This is the Air I Breathe
Ever have one of those days when it seems like you’re a hamster in its wheel – going 90 miles an hour to get all you need to get done…..DONE? But we all know that wheel is going nowhere. That’s the way we might feel, but God knows we ARE going somewhere and we’re checking…
Feeling Satisfied
The word, satisfy, conjures up all kinds of images in my mind. The most recent was on Mother’s Day. Satisfy means to fulfill, gratify, or meet someone’s expectations, or needs. I could check the box in front of each one of those words because I was over-the-top satisfied. A mom with her family around her;…
Persistence Is Worth It
I still have Olympic “fever” as I think about the undaunted persistence of those athletes. They didn’t get to the Olympics because they felt like it. They made it to the Olympics by hours and months and years of training, rehearsing, taping up sore body parts, giving up many simple pleasures of time, food, and…
Whose Superhero are You?
I was listening to a Christian radio station. The DJ talked about a family he knows whose wife and mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. The entire family dressed up in superhero costumes and went with her to each of her chemo treatments to let her know she’s their superhero. The DJ said great…
Taking One Day at a Time
My sister (more than the sis-in-law she really is) and I frequently have long “catch-up” telephone conversations. She is beyond being a “trooper”. I want to clarify that word “trooper”. She is exactly what the dictionary says she is. Other than being a soldier or police officer, it means “someone willing to participate in difficult…
Doing What We Can
Daily, I report for duty and ask God for my daily assignments. I’ll admit His responses often leave me asking: “Really? Me? Who am I to do that?” I’ve come to know if He leads me to it, He equips me with the wisdom and fortitude to do it. I’ve been reading about Moses and…
Too Much Noise — Too Little Hearing God’s Voice
Back to reality from being away in our favorite fishing location. Wifi is spotty there – so not the place to be for being entertained by current world events. But, who cared? We were immersed in the beauty and sounds of creation. It just seemed God’s quiet voice could be heard there so much easier.…
Being Persistent Takes Persistence
Here’s another day of coming out from under my “mighty woman of God” rock and I’m going to boast about some of my weaknesses. I’m following St. Paul’s lead with his powerful words of advice. He said: “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in…
Taking One Day at a Time
Yesterday, my sis-in-law and I caught up on each other’s lives. She’s in Tulsa. For now, I’m in Austin. We both have very active, on-the-go families and there’s much to talk about. My years of caring for elderly parents have passed, but she and my bro-in-law are still caring for their 96 and 97-year-old mothers.…
Stuck in the MIDDLE?
The MIDDLE: the center, an equal distance from the extremities of something; halfway, a position at an equal distance from the sides, edges or ends. The middle child. The one in the middle of a circle. The piano’s middle “C”. The middle of the night. I know what being stuck in the MIDDLE is all…