Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow
My heart was very tender toward God, even as a young child — so much so, that whenever a missionary came to our church and talked about the missions work they were doing, I wanted to join them. At the end of the service, when a plea would go out to those who would be…
Convenience or Relationships?
Three days ago, I ordered two items on Amazon Prime. The items arrived two days later. Sometimes, it’s next day. How convenient is that? I didn’t have to leave my house!! My daughters often order their groceries from Instacart (Instacart is a grocery delivery service where personal shoppers pick up and deliver the groceries to…
What Do You Do When Bad News Breaks Your Heart?
When Your Heart is Breaking — Then What? I sincerely ask God to give me the words I should provide in my daily posts, and today, I was compelled to share these words. Just maybe, your heart is breaking because of a recent tragedy in your life and you don’t know if you’ll survive the…
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…