When All is Said and Done
I’m in Austin visiting my family for several days. I was amused when a friend of theirs visited. She put her hands to her ears when the election came up in conversation. She couldn’t deal with any thought that President Trump could lose the election. I want to shut my eyes and ears too, but…
Judge Not or You Will Be Judged
It’s one thing to be judged, but to be a judge who is judged – takes judging to a whole new level – especially when the judge is Judge Amy Coney Barrett. I’ve watched some of the judging of her in the Senate Judiciary’s confirmation hearings. My “judging” about the “judging” is the Republican optimistic…
Lord, Please Give Me PEACE about this PEACE Sign
While being my kids’ dogs’ sitter, I’ve enjoyed the inspirations at their home for my blogs. After I blogged a few days ago about the peace-sign hand on my daughter’s wall where she does her video shows, of all things, when going to look at one of the books under it, I knocked the hand…
Peace in the Middle of the Usual Being Unusual
When our children marry and have families of their own, we may have to do a lot of tweaking to adapt to their lifestyles and their way of doing things differently than what we did. It comes with the territory of being the “senior” in the bunch. So, rather than resisting the changes, I’ve decided…
And He Shall Be Called Prince of Peace
Happy 4th Sunday of Advent! Our journey is leading us to the birth of our Savior. We’ve embraced each Sunday’s symbolism in the Advent Christmas wreath’s candles. The first Sunday was hope, then faith, last Sunday’s was joy and today, we light the last purple candle to mark the final week of our journey. This…
Permission Granted to Let a Few Things Slide
It’s no longer “beginning to look a lot like Christmas” because it is Christmas and it’s exploding in living color, bright lights, adored Christmas carols playing, Santas at Salvation Army kettles and stores, shoppers with carts loaded with treasures to be wrapped and placed under the exquisite trees I’ve seen displayed on FB and Instagram.…
We Need Mind Control
Oh, but if we had the power to put our minds on “lockdown” when they are being bombarded with negative overload. I’ve found the more I think about something, the stronger it takes hold of me, which is why the Bible teaches “Run from anything that gives you evil thoughts, but stay close to anything…
I Promise You — True Peace is Possible
I know that true peace from the true peace that was modeled for me by my “peace-filled” mom. Tough times didn’t overtake her peace. It almost seemed she was in a bubble of peace that no-one or no-thing could pop that bubble. I’m so grateful she modeled that peace for me, because that’s the peace…
Fine-Tuning Our Focus
From mid-June until now, I’ve been focused on VBS kiddos, then I hopped right into focus on 4-legged kiddos at my children’s place then to my 2-legged grand-kiddos at my home, back to focus on my children in Austin, and now back home to the two 4-legged furry kiddos of my Frisco family while they’re…
You Are Always On My Mind
Do you remember that feeling when you first met your sweetheart and you couldn’t get him or her out of your mind? That’s all I thought about – morning, noon and night – that cute, black haired, brown eyed boy stole my heart AND my mind! This year I found that the principal thing is…