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…
That morning I stood absolutely OVERCOME with emotion. It’s happened before when the realization of who I am, where I am, and what I’m doing seem to hit with an overwhelming velocity. Me…a very common, not extremely gifted, fairly…
The very stones in the walls cry out… Habakkuk 2:11 I’m back home again after two weeks away where I had the privilege of talking about God’s WORDS OF HOPE to women from all over the Middle East (believe…