Check's In The Mail! There was a time in my life, after I'd started a new job, that I wasn't getting paid. One week, then two went by without pay. By week three, I was making calls. You'll have to wait for the second pay cycle. Week four rolled around, and I was desperate for cash. The... Continue Reading →
From Inside The Fish Have you ever felt like you were inside the fish? Like, whatever hole you were in was so deep, it had swallowed you up completely. The lights are out, your head is wrapped in seaweed, and you’re swimming around in pre-vomit? That’s where Jonah was because he had gotten God’s call... Continue Reading →
Grace Period Life We've all been there. Missed a due date, and now we are in the grace period. Hopefully, it doesn't happen often. Hopefully, we aren't paying all our bills in the grace period, but sometimes that happens, too. I was struck last evening that if you are in a season where you are... Continue Reading →
The Sacrifice Of Praise "We bring the sacrifice of Praise into the house of the Lord." We all know that song. It's catchy, upbeat, and joyful. But what does it really mean? I was listening to an African gospel artist the other day, and she was talking about this very thing. It's easy to praise... Continue Reading →
Worship In The Wilderness Our Church has begun a study of Mark, and today's message was about John the Baptist. Something leaped out at me that I hadn't really spent much time considering before - John was in the wilderness, and that's where Jesus met him. Jesus meets us where we are. He doesn't wait... Continue Reading →
We Are The Letter I've had a similar conversation with two people I love in the past week or so. The main idea was that YOU are the only Bible some people will ever read. So, when I was doing my devotions this morning, this part jumped out at me. Everything about who we are,... Continue Reading →
You Are Too! Sometimes the simplest truths are the ones that we overlook. "You are too!" My husband exclaimed as we sat out back in the cool of the morning before the heat made it too hot to drink our coffee. As a parent of young adults and college-age kids, the whole dynamic of our... Continue Reading →
The Real Question Have you ever been speaking to someone and they ask a question, but you know that's not the real question? This past Sunday at church, we had a guest speaker, a professor at the Bethlehem Bible College in Palestine. His sermon was entitled, "Go and do likewise." It was compelling, and I... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: Happy Anniversary Dandelions Yesterday was a weird day. June 4th, 2025 marks eight years from when I was in the accident that completely changed everything in my life. It was quite a while after that accident that I started this blog on my road to recovery, and I started with a post called... Continue Reading →
Too Blessed Tuesdays Blooming In The Wasteland I love seeing flowers bloom anywhere, but I'm particularly fond of seeing flowers bloom in places they weren't planted. Blooming in places where they had been cast aside, unnurtured, roots akimbo, and left to wither. My favorite place it to see flowers bloom is in places no one... Continue Reading →
The Mother Of Reinvention You've heard the saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention." Â It's also the mother of reinvention. People change. Life - lifes. Things happen, and we have to "adapt or die." Thank you, Brad Pitt in Moneyball. It's not usually that dramatic - but adaptation and reinvention are critical to becoming the... Continue Reading →
Too Blessed Tuesdays Transient Beauty One of the most awe-inspiring aspects of our world is the sheer magnitude of transient beauty that abounds in every season. Whether it's a pristine blanket of snow kissing the winter landscape, Snowdrops in springtime breaking through the frozen ground, or purple Bearded Irises sprouting on some forgotten path, it's... Continue Reading →
