The Church is Alive and Well
The Church — what a beautiful, hope-filled, life-giving place! It’s more than four walls and a steeple; it’s a living, breathing Body where we find hope, peace, faith, and fellowshi But let’s be honest: some of us got a little too comfortable in our jammies, sipping coffee while tuning into online services during Covid. I…
A Heartfelt Plea
As I look at the world around us, I see so many things that leave me perplexed and profoundly saddened. I believe in love — love for our neighbors, for our community, for the sanctity of life — but sometimes, I struggle to understand how that love has been twisted into something unrecognizable. How did…
How the Tides Can Change
Home at last after a remarkable week cruising Eastern Canada and New England. Still, there truly is no place like home sweet home. The joy was doubled as my East Texas family journeyed to Austin to celebrate Mother’s Day with us. Big brother Ryan and sister Shawntel opened their welcoming, spacious home to everyone, while…
Behind Closed Doors
Ever say: “I’m waiting for doors to open”, meaning a job opportunity, or patiently waiting for a store to open its doors, or the cash windfall that you could sure use that’s behind those closed doors? Remember when we placed our hands and fingers in a position to show “Here’s the church; here’s the steeple.”…
The Voice
I am a fan of the television show, The Voice. The judges’ backs are turned to the singer as they belt out a hearty song. The judges listen and they turn their chair if the singer’s voice is worthy of the competition. There was one voice that got may attention. It was my mama’s when…
Choosing to be like Jesus
We have all experienced it. We just heard an amazing sermon at church about being the light of Christ, and, ten minutes later, we’re trying to exit the church parking lot. We’ve got a ‘tude about the traffic and getting to our lunch date on time. We might even forget about using our car’s turn…
Our Beautiful Minds
As I type this blog today, it occurred to me that I am very, very grateful for my computer. And, I might add — grateful that it is working well, AFTER having a technician help me with the problem of my computer restarting in the middle of the night which resulted in a loss of…
Designed for Connection
I gave my youngest grandson a Lego Millenium Star Wars set with hundreds of pieces in it for his birthday. My mind just about went “tilt” when I saw how complex it would be to put those pieces together to make sense of that photo on the box. But the next time I went to…
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
My little eyes saw the lighthouse and church atop the mountain. It was a “God” moment when I recognized His presence as I gazed at those two sources of bringing safety to boats and people! I spoke about them in a recent blog. I’m a noticer, a seeker and many times, a finder! I’ve always…
Our Hearts have Eyes
Oh, the beauty of the landscape and ocean-scape here. This is my heaven-on-earth place of Cabo San Lucas aka Cabo del Sol. We are taking in everything beach and ocean. I am up early to post my blog (we are behind one hour from Austin’s time zone, so I must get moving an hour earlier…