Please Pick Me Lord
I wanted to be picked for that part or answering that question in school. And, after watching many episodes of The Chosen, I wonder if I would have desired to be picked as one of Jesus’ followers. I think that I would have enjoyed hanging out with Mary Magdalene and be in on those conversations…
Our Longevity has a Purpose
I am still in the afterglow of all those candles on my birthday cake. Although I am genetically predisposed to living deep into my 90s (the women in my family are die-hards), I can unequivocally say that for me, longevity is not a goal to which I aspire. I don’t want to live long as…
Stop Drop and Pray
Help! I really didn’t realize how old I was until I was on the ground and found it difficult to launch upward! That sounds funny, but it is true for many of us in our golden years. So, what do we do to get back up? We learn good techniques and practice them. And there…
I Thank God for You
My Staci and Larry gave me cowboy boots for my birthday! Perfect timing, because for months, Carl and I had planned to attend U.S. Congressman Roger Williams Evening at the Stockyards in Ft. Worth, TX on my birthday. Congressman Williams is the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business. It was a wonderful…
God’s 35,000 Feet View
It’s yesterday and it’s my birthday! And we’re on our way to I-Hop! It’s a redo of last year when my son asked where I’d like to go for my birthday. It was to I-Hop where a most charming waiter welcomed us and sang “Oh, Donna!” to me and the entire restaurant. To top it…
This is Me
How utterly self-centered can I be as I sing “Happy Birthday to Me” today? Why not? This birthday week started with my sweet husband giving me a James Avery sunflower necklace that honors our wedding and the sunflowers we chose. Before that, he had taken me to a “Sunflower” Vietnamese Restaurant that displayed sunflowers throughout.…
Let’s Talk about Partying
“Hear ye! Hear ye!” We’ve come a long way, Baby! Rather, I’ve come a long way, Baby! I’m letting the world know tomorrow is my birthday via an extremely sophisticated means – my computer and the internet. Back in the day, way before newspapers and radios, there were town criers. They made public announcements, shouted…
The Litany of Humility
Some time ago, I remember I was put off about something. I mentioned it to my son. He didn’t correct me or agree with me. He simply reached for his Bible and pulled out a sheet of paper from within the pages and showed me “The Litany of Humility”. He suggested that I make this…
Treasured Tears
I’ll admit it. I am a crybaby. The older I get, the easier it is for me to let the tears flow! During the ring exchange ceremony at our wedding, Carl was supposed to be the first to say “I do” after the words: “Do you promise to have and to hold Donna from this…
I’m Getting Off My High Horse
I’m Getting Off My High HorseDo you sometimes feel like throwing in the towel? You’re done and done with the heavy load you’ve carried way too long. The Apostle Paul must have felt that way many times. In fact he expressed his dependence when he wrote about the ‘thorn in his flesh’. Three times he…