Deep Longings
I know the right things to do within my life. I can maturely process my emotions. I know what gets to me. I know what I love to do for ME! Yet, a part of me still places my future happiness on other people, places, and situations, and I can become anxious or disappointed when…
If I Were God, I Would Have….
Good thing I’m NOT God because I would have sure messed things up many times over with my ideas, thoughts, and desires. Garth Brooks sang “I thank God for unanswered prayers.” And I agree, I thank God for not answering many of my prayers If He had answered ‘yes’ to many of those prayers, no…
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…
When Judging Makes a Difference
My go-to grocery store was out of watermelons when I shopped. But not yesterday. They were fully stocked. I brought one home, cut myself a slice and, YES – sweet, juicy, and seedless. Yum! Watermelon is my favorite summer fruit. It’s amusing to watch people thumping on watermelons trying to find the best one. I…
Behaving Ourselves
I watched a young man checking his items out at a store. He scanned each item then I saw him slip another item with it and didn’t scan that item. I wanted to say, “Behave yourself”, but didn’t. However, I did get a fresh, new blog from the scene. “Behave yourself!” Isn’t that something you…
Is it Clothes or the Heart That Makes Us?
I saw these “ancient” photos and how stylish and dressed-to-the-nines we were back then. I remembered Mark Twain’s quote: “Clothes make the man! Naked people have little or no influence on society.” I had to laugh at that thought and visual! AND, consider how many almost-naked folks should heed his words! This photo is my…
Let’s Eliminate “Just a” From Our Vocabulary!
I asked a young woman what she did for a living and she responded: “Oh, I’m just a stay-at-home Mom.” I quickly corrected her “You are NOT “just an” anything. You are so blessed to be able to be in a position of the highest honor and status. You are the royal queen of your…
The Pursuit of God
Pursue: to follow, run after, chase someone or something to catch them.I have five grandsons; one is married and the remaining four have darling girlfriends. Being a romantic at heart, I thoroughly enjoy watching these guys pursue these girls. I loved the sweet Christmas gifts they each carefully chose for their “girl”. And I loved…
Connecting the Dots
Remember that game? I do! You probably played it too, along with the numbers we connected by drawing lines to the next number and soon it unveiled a picture of something. “Connect the dots” is a phrase that has popped up today as a metaphor to illustrate an ability to find the “big picture” of…
Dare to be Bold
I’m not talking about “stupid” boldness where we take dangerous risks, but being bold for God, ourselves, and others. Yep! That’s me! I own it! Unlike the shy, timid, and insecure child that I was, hiding behind my mama, over time and with the help of my pushy husband, I came out of my cocoon.…