It never ceases to amaze me—the spiritual lessons the Lord teaches me through the practical realities of everyday life. For instance, home-purging. I’ve written about this before, and here I go again. What I know for sure is that home-purging is not a one-and-done thing;...
I had to wear a heart monitor for a few days last week. Just a little project my doctor assigned to me to monitor my heart rate (I have a family history of heart stuff, and he is thoroughly checking all the boxes to get...
Recently, our youngest granddaughter took first place in the 3200-meter race in the 2025 Georgia High School State Track and Field competition (that’s 2 miles, or 8 laps around the track). AND, her team from Pope High School in Marietta, Georgia, captured the State first-place...
I remember exactly where I was sitting, a few decades ago, on the day Psalm 27:10 struck my heart, “For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.” Now, my parents did not forsake me. Not at all....
“I’ve done it again.” Looking over my calendar this past week I didn’t see much white space—one thing was stacked on top of another with no breathing room in between. I could feel myself being squeezed. My problem: I had said “yes” to too many things...
If you know the basics of anything, you can learn just about everything. My mom taught me the basics of life—home economics, cooking, cleaning, ironing, prayer, etc—the essentials that enabled me to leave the nest and become a fully functioning, self-sufficient human being. I’m convinced that...
“Fix 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.” Philippians 4:8, TLB I’ve been thinking about my mom a...
Happy Mother's Day...