Time for an Eye Exam and a Heart Check-Up?
Have you ever gotten a little speck or an eyelash in your eye and it was so painful until you managed to get it removed. Even though we know we shouldn’t rub our eye to try to remove it, we can’t help ourselves and, oftentimes, we just makes the matter worse. What about those conversations…
This, That and The Other
Often our lives are made up of having a little longing for THIS or being a little offended about THAT or complaining a little about the OTHER. Being dissatisfied about THIS, THAT or the OTHER. I’m guilty. Sometimes I have a longing for something on my bucket list. I was offended when an online merchant…
Selah! Pause, Praise…..and Rest a While
I heard a beautiful message last weekend on the importance of pausing to rest. The Hebrew word, selah, is used often in the Book of Psalm, and is defined as a pause at the end of a verse or in a musical arrangement, to pause between measures. The singer or instrumentalist sustains (or holds) the…
Her Children Rise Up and Call Her Blessed
Happy Birthday to my sweet angel Mom — she’d be 105 today. I ran past these photos of my her with her Great Granddaughter, my Alexia Wallace (14 years ago). I loved the “before” and “after” of Alexia getting hold of that bottle. LOL! I treasure photos like this because it reminds me of where…
Nothing to Fear
I’ve had many tears and sorrows. I’ve had questions for tomorrow. There have been times I didn’t know right from wrong. But in every situation, God gave me blessed consolation, that my trials come to only make me strong. Those who have heard and sung the songs of Andrae Crouch (we sang many of them),…
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
Because of a Leadership Training in Richardson, TX on Saturday, I drove down a few days early to be with my kids in Frisco. Being in the Dallas area when the tragic shootings took place on Thursday night, hearing the heart-wrenching details of the police and civilians killed or injured, brought memories back to me…
He’s Still Looking Out For Me
Yesterday, I was filled with so much thanksgiving, yet a little weepy, missing my Sweetheart on our 50th Wedding Anniversary. That’s how I roll. I purpose to live with joy, peace and thanksgiving, but there are still those tender times of sweet memories that bring a few tears to my eyes (yesterday, a few more…
July 8th, 1966 — Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary to Us!
50 years ago today, I married my best friend and the love of my life, and I am grateful for every second of it. I miss him today – more than ever. This day is one we looked forward to — to get to celebrate the commitment we made 50 years ago to love and…
Lesson Learned: Run Your Own Race — Not Someone Else’s
I do my best to run at least 15 miles a week on my treadmill and sometimes walk with friends around my neighborhood. Where my Jacuzzi tub would have been installed, I had my builder to simply put the plumbing in the wall, in case I ever wanted to install it. Instead, that’s where my…
Good Thing God Never Changes…..Because I Sure Do!
I remember how much I wanted to gain weight when I was a teenager. I was so skinny they called me “beanpole”. I even took Raquel Welch’s recommendation and took “Wate-On” tablets (for real) because I wanted to look like my peers who had already “filled out” quite nicely (at least in my eyes, they…