I Didn’t See That Coming
I just can’t make this stuff up. It’s Monday morning, 5:45 am. I am amped up and ready to attack this day with my ear buds in for my morning power walk I can see the sunrise barely peeking through. I walk on the street which is much kinder than some of the sidewalks that…
Our Angels Deserve So Much Credit
I am so grateful that God constantly doles out His mercies for giving me daily content for my blog. On Thursday, he doled out His mercies to me as I was making my way to Austin to spend a few days with my children. I try to leave by 6 am to beat the Dallas…
We Have a Treasure in Us
I have been known for notorious treasure hunts for years — since my oldest grandchildren were too young to read the clues. We had to read for them and then they’d run to the location. It was always Nana and Papa’s way of spicing up birthday fun. It’s a work out to get the rhyming…
Keeping My Eyes Forward
Twice now, I have gone to my mailbox and while walking back to the house and looking at the mail, my feet hit where the curb declines for the driveway and twice I have hit the ground hard – lacerations on my hands and knees and this last time, hit my forehead hard. Thank God,…
Write the Vision and Make it Plain
When my daughter was single, she made quite the list (100 items to be exact) of all the qualities she was hoping for in a future husband. She wrote out her vision and she made it VERY plain. When Larry came along, initially, he was about 95 out of the 100. But, the longer they…
Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All
I’ve witnessed so much peace and goodwill over the last several days since the passing of our 41st President, George H.W. Bush. Many accolades and gracious editorials, social media posts and televised stories of this very praiseworthy American statesman were seen and heard almost non-stop. His funeral, yesterday, was beautiful and inspiring even though the…
God Showed Up
As we get closer and closer to Christmas Eve, I think about the most remarkable moment when God showed up on this earth as a precious, perfect little baby boy — who just “laid in a manger”. Hmm. I don’t think I ever saw him crying and Mary needing to hold him to soothe him.…
An Explosion of Worship
Last Sunday, some friends in Tulsa invited me to join them for their weekly Sunday night singing group at Christ the King Church. These are folks that love singing and worshipping God — but, not just singing, they are a musical ensemble of singers that CAN really sing. Four-part harmonies par excellence! Not only was…
Merry Christmas Eve!
Day 359 of Photo Inspirations — Merry Christmas Eve!! We’re getting closer to “Silent Night — Holy Night”, but until then…this day is probably filled with lots of activity for us all — last minute shopping, wrapping the final packages, and getting some of our Christmas meal ready to go for tomorrow. As for us,…
The World Needs a STABLE Influence
Day 353 of Photo Inspirations — The World Needs a STABLE Influence The phrase, “under the influence”, is typically used in defining someone’s mental or physical faculties that are impaired because they are intoxicated or on drugs. But, I heard that phrase used yesterday to describe those of us who are “high” on the Christmas…