Embrace the Place
It is almost eight months since my move to Austin. I arrived to my place with no hot water in an icy, snow-covered city. But that was a blessing to have water at all. The pipes had frozen and busted in the building. The other residents were trailblazers for the rest of us who moved…
He Loves Me. He Loves Me Not.
Blast from the past! If you’re a guy – you probably don’t remember this whimsical, girly activity, but I’ll bet, one time or another, my fellow starry-eyed, girl-friends remember. We took a flower (usually a daisy or a rose) and proceeded to pluck off one petal at a time and repeated the words: “He loves…
WANTED — Alive and Well
Yes, if I am wanted for anything, please make it while I’m still kickin’! Several years ago in my 55+ community in Tulsa, we had a Western-themed get-together. What a fun night we had! I loved the party-planners’ ideas for fun – particularly as I walked the halls of the community center and saw WANTED…
The Star Spangled Skies
It is July 1st and of course July 4th, Independence Day, is just a few days away. I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free. The only time I have ever considered using the words “star spangled skies” was as I proudly sung our country’s national anthem, “The Star Spangled…
Resetting the Mindset
Rarely do I strain for what to blog about each day, but when I am having a brain freeze, I step away from the computer and become intentional to “seeking and finding”. I don’t think seeking and finding will be difficult living in this community. Like yesterday when I intentionally walked down to get my…
A Year of Great Expectations
I have started this new year on a “great expectation” high. I am over-the-top excited about the “new”. Certainly not expecting a Disney World kind-of-magical-year. Nor, singing “Somewhere over the rainbow where trouble melts like lemon drops.” My great expectations for 2021 are living this good life in simple confidence in “He Who began a…
When God’s Timing Seems So Slow
We’re counting the minutes, hours, days and now weeks. For some of us, we’re three weeks into this time of isolation. And we keep asking “How much longer?” Only to hear “At least through April 30th!” That’s not surprising God at all. He’s been listening to us ask those questions long before this pandemic. “When…
Can You Spare a Little Change?
Play on words. Not really the spare change found in our pockets or purse — but the changing of seasons that we may be going through in our personal and family’s lives. In Texas, we get four distinctive seasons. Sometimes, more or less distinctive but I enjoy the change in creation and the cooler weather…
When God’s Plans are Way Better than Ours
In 1986, we moved to Canada on a ministry mission. It was a 100% faith-venture for all of us, including my mom. We had no idea what the future would hold, but we knew Who held our future. “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good…
Don’t Quit Mid-Stream — Go for the Big Picture
A dear friend’s FB post inspired me to write this blog. So many frustrations and disappointments held her captive to the present, the distorted, out-of-focus picture of today’s struggles. I get it. Sometimes it seems all hell has broken loose and we struggle to breathe in the midst of the heat — not thinking about…