Can we have tranquility during the Christmas season? I didn’t used to think so… The month of December was particularly full for me this year and I wondered if I’d be able to enjoy the holiday at all. I had recording to do, writing deadlines, and radio interviews, but I forged on doing my best […]
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. The lights. The songs. The hot cocoa. Family. Friends. Activities. More activities. It can zoom by so fast that we are left spinning and wondering if we enjoyed the season at all. Years ago, I felt a huge priority was to bake special Christmas treats for all my […]
Our tow truck driver had multiple tattoos on his face but the one that stood out was the cross on his forehead—I knew there had to be a story there. Our day started off great. We dropped my husband’s car off at the mechanic for routine upkeep and headed out in my husband’s beloved truck, […]
Jim Burns is the President of HomeWord. He speaks to thousands of people around the world each year. He has close to 2 million resources in print in 30 languages. This article first appeared HERE. How to Put “Thanks” Back into Thanksgiving by Dr. Jim Burns Thanksgiving Day is once again just around the corner. It’s a wonderful […]
On Sunday mornings you can find me serving in the children’s ministry. This past Sunday I watched as a mom literally pulled her child into the children’s program. This child laid on the floor as his mom dragged him by his arm until she successfully had him in the room, and then, wouldn’t let him […]
Some years back I agreed to be one of the adults chaperoning a trip for kids. For some reason, and most likely because I felt out of place and like an outsider, it was a difficult week for me. No joke, I felt like I was stuck in the middle of the movie Mean Girls. Finding a […]
[This devotion first appeared at Proverbs 31 Ministries.] “Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.” Galatians 6:9 (NASB) One day when I was picking up my daughter, Monica, from elementary school, she realized she had forgotten something and had to go back […]
I was visiting my daughter and grandkids. My daughter made me a cup of coffee and I sat at her kitchen table with the grandkids to enjoy my afternoon brew. Ahhhh nothing like coffee and enjoying my grandkids. Then…out of nowhere…I don’t even know how it happened… I spilled my entire cup of joe. All […]
September 11, 2021 was the 20th anniversary of 9/11. There were countless tributes to that day, and rightly so. We all can remember where we were when we got the news of the tragic events that unfolded that day. My husband and I watched a documentary about the last phone calls made from the Twin […]
As I’ve previously shared in this article: When God Moves But You Don’t Want To God moved us from California to Arizona with many unexpected turns and bumps. But isn’t that life? We don’t always know what’s coming, nor do we want to know most likely. Last week my post was about how God answered […]
