The Cross is the Difference-Maker
It’s no secret that I keep my eyes and ears wide open for God-ideas that give me content for my daily blogs. And, that content comes from various places — a scripture reading, while praying, while scrolling through my social media platforms, while being out and about in a foreign country or in my community,…
Praying for the Peace of Israel
I am not the typical news-watcher for daily worldwide updates. So, I was stunned when I heard our pastor in a most heart-wrenching way, express his dismay over the attacks in Israel by the Hamas regime on Sunday. My heart aches for Israel as I watched the news about the worst attack on civilians in…
Just a Little
“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.” — Thérèse de Lisieux Ever accidentally step on an anthill and before you know it, ants are coming out and on you? That was me!…
The Difference Grandparents Can Make
At church, a new friend invited me to her Grandmothers’ Prayer Group – specifically for the “grand” purpose of praying for our grandchildren. The pictures that follow indicate that I made it – and it didn’t disappoint. What precious moments ensued. They asked for the names of my grandchildren and their ages. As I listed…
Have a Blessed Day!
“Have a good one!” “Have a great day!” Those are parting words from upbeat, positive, and intentionally optimistic people. Some folks are so caught up in their own world, expressing upbeat wishes to others doesn’t cross their minds. They’re all about their own agenda and trudging through their own day. If you’re one of my…
How Can We Possibly Pray Without Ceasing?
Was St. Paul delusional when he wrote those words “Pray without ceasing?” (I Thessalonians 5:17). But, first came Jesus Who said to “always pray”. “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should ALWAYS pray and not give up.” (Luke 18:1) Honestly, I’m doing good to have my morning prayer time…
Pretty is as Pretty Does
A dear saint, my mama, used to say to me when I felt less than pretty or radiant “Pretty is as pretty does!” Honestly, that annoyed me because I could only see a freckled face, brown dish-water colored hair, the skinniest, flat chested teenager in all the world. All my friends seemed to have come…
Your Photo ID, Please
Those are the words we start out with when checking in voters to cast their ballot in this year’s Early Voting Polls, as well as on Election Day, November 3rd. I was feeling the patriotism and privilege to be able to vote this year – really, not like any other time in my life. When…
Wisdom I Learned From Trial & Error
I’m happy to say that of all the things that we did wrong in our lives, we did some things right. For example – in teaching our children to be brave, faith-filled, optimistic, daring, strong and responsible human beings. I’d like to think that my young husband and I did everything right, but without a…
Enough is Enough
EEver said those words? We’ve prayed for changes to the point of exhaustion, but it seems our prayers are only hitting the ceiling. We feel hopeless and disappointed. The sheer monotony of it all is tiring! Maybe your “enough” is one more day of isolation or home-schooling or face-mask wearing. I noticed that the quarantine…