When We Allow God to Fill in the Blanks
One of my friends recently posted that she was well underway with filling in the blanks on her 2019 calendar. She must accomplish this feat because she has three children and with getting them to school and to their music and voice lessons, sports practices and games, as well as her own responsibilities as a…
Do You Feel Like Quitting — Already?
It’s just day three of 2019 and maybe you’re already feeling like quitting before you ever really get started on your New Year’s resolutions. I plan on spending more time with the Lord in the mornings, but “This morning I need to shorten it up because I have a funeral to go to!” I plan…
From Hyper-Space to Hyper-Grace
This post was inspired by a friend’s FB post a couple of weeks ago. She and her husband were at an arcade museum playing those good-old-days games. The museum gave them the opportunity to play the games as well as provided other media that traced the history of the games and their creators. In my…
What Can We Do When This World Steals Our Peace?
My dentist sent me to an Endodontics Specialist for a consultation. BTW — endodontics means dealing with the dental pulp AKA, in my case, a potential root canal. This was a new experience for me because my wonderful dentist in Tulsa was more than a general dentist — he performed all the “specialist” procedures also…
GRACE…..so AMAZING!!
GRACE is a word I’ve heard all my life because I heard my sweet Mom singing “Amazing Grace” throughout our home and I heard it sung worldwide as an anthem of praise. Why would that old song still be relevant, especially when there are so many wonderful songs of praise that are written and sung…
“Prepare for the Worst; Pray for the Best”
Those are words we’ve continued to hear during the anticipation and preparation for Hurricane Irma as it “barrels toward Florida”. At 6:30 am, Florida time, I’m watching Fox News and I’m thankful to hear “we’re praying” over and over. So many people huddled up in their homes, storm shelters, packed airports with all flights grounded,…
Amazing Grace — How Sweet the Sound
I turned on my TV first thing yesterday morning and the top story was an 8.1 earthquake had struck Mexico in the night, leaving one million people without power. Mexico’s president called it the strongest quake his country had seen in a century. Meanwhile, Hurricane Irma is coming — the second-strongest hurricane ever recorded in…
Surprise! It Snowed Last Night!
I’m feelin’ the love. God’s love, that is, because yesterday morning, here in Tulsa, there was a “sprinkling” of snow everywhere. The morning welcomed me with such tenderness and peace. I just had to quickly grab a couple of photos. Though I find that peace here everytime I visit her, Mom still has her sweet…
Because He Lives, I Can Face Today AND Tomorrow
The hullabaloo about New Year’s Eve celebrations has ended for another year….well, except for many of us who are still sharing how we commemorated 2017’s debut. Unlike so many that entered into 2017 with a gnarly hangover, I heard about New Year’s Eve church services where those in attendance heard messages about the possibilities that…
Pray the Alphabet
My son, a 26.2 mile marathon runner (45 of them now), runs without earbuds which, typically, provides for some distraction during a long endurance run. He is just “in the zone” when he runs. So, he got a kick out of me when I told him that when I go on a long run, I…