The Sabbath

Thank you, Jesus, for a day off yesterday! My kids did the cooking, and my sweet husband Joe did the cleaning for the day. He even folded all the laundry. On the other hand, I got to take a long warm bath and go on a dinner date with my husband. It was FABULOUS! Joe […]

The Perfect Match

Attention: Read all the way to the end. We have a crazy schedule ahead, so last night, Joe and I celebrated an early Valentine’s Day. My husband suprised me with a beautiful bouquet of pink roses, chocolates, some of my favorite desserts, a beautiful Betsy Johnson necklace, and this adorable Valentine’s plush Minnie. I felt […]

The Landmark Christmas Snowcone

As we were driving home on Sunday, our kids spotted a Bahama Buck’s snowcone shop. We told them that snowcone places weren’t opened in the winter–only to realize that Bahama Buck’s had a sign up displaying their seasonal Christmas flavors: Christmas Tree, Santa, and Candy Cane. Only in America, guys! Only in America! We all […]

The Great Let It Go

English has always come easy for me. I have ALWAYS been a talker. I’m a social person, so to be social, you have to talk, but little did I know that one day, God would call me to sacrifice that gift. No, He didn’t ask me to become a mute. 🤣 HE makes the dumb […]

The New

You can choose to live in a world where you’re terrified of darkness or you can live in a world where your God terrifies the darkness. I chose years ago to accept Jesus into my life, but before that, the enemy tried to convince me I was a good person, almost like God should have […]

The Nonsensical Mission

“I’m a high school dropout, and I’m dumb, so if you want me on your team, you’ve got a lot of work to do,” I prayed. This was my weak-minded prayer in 1994 when God began to deal with me about ministry. I was a preacher’s kid. I grew up in ministry, and I had […]

Come into the Light

“What do you want from me?” I must have yelled that at Jesus hundreds of times. You see, I grew up a preacher’s kid, but I didn’t meet Jesus until I was a young teenager. I knew of Jesus. I had heard about Him my whole life, and I owned one of His Bibles from […]

Come on! I Know the Way!

At a scary time in history, there is certainty.

Are We Watching?

This morning, as I read Matthew 25, I recalled a funny story about this chapter when I was a child. I had a misunderstanding of what this verse meant: “‘So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return….’” Matthew 25:13 NLT If you read the story […]

I Never Asked God for a Cadillac

“God, I can’t live like this anymore!!! I’ll change, I promise. If you’ll give me a second chance, I’ll change how I’ve been living.” I had been stuck in a chair for over two weeks with my back messed up. I could barely struggle to my feet. Months went by, and it only grew worse; […]