As I post this, Bay and I are on our way to Cuba with a team of six. The following was written a few years ago after another trip to Cuba. Since, I’ll be in Bayamo when it is…
I thoroughly enjoy ministry…serving the Lord in what I have always called my joy-job. I’m never more fulfilled than when I get to do what the Lord has called me to do…or to watch my husband do what God…
It was a casual, off-the-cuff statement. Probably not meant to be ANYTHING. But then…my mind…oh, the mind. It does what it almost always does. It’s absolutely AMAZING (!) at making mountains out of mole-hills. It’s a gift, really…a nightmarish…
Peace-of-heart. It can be disrupted by so many, many things. Last week, I mentioned this “biggie,” which is true, not just for me, but for, oh-so-many people: BUSY-NESS. Busyness is a big one, because it leads to stress. Chinese…
The following happens every(!) year(!)… The minute I flip my calendar to January 1, an unsettled sense of chaos begins to fill my soul. It’s not that I’m unhappy about a new year, because I am – I LOVE…
New Year’s Eve Day. I spent the day in fasting, prayer, and seeking the Lord for the New Year ahead. I highlighted those delightful places where the Lord showed up in 2018. There were so many, when it came…
Only one of our little families could make it home this Christmas. We were thrilled to have the one… So thankful that Stephanie, Megan, Ellie, and Hayden could be with us! There have been a few years, where there…
It came upon a midnight clear… “AND SUDDENLY…” Those two words – the “and-suddenly” – of Luke 2:13. Those are the two best words of the Christmas story! At least they were for the shepherds; and, they should be…
My mind, as is most of yours, is FOCUSED on the coming of Christmas. That’s what ADVENT is all about…THE COMING. THE COMING OF THE CHRIST. My Messiah. I long to CELEBRATE ADVENT WITH INTENTION!!! I’m trying to stay…
I was driving home from Durango yesterday, running errands, and getting a little start on Christmas. I am a late starter this year. Normally, I’ve done all my shopping, and gift preparations, by Thanksgiving. I tend to be an…