11 May

Posted at 07:15h in This Beautiful Ordinary Life

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...

05 May

Posted at 07:24h in This Beautiful Ordinary Life

“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...

20 Apr

Posted at 07:00h in This Beautiful Ordinary Life

I love weddings! We attend a small church (with a wide reach) in the inner-city of Dallas. Our church family meets in an auditorium adjacent to the Dallas convention center, and that’s where we worship on Sunday mornings. Simple. Undecorated. Unencumbered. Not the sort of venue you’d...