Dog #2 whines and wimpers for a really long time, and I finally notice the dogs’ food and water bowls are dry and dusty. These dogs iritate me incessantly, but I’m not so cold-hearted as not to feed them. So I retrieve the two plastic cups we use to fill the bowls with water and dog food and begin the… Read More
Taking a Spiritual Turn in the Conversation
Have you ever felt a gentle nudge from the Holy Spirit directing you to talk about spiritual things with a friend or even an acquaintance, but felt too nervous or unprepared to take the plunge? Many of us have encountered that nervous feeling from time to time. It’s a crazy thing, really, when you think about it. Why are we… Read More
10 Steps to an Even More Likeable You
Two of the friendliest gals I’ve ever met – Rachelle and Carrie I want people to like me. There I said it. I didn’t say I’m a suck up or a people pleaser. If you know me outside this blog at all, you know I’m not. I have just a tad too much take-me-or-leave-me in me to be a people… Read More
Close Encounters of the Divine Kind
Are you ready for a close encounter of the divine kind? There will probably be no funky music, no mysterious lights and certainly no space ship lowering from the heavens, as in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. But when you brave up and make yourself available for a divine encounter, you just might find the results even more magical… Read More
From My Childhood to This Day
I’ve heard some mighty fine testimonies, haven’t you? I’ve listened with piqued curiosity and amazement to stories of how God has snatched people out of lives of crime, alcoholism, loose living, and defiance to put them on the narrow path. And I’ve heard the powerful personal stories of folks who once claimed to be atheists, agnostics or simply disinterested, and… Read More
How to Pass It On
My parents own a very large, beautiful Fostoria punch bowl that has been passed down in the family. My dad says it now sits on the very same pedestal style table that it sat on in his home as he was growing up. Not only does that prove that my dad is a creature of habit, but it shows how… Read More