Gosh, this is so hard to write. Itâs been taking me forever⌠but here goes. Four weeks ago, we had to let our little sunshine, Gigi, go Home. It was time. She was readyâeven if I wasnât. It still hurts to write those words and...
Want to give up something for Lent? Want to deny your flesh and fast and pray? Of course you donât? Itâs not natural to want to do those things. Thatâs why, if you do practice the Lenten discipline of fasting, you most likely give up...
Admittedly, I love the colder weather. I love the sights, the smells, the coziness of a fire⌠and I love the clothes of the colder season! Growing up in Florida, where there is maybe about a minute-and-a-half of âcoolishâ weather, I longed for a Christmas...
Are you a âLove yaâ person, or an âI love youâ person? I had friend who used to say, âLove ya! Mean it!â every time she said goodbye in person or on the phone. It was funny. It was cute. And everybody knew that she loved...
"If you want to leave your best legacy, write it yourself. Focus on who are you more than what you do. Care less about what the world thinks of you than what you can do for the world. Be your best self and leave the...
There is no greater love than to lay down oneâs life for oneâs friends. John 15:13, NLT Several years ago my friend, Patty, said something that I wrote down on a sticky note which still remains on my desk as a reminder of the divine grace of...
âFix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about.â Philippians 4:8, TLB I did not grow...
A dear friend of mine died last week. Someone I grew up with. We went all through school together, and as adults, worshiped together at the same church in Orlando until John and I moved to Dallas. He died suddenly - an âaortic ruptureâ. I...
There's no experience on earth quite as extraordinary as being in love. To love someone and know that you are loved and desired by that someone is an intoxicating high that no substance can come close to reproducing. In love we live differently, we think...