“Marriage, when it is healthy, has a mystical way of revealing God; a way of bringing a smiling peace to our restless hearts” (pg. 142).  When it is healthy…hmmm…how do we do that?  Fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) Marriage is a ministry.  Serve one another. Smiling peace. Parrott(s). 2006. Saving Your Marriage Before it […]

It seems lately I have seen and heard so many people hurting one another.  Have we forgotten the mercy and grace we were given on the cross. Aren’t we suppose to love and serve one another? If we consider all of our relationships to be ministries, how would that change our lives?  The lives we […]

T.A.L.K. T – Tell people how you feel.  They cannot read your mind. A – Allow someone to tell you how they feel.  L – Learn your communication weaknesses (No blaming, don’t be the yes man just to bring peace, distacter – stick to the subject, the computer? – always need too many details or […]

Dear Theopilus, I do miss you so much since I moved away.  I hope your stream is flowing cool waters in this hot weather.  I think of you often when I feel so small against the overwhelming forces that seem to come out of nowhere.  I do not doubt that you still hold your head […]

Why do we have such a hard time accepting that others are also human? It seems we become friends (or more) with people and think they are awesome until…wait a minute…we realize they aren’t perfect? Could it be? Surely not!  All people make mistakes?  Struggle with sin? Have weaknesses? Reality. We allow ourselves to have […]

Rejoicing in how God continues to carefully untangle me. He removes my veil and I replace it. He wants to reveal my beauty. Jesus loves me.

Music is beautiful.  I love it and feel it is an awesome way to praise God. In children’s ministry we sing loudly, have motions for every emotion, move and dance. All that is awesome. This week we studied the importance of our words. We did not have music.  We did not have motions.  No dancing. […]

Trying to catch up on homework after surgery this week. Air conditioner went out. Car died. I was dropped from my class at school by mistake and my financial aid reversed… but no cancer…the rest is no biggie I’m thinkin. Praise God! “My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and […]

In my silk dress and high heels I climbed a hill on the way to work to get a rock. At the time I worked for an Orthodontist, and we were experiencing an uncertain time. Habakkuk 2:2-3 states “2And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads […]