A Friday Surprise – a Cemetery Visit
Carl had a plan for our free Friday — and oh, what a plan it was! He whisked me off to breakfast at Cisco’s, the beloved East Austin Tex-Mex restaurant since 1950 which is now recognized as a historic landmark. The walls are adorned with photos of Rudy “Cisco” Cisneros’s famous friends with a vintage…
A New Pope, A Shared Calling
This is old news, but I just have to comment! With the release of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel, the world was given a new leader of the Catholic Church: Pope Leo XIV. Elected by a two-thirds majority of cardinals in the sacred setting of the Conclave, this moment wasn’t just historical — it…
Oops! I Did It Again!
(And, I’m not referring to the Britney Spears version — but MY version.) Oh, mercy. I did it again. I ranted, rambled, and let my tongue run wild like it had a life of its own. The words came out faster than my good sense could catch them — and once again, I wished I…
“She Opens Her Mouth with Wisdom” — Hey Girls, That’s You and Me!
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms — and to every woman with a heart that nurtures, comforts, teaches, and tends to others with that unmistakable maternal instinct. Let’s be honest: not every woman has children of her own. But oh, how many have mothered the world around them in powerful, quiet, faithful ways. You’ve offered…
The High Way is His Way
I want to follow God’s will. Really, I do. But sometimes it feels like trying to read a road map in a thunderstorm — blurry and full of detours. Here’s the good news: God’s will isn’t a secret code we have to crack. He’s already told us the big-picture plan: “Love the Lord with all…
Uncluttering Clutter
Wait! Please keep reading — even if that’s you! Every home seems to have that corner that is the unofficial headquarters for magazines, mail, coupons, and things we mean to deal with. You know the spot. The one that seems to multiply when you’re not looking. The spot that I’ll get to tomorrow, I say.…
Unwavering Faith
I don’t ever remember REALLY studying the book of Job before — really taking the time to analyze why God would have ever let him suffer like he did. Our Lamplighters’ class is in the middle of studying Job’s life – the good man that he was, the beautiful family and wealth that belonged to…
Life is Short. Heaven’t Isn’t.
Isn’t that just the truth? That little phrase packs a punch — AND a perspective check up. I want to live this life with gusto. Strong and long! I want to soak up every sunrise, laugh till I cry, and love hard and well. But this life? It’s just a blink compared to the forever…
Time for an Intermission
I am well acquainted with intermissions — at our Austin Symphony Orchestra’s recent event, the broadway musical that was hilarious AND serious, and this will date me — the outdoor drive-in theaters. We could get a snack or have a restroom break or just to simply have a good ole’ stretch. I’ve had my fair…
Giant Slayer Training Starts in the Fields
David was the youngest of eight brothers, a shepherd boy armed with nothing more than a sling, some stones, and a whole lot of confidence in his God. To most, he was just an errand boy — delivering bread and cheese to the real warriors. But what his brothers didn’t see — and what Goliath…