And God said……”Ta-da!”
It doesn’t take much to be show-offs, act like show-offs and get peaved about some gnarly, ghastly, risque show-offs. They are everywhere in music, movies, social media and beyond. Today, I’ll focus on — not show-offs — but the children of Almighty God. My granddaughter loved wearing princess dresses. Right from the start, she was…
I Am Not Ashamed
Last Tuesday, June 11th, I came across two newsworthy stories about brave, bold, and beautiful people who seize every opportunity to promote Jesus Christ. WHAT? How can they be so outspoken in a world where faith is supposed to be squashed? Don’t give me that hogwash. Faith-filled children of God have been like that for…
The Ugly, Creepy, and Yucky
As a child, I enjoyed playing with doodle bugs aka roly-polies. They were harmless, but, here where I live, they are annoying. They are found creeping along in our breezeways and even carpeted areas. I saw our community’s housekeeper sweeping them into her dustpan, saying “Yuck!” Annoyances. Aggravations. Those little bugs are trying to take…
The Divine Rearranger
You’ve probably heard about designers who go into a home, take all the existing furnishings and décor items, and simply rearrange it all. Then, whoa la – what appeared cluttered and dysfunctional is now an inviting, warm, welcoming, and spacious area. One piece of furniture can be moved to an entirely different location and that…
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
The pandemic has kept me from my family and friends in Tulsa. I miss them all, including my “besties”, Charles (Mick) & Sheila Michie. Usually, when I went to see them, I made sure it wasn’t on Friday mornings because that’s their day of being the hands and feet of Jesus to those who need…
Dumb Blonde Jokes
I thoroughly enjoyed watching Dolly Parton’s 50th Anniversary celebration as a member of the Grand Old Opry. She is beautiful – inside and out – at age 73! What? She’s older than me. How can that be with no wrinkles, a tiny little body and wearing 5” heels? Okay – we know that beauty is…
How Beautiful are the Hands and Feet of Caregivers
Yesterday, I attended the funeral of Aunt Iris Litke, my father-in-law’s sister. After 68 years of marriage, her husband, Uncle Hugo preceded her to heaven. Their son, Art, and wife, Sharon and their son, Michael, were her caregivers. I’ve admired their strength yet tenderness in the care of this precious woman who struggled with tremendous…
Thankful on Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day, and I’m so thankful for my angel mom (on the right, Edna Pearl Wheat — she’s in heaven’s grandstands cheering me on), and my dear mother-in-law, Lydia Wuerch (still going strong at age 91) — two women that have been such amazing role models in faith, and life, to me! But, most…
Mary’s Alabaster Box = Audacious Love
Monday of Holy Week: “Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.” (John 12:3) So beautiful was this story, and also, how revealing this story was as we…
You are FABulous!
Just a little reminder….just in case you don’t like what you see in the mirror — there is really only one opinion that matters…..and if God sees you FABULOUS & BEAUTIFUL ….then you are FABULOUS & BEAUTIFUL indeed! We ARE beautiful because God says we are — “PERIOD.” When we walk in that kind of…