I’d awakened earlier than normal and I’d crept downstairs to start the coffee. Without the bright Arizona sunrise lighting my house I was a little disoriented. So I sat on my sofa while Mr. Coffee sputtered and spit black gold into the glass carafe. The day ahead of me was packed with unusual and time-consuming activities. Usually a creature of… Read More
I was eating breakfast yesterday according to my normal custom: still in stinky workout clothes, alone (fortunately for everyone else) at the table, reading glasses perched on my nose, and nose in my devotional guide. Oh, and two little exceptionally needy dogs looking up at me with complete adoration, as though to say to me, “Do you still love us… Read More
Having endured a large dose of Thanksgiving family drama, a friend recently exclaimed, “I think this Christmas I just need to give everyone in my family Jesus! They need Him more than anything else.” Amen! Right? My friend immediately purchased two of my Satisfied…at Last! Bible studies and I assume she’s giving those to two of the women in her… Read More
My mom taught me the importance and graciousness of a thank you note. As a young girl and then a young woman, I was required to write a heartfelt note of appreciation and get it in the mail quickly any time I received a gift or a kind deed from someone outside our immediate family. I have tried to pass… Read More
Not too long ago, a college woman stopped my daughter in the restroom at the student center on her university campus to question her about her clothing. Abby was dressed head to toe in black…as usual. No, Abby doesn’t dress in a goth style, nor is she typically so plain in her dress. In fact, Abby has a real flair… Read More
I love the contemporary praise song “I’m a Friend of God.” It’s peppy, positive and praiseworthy. But I wonder if we sometimes sing that song with full gusto and conviction only to take that relationship a little for granted. You see, while God loves us each and every one, He sent His Son to save us from our sins, and… Read More