drop to that story. While driving from a…