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 →
"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10 Shaken About a year ago we had an earthquake in my area. We aren't used to these here... Continue Reading →
Love One Another The Bible reading today was 1John 4 and as I was reading the song popped into my head. You know the one - from Sunday school or VBS. "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that... Continue Reading →
There Is A Friend Proverbs 18:24 says that a man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. I have been blessed with a group of ladies that I have been friends with for the last 36 years. We met in middle school when they... Continue Reading →
Love Notes I ventured into the garage this weekend to look for some things I will need for a job. It didn’t matter that I was looking for a particular set of things; as is often the case, I got sidetracked. While unpacking boxes, I found an old writer’s notebook of my son’s. The pictures... Continue Reading →
It’s Here! Finally, after years of writing and revision, it’s here. For those of you who don’t know, I was hit by a drunk driver five years ago. The brain injury I sustained left me unable to work, but I’ve explained all that throughout this blog. During my recovery, I began writing a book about... Continue Reading →
A Woman's Heart Locker Right around five every morning, I wake up. No alarm to speak of - except maybe a whimpering dog on occasion. This morning was no different. I woke up - fed the cats and dog, and let him out. Then, I went inside, grabbed a cup of coffee, sat on the... Continue Reading →
Up And Running Again Have you ever felt like you were just hobbling along, definitely not keeping up, and only barely holding on? That's the way I've felt the last few months. You'd think that spending four years recovering from an accident - going to countless therapies and relentlessly trying to heal my brain would... Continue Reading →
So Long Lives This "So long lives this, and this gives life to thee." It's the final couplet in Shakespeare's sonnet 18. My mom loved it, and I often think about it in relation to her. My mother's love and life lessons live on in me for as long as I remember her. And, on... Continue Reading →
The Crushing Everyone can relate to being crushed. Whether it is a rejection from someone we care about, a failure at something we wish we had succeeded with, or some devastating occurrence, we know what it is to be crushed. Mom did too. One of the things she often said about the Lord was that... Continue Reading →
Mom - On The Day You Should Be 80 You had no idea back then how much love and joy you would bring to the lives of people around you. You were busy being the older sister, doing what was expected. But, thank you. For your sense of the ridiculous. Thank you for holding my... Continue Reading →
Talking To Myself I was talking to myself the other day. Not in the fun, "Self, what are you doing?" kind of way. Instead, I heard myself call out, Where ARE you, Mom? Where are you? It was a moment of weakness. And, as I write it now, I wonder if it actually classifies as talking to... Continue Reading →
