Common Sense: plain, ordinary good judgment [dictionary.com] “Why do they call it common sense when it’s really not all that common?” I laughed when I heard Pastor/husband say it, maybe because the best humor is often closely related to truth. 31 Days of Proverbs means thirty-one days, reading one chapter a day of the Book…
This is a confession. Seems I’ve been doing this a lot lately, and the truth is, it is freeing. I know that I am not alone on this one because I see it all over the internet and even on people’s faces. Fear. The eclipse. Hurricanes of historic proportions. The wildfires in the west. The…
I am in no position to say more… I could never add to its meaning, and wouldn’t want to comment and risk taking away from its original intent, but here is my favorite quote in honor of Dr. King:
I’m guessing that I got it from my sweet mother… she’s an avid reader and the champion Scrabble player in our family, and now we’re addicted to Words with Friends. She’s retired now, but her former occupation as a proof-reader definitely gives her an advantage! 😉 (Love you, Mom!) The written word has changed course, and…
I’ve never lived alone. When my husband and I married in 1982, he had just graduated from college and I was still living with my parents. After a few days of honeymooning we loaded all of our belongings and moved to Texas, sight unseen. I came from a family of 6, with two siblings still…
It’s the season of giving. We give to those we love and to those in need. Some of us give to those we don’t even know. We give because God gave first.
There is just no way to sugar-coat it. Living in Madagascar is no easy task. As beautiful as the landscape can be, it can also be just as harsh. When the summer heat rolls in and dries everything to a dust that settles on everything in your house, you clean as much as physically possible…
There. I said it. Although it’s true that I wasn’t the kind of girl who grew up dreaming of being the wife of a pastor, I know that it’s even more true that God knew my committment to Him as a young girl was sincere. I gave my life to Him and I meant it with all my heart.…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Unashamedly, I am that Mom. The one that has never looked forward to school starting again. My youngest of four is starting his third year in college and I still tear up. My grandbaby is starting preschool and I’ll hold in the tears until after he’s out…
“Look! There’s a real farm, just like on T.V.!!” I chuckled at the seriousness of this young man, but was amazed that it was coming from a sincere fourth grader. Wow! I know that kids are somewhat oblivious to their surroundings sometimes, but this one took me quite by surprise. I may be a city girl,…
Words. They come too easily. They don’t come at all. Sometimes I’m afraid I’ll say too much–other times I wish I had said more. We use our words to hurt and to heal. A friend of mine lost her mother only days ago and since that time, has received words that have encouraged her and strengthened…
Have you got your “Friday Face” on?! Often on Fridays we spend time with our grandkids, and one of the places we frequent is Sam’s Club. When we leave, both kids HAVE to have a receipt in hand so the Sam’s Club member can draw a “happy face” on the receipt for them. You’d think…
I had an experience in the summer of ’95 that forever impacted the way I see the world–and myself. We were living in Texas at the time, and my youngest of four was ony two years old. Our church was planning it’s first-time-ever overseas mission trip to teach conversational English and share the gospel in…
Am I? Really? What does that even mean, anyway? OK. I wonder about these things sometimes… What does “OK” even mean? Why do we use the letters “O” and “K”? Here’s what Webster says: OK adverb or adjective \ō-ˈkā, in assenting or agreeing also ˈō-ˌkā\ : fairly good : not very good or very bad : acceptable or…
What do you do? Do you… Quit? Throw a fit? Lash out? Stomp and pout? It happens. Sometimes intentional and other times not so much. Maybe not at all intentional, but still just as painful. This one wasn’t so much painful for me, just sobering. AND, this one was completely unintentional, I’m sure of it.
