...when your first best friend doesn't live next door.
Wow! Shock is probably not the right word. “Surprised by pride” would be a better way to describe what I witnessed last week while on vacation. You never know what you’ll see and hear while having breakfast in a Best Western in Middle America. I …
Do you think I should get a tattoo? If you’ve ever met me, go ahead and pick your chin up off of the floor now… I’m just not the tattoo sort of girl, you might say. My attitude has changed somewhat, but I’m not quite …
Are you good? So many people today greet one another like this: “Hey!” “Hi!” “How are you?” “Good; you?” “Good.” I catch myself responding this way and then remembering that it’s incorrect; I’m a bit of a grammar snob. (Not perfect, but snobby.) When we …
Content; that’s what I want to become this year. Check out this list of symptoms of discontent that I have observed pop up in myself over the years, and see if any apply to you. fear, jealousy, envy, impatience, pride, selfishness, regrets, unhealthy expectations, …
What’s your word? Many people have been talking and writing about their “word” for the year. About three years ago I started choosing, or asking God to choose for me, a theme word. He gave me “breathe” that first year. My thoughts went immediately to …
Throughout the world, the Christian church has always recognized Mary the mother of Jesus as the most remarkable mother in the Bible. We have Scripture verses that give us a glimpse of who she was and the role she played in Jesus’ story on Earth, …
I’ve got a terrific Christmas gift idea for the little girls in your life: … a copy of “Good Morning, Daddy!“ The story is about a young princess who gets distracted one morning from visiting with her father, the king. She has great …
Can you believe that the holidays are upon us? People tend to ask, “Are you ready for …insert holiday name here…?” My go-to response now is, “Nope! It’s not that day yet, so I still have time!” It might seem harsh, but it reminds me …
