Fabulous Las Vegas. Glitz, glamour, bright lights and anything you can imagine (and many things you don’t want to imagine) at every turn. Years after our last visit to the world renowned desert city, I took the opportunity to tag along on a business trip with my awesome husband. While he was at his conference, I took did some sight-seeing out and […]
Evidence
Isn’t it strange what you miss when someone leaves your home? After much anticipation (on my part at least!), our college student daughter spent four weeks with us to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, her first visit to our new home in Texas. Looking around the house after she returned to college in California a couple of weeks […]
Fighting My Fear: What’s Stopping You?
It was almost exactly a year ago, those dark and cold hours that are the slippery ice bridge between one year and another, leaving behind one of the hardest years of my life and hoping for something better or at least different on the other side. Eager to push out of 2015, a year of great loss- losing my health, […]
At Just the Right Time…
A typical piece of my morning routine, I scrolled through my email inbox in my yoga pants and t shirt, rehydrating after my morning yoga practice. Not that I don’t wear yoga pants when I’m NOT doing yoga. But that’s another story for another day. I opened an email from one of my favorite ministries, a blog post penned by […]
Last Resort
Pain. Challenges. Frustration. They can drive you to take drastic measures. Or cripple you in total inaction. Sounds strange, I know. Let me explain: I’ve noticed over and over that I have a tendency to put off taking the most effective measures until my pain or my circumstances get past what I think I can handle on my own. Here’s […]
Listen. Love. Repeat.- A Review
Don’t you love simple directions? I don’t want a 20 step plan to improve my world, I want a 3 step plan. That’s one thing that drew me in as I perused Karen Ehman’s latest book. Simple directions: Listen. Love. Repeat. I’m enthralled with simple. But, simple as these directions may sound on the surface, a wealth of practical information is […]
Snakes, Fear, and Lessons Learned
When faced by the thing that scares you to your core, what do you do? If you haven’t already read last week’s blog, take a few minutes to peruse so this one will make more sense. As you may remember, I came face to face with one of my biggest fears last week. I was poised at the tipping point […]
Staring Down My Fears. Literally.
Most of my people know that one of my deepest fears in the world is snakes. Seriously. Not public speaking (which I sort of love), not Walmart on Black Friday, not socks with sandals, not losing cell service. Snakes. Important to know as I share this story. Two months ago I got of a plane at Dallas Fort Worth […]
Forrest Gump, Manna, and Chronic Illness
“Mama always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Those words resonate in my sleepy brain. Before my eyes even open I can feel it. Like those lead blankets that covers you for dental x-rays, fatigue crushes down on my whole body. Tingling, burning pain in my hips, thighs, shoulders, clouding my thoughts […]
Love Drops: a review
One thing that excites and encourages me is the wide range of different and unique resources available that can bless us and draw us into scripture. I recently had the chance to look at one such study, created by my online friend, fellow Jesus girl, and sister writer, Leslie Eaton. “Love Drops” is the 6th title she’s released in a series […]