Many of my birthdays come and go without too much reflection or emotion, but some hit me hard. This was one of those years. 56 Quite frankly, I didn’t like that number this year. Sure, I am happy to be alive and grateful to be healthy at the time of this writing, but I have […]
Last week a friend called in response to last week’s blog post HERE. We shared a giggle because I have such an intense personality. My soul resonates with visions of burning buildings and grimy, sweaty rescue workers living with a fervent sense of urgency. I want to go find the people, whereas she wants to […]
This week I watched The World Trade Center for the second time. I cried. Again. This movie is based on the real life events of Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin, two Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police who were two of the only 20 people rescued alive from the September 11 attack […]
This week I spoke at my church on intercessory prayer and referenced this poster. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft saw our home as a pale blue dot beyond the orbit of Neptune. (Can you see the pale blue dot in the upper right?) I purchased it for my office from Amazon because it reminds me of […]
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12) This week I moved into a new home and as is my custom, I prayed a prayer like one […]
I said good-bye to a home of eighteen years this week. During my last walk through an empty home in which even my footsteps echoed, I opened the door to each empty room and thanked God for whatever came to mind. When I opened my son’s room – our surprise child who arrived ten years […]
There was a storm in the middle of the night this past Saturday. A deafening sound of wind woke me up and I stayed awake for a while as thunder and lightning yelled from the sky and wind and rain pummeled our property. Then yesterday, I noticed this fallen tree in our neighbor’s yard. Without […]
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. (James 4:17) Sometimes God does something very personal in our heart and asks us to stop or start doing something that is not directly addressed in Scripture. Instead, it is a decision He has asked […]
When I am between Bible studies, I commonly use the classic My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers, as the launching point for my prayer and devotional time. This week the page-long devotional for May 15 has hung in my heart, so much so that I have been re-reading it. This week I am […]
God comforted my momma heart last week. It was such a monumental event that if He were to take me home tomorrow, I feel certain He would take care of my kids. My young adult daughter came to me several months ago inquiring about our ability to assist her with finding a living situation for […]
