Friends in High (and Tulsa) Places
Yesterday, Carl and I made the road trip to Tulsa — my old stomping grounds for over 40 years — to hug the necks of dear friends who’ve walked some of life’s winding roads with me. Oh, the memories we rolled back! Weddings, babies, healings, answered prayers, and those precious late-night talks that seemed to…
Tribute to Legacy
A few days ago (September 8th), Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died at the age of ninety-six. Of course, this news has been center stage for the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. I was taken when I saw this photo and when I read that shortly before her…
The Joys Outweigh the Jitters
Yesterday, I blogged about “counting even the toughest times as joy” – because in the middle of those times, we’ll find joy, if we look for it. Joy certainly has outweighed the jitters over this humongous move I just made. Since December, I was on a quest to sell my home, which meant getting the…
What Frightened or Hurt You in Your Past That Paralyzes You Today?
My post today is taken from my daughter’s post yesterday. It brought back so many memories of the night at 10:30 pm when I received the phone call to pray for Payton, my 10-year old grandson. Larry and Staci were downstairs and heard a blood curdling scream coming from Payton. Realizing this was not an…
A Queen’s Responsibility? Sharing Love and Joy is a MUST!
This first photo is one of the first my friends, Charles Michie and Sheila Michie, took when we arrived together in Rome. It continued to be a photo shared of “the queen”! LOL! Not by planning, but I guess providence, I stood exactly under a crown on the Roma photo. So, I guess, if the…
Royalty Begets Royalty
Day 5 of 365, and my grandson and granddaughter were my inspiration today. As any typical morning with two very strong willed siblings, this morning was one where it took tremendous letting go of Payton’s own desires for his sister’s. First, he gave her the middle cinnamon roll of the pan — the one that…