Clean Hands — Pure Heart
Have you ever walked past a glass door and spotted those unmistakable little fingerprints — chocolate smudges, jelly streaks, or mysterious sticky dots you hope aren’t what you think they are? The evidence is real. We know exactly who left it. And those sweet little hands? They had no clue the mess they were making.…
Is It a Heart Condition… or a Condition of the Heart?
A couple of weeks ago, a friend shared that her husband had a heart attack. After a whirlwind of tests, doctors inserted a stent — and now? He feels like a million bucks. His family is relieved, and he’s got a new pep in his step (and probably fewer burgers in his diet). Along with…
Let’s Go to the Desert
Yesterday began the 40 days of Lent. It isn’t just a season; it’s a journey — a deliberate walk into the desert, not to suffer, but to be refined. It’s a time to come clean, inside and out, setting aside distractions to hear God more clearly. On purpose for my mind, heart, soul AND body…
Clean Hands and a Pure Heart
I remembered when little fingerprints covered the lower half of my sliding glass doors when we were with our little great nieces and nephew a few weeks ago. It was unquestionable that those fingerprints were theirs because of the height of their placement and the size of those little hands. The evidence was real. We…
Desert — NOT Dessert
We’re nine (9) days into Lent, but whose counting? Me! I’m numbering the days to Easter in my journal. The end of this season isn’t even in sight yet. Do I sound whiny? “PLEASE, just one tiny taste of chocolate!!” I may sound whiny but I’m really not. I know I need this season —…
Lent Means Course Correction
As a Private Pilot, I have extra help with the notion of “I believe I can fly”. We had a single engine Cessna 182 – a sweet ride. We logged many hours flying across this great country. Though I haven’t flown in a while, I remember some crucially important flight requirements that ensured landing where,…
Just Tidying Up Things Around Here
I learned from the best of them – my mother-in-law – about organizing and keeping things in their proper order. Perfectionism is one of her claims to fame which she passed on to her son, my husband and to our son who is “Mr. Organized” to the nth degree and thrives on everything being in…
HELP! I Need Hand & Heart Sanitizer
I was talking to my sis-in-law last night. They are in the professional, large-buildings (mostly banks) cleaning business with over a hundred employees working for them. Bless their hearts. They are also an “essential” business on the front lines. Because sanitizing standards are amped up, their employees are working double and triple the hours to…
Help! I Need a Course Correction!
I travel the highways to Austin and Tulsa often and rarely do I need directions. But, when I am on the phone or in Lala Land while driving, I just might take a wrong turn. One time, I took the wrong exit to Dallas coming home from Tulsa and ended up on some backwoods roads.…
Clean Up. Clean Out. Clean In.
It was Thanksgiving morning and my family were all coming in for our annual festivities. I was in the kitchen and getting my turkey ready for the oven. I walked over to my dining room table and the sun was coming in like a force-field. And, what to my wandering eyes would appear — under…