I Could Sure Use a Tune-Up
Ever felt that way? If our car isn’t getting good gas mileage or something just isn’t working properly, we’ll take it in for a tune-up. If a musician’s instrument isn’t tuned correctly, it won’t sound right. If we’re out of tune or “alignment” in our life, we’ll start making uncalled-for blunders, forget appointments and we…
“Kill ‘Em All” or “Lord, Forgive Them”
A little more than three weeks ago, my grandson’s car was stolen from a Dallas downtown parking garage. It wasn’t the car being stolen that hurt near as much as it was what was in the trunk of his car that hurt him and his mama the most. This side of our family are the…
Fast Forward — It’s R-Rated
I’m in “search and let-it-go” mode. My community is having its bi-annual garage sale this weekend. It’s a great way to purge and get rid of junk which may very well be someone else’s treasure. I always loved going to garage and estate sales. I think that’s what led my sis-in-law and I to start…
Even in Messy, Whiny Days – God is Right Here
I’m here at my office desk typing this blog. My morning ritual is in progress. Wake up (thank God, I woke up), head to my office, look over my blog written yesterday with a fresh perspective, make necessary changes and publish on Facebook, Instagram, and my two blog sites. I look at my desk cluttered…
He Sure Has Mighty Big Hands
In Tulsa, OK are these mammoth “healing” hands located at the entrance of Oral Roberts University. I’ve seen buses of tourists from around the world stopping there to take photos of one of Tulsa’s most identifiable landmarks. Though I lived in Tulsa, I became a tourist myself when I took this photo and I found…
I Pinky Promise
I love having those intimate, one-on-one times with my grands. Many times they are unfiltered and they say what they think……and they say what they shouldn’t think! I’ll see their eyes pleading with me “Nana, please don’t tell anyone I told you that!” And I reply with action “I won’t. Pinky promise!” The pinky promise…
Transformed by Being Informed
My grandsons were big fans of the Transformers — the toys that could be converted from a robot to a car and vice versa. It didn’t come as easy for me as it did for them. I just couldn’t get all the parts tucked in to transform it into a car. Those toys are literally…
Do We Represent Well?
I saw this heart-wrenching photo and thought “Thank God! This soldier represents us well.” A foreign ambassador is one who represents her/his country. Their words, their diplomatic demeanor, and their actions are the “good impression” that is needed to ensure comradery and a commitment for peace and well-being between a foreign country and their home…
When Mountains Don’t Move
I know mountains. I’ve gazed at their beauty from a distance. I’ve skied down them. I’ve driven the winding roads to the top of them and embraced the beauty from the top looking down. And I know MOUNTAINS — those vast, enormous obstacles and circumstances that seem beyond overwhelming. We think that if only these…
I’ll Take a Cloud…or Two
This day a year ago I was all caught up in gratitude for the rain, cooler temperatures and the Fall season that was in the air. I spent the day getting my Fall décor out and turning my home into a place of pumpkin spice aromas and colors of oranges, yellows and browns. But, not…