Walk By Faith — Not By Sight
“We walk by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7What powerful words to anchor our hearts and minds as we high step our way through this new year! Walking by faith isn’t just a stroll in the park — it’s an adventure! It stretches us, surprises us, and reminds us that God’s ways are…
Who Are You?
The last couple of days, we have been in Carl’s hometown, Lubbock, TX where we kicked off New Year’s Eve with dear friends, then danced to our nephew’s band, and ended the night in prayer and thanksgiving for 2024, and now excited to see what 2025 will hold for us! New Year’s Day brought more…
The Not-So-Perfect Christmas
It’s time for those picture-perfect Christmas photos of families in matching pajamas, along with the picture-perfect photos of our impressive Christmas décor. Suddenly the comparison doors swing wide open as we try to one-up our friends and neighbors so that we win the “Christmas Decorating” award. Leaving those comparisons behind has been a relief for…
God’s People
New Year. New opportunities for shining our bright lights! As relentless as I am to be optimistic, I know there will be plenty of opportunities to go rogue and get caught up in the whirlwinds of negativity that this year could bring. It is the presidential election year, and already the rancor and negativity is…
Are We There Yet?
Yes we are! Day 1 of 2024 is signed, sealed, and delivered to us. On Sunday at church, New Year’s Eve, we sang an old song that made my eyes water. See if it causes yours to water, too: Because He lives, I can face tomorrowBecause He lives, all fear is goneBecause I know, He…
Happy New Year! Can I Have This Dance?
Yay! The last day of 2023 was numbered 12-31-23. Aw! 123-123! That sounds like a waltz to me — dancing right on into 2024! And, if we choose God as our dance partner on this 1st day of January through to December 31st, 2024, we’ll be conquering throughout this new year! An entire year of…
Brand New Year. Brand New Life.
It’s a brand-new year — 2023! And best, news, ever……according to 2 Corinthians 5:17 “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” If only that were true when it comes to poor health, broken hearts, sad songs, relationship debacles and…
A Picture-Perfect New Year
Was your Christmas picture-perfect? Like the picture-perfect greeting cards of families in matching pajamas? Maybe yours WASN’T picture-perfect which meant the doors of comparison swung wide open and envy and disagreements flooded in. It is easy for our attitudes to turn sour because picture-perfect isn’t what our lives look like. What is it about the…
It’s Our Choice: Empty, Half-Full, or Full Glass Attitude
I raised a couple of teenagers and have helped take care of those grown-up teenagers’ teenagers. I know well that they go through all spectrums of emotions at any given time. One day they’re optimistic and in a good mood. The next day they can ‘tudes that put a damper on their day and ours!…
A Happy and Blessed New Year to You and Yours
I really mean it when I say: “Happy and Blessed New Year!” Oh that I were a wise prophet promising that 2022 is going to be a banner year of multiplied blessings for all. I’m not a prophet, but I assure you that God promised an abundant life to us (John 10:10), so we might…