Things changed on me at the last minute, and I hate it when that happens. Still, it does cause me to rest upon the Lord’s strength and provision even more than when I feel like I’ve got all my ducks in a row. I needed to rent a car for this weekend’s speaking engagement in Fort Worth (Hi Birchman Baptist… Read More
It’s one thing to count on God’s grace when we are in the clear, when we have honestly done nothing wrong. Maybe we’ve been wronged; but we’ve done no wrong. Grace is surely coming then. But what about when we have finally come face to face with our ugly? When we’ve owned the mess we’ve made? Maybe we can hope… Read More
Do you remember the first panicky moment when, as a child, you lost sight of your parents in a crowded place? I don’t recollect the exact incident, but I’m sure we were probably in a crowded Rich’s department store. I was probably playing among the circular racks of women’s clothing when my mom moved on to a different section of… Read More
Usually if I tell someone, “Thanks anyhow,” my sentiment follows an appreciative rejection of what they had planned to do for me or give me. “No, I can’t join you for lunch that day, but thanks anyhow.” Smiles all round. Warm fuzzies floating between us. “Oh, I already have one, but thanks anyhow.” How kind of her! That’s nice that… Read More
I’ve never been one to shy away from spending time alone, in solitude. I absolutely love spending time with friends and family, but I’m pretty good company for myself as well. Still, enough isolation is enough! For Pete’s sake, I live on the edge of the world in Arizona, my parents are over two thousand miles away, my son is… Read More
I’m not one for forging my own path. My husband is all for abandoning the hiking trail and traipsing off through the woods. Me, not so much. In fact, I’m the kind who will refuse to do so, even if there’s something “bright blue and shiny…let’s go see!” For that matter, I don’t even like being the one who leads… Read More