BE the EYE of the Storm
I remember my 7th grade science class enough to know about the “eye” of the storm — that still, calm, quiet place in the middle of a storm. As I read the post I made 7 years ago during one of the greatest storms of our lives, I realized that God kept us in the…
Change of Plans: Hail — No!!
When I posted on Monday (the day after the major hailstorm here in Frisco), about the opportunities that can come from a storm, I didn’t realize that it would apply to not only my grandkids and those friends who get extra work when storms come, but it would be applicable to me, too! Here’s what…
Behind the Storm is a Rainbox of Blessing
Most of my posts are from my own personal life experiences. St. Paul said, in 2 Corinthians 1:4 “That you may be comforted with the same comfort that I have been comforted with.” And, indeed, iit is MY utmost desire is to comfort others with the same comfort that I have been comforted with during…
Is Your Home Built on Solid Rock or Sinking Sand?
We were just kids when we married (I was 17; he was 18). Funny the dreams we had back then. Often, we’d go “looking” for our dream home…. the newest mobile home models, in hopes of owning one someday. That was pie-in-the-sky dreaming back then, because my husband was a college student, and I was…
Tough Times Don’t Last, But Tough People AND Trees Do!
I set out to buy two trees for my yard. My main criteria? Hardy. A very knowledgeable tree specialist guided me to this Maple Tree (left). It would be on the west side of my home and would eventually have a great canopy from the sun, and yes, it’s a hardy tree. I chose the…
Learning to Dance in the Rain
When the storms of life come, it’s quite easy to nestle down all snug as a bug in a rug, and just wait for them to pass. After all, who wants to go outside when it’s lightning and thundering and the winds are blowing 90 miles an hour? It’s also quite easy to complain about…
Him I Will Keep in Perfect Peace Whose Mind is Stayed on Me
That’s my sweetheart in the photo – so at peace during one of our Belize missions. I posted this message, 25 days after we received the Stage 4 Kidney Cancer diagnosis. I have friends encountering some major life storms, as we did, and I want to share how we made it through the rough waters.…
Aboard Our Hospital Cruise Ship
Several years ago, while we were on the 2nd day of a cruise to the Southern Caribbean, we were just about to retire for the night, when all of a sudden, the lights on the ship began to flicker and then we heard, and felt, the engines come to a fast stop. It was a…