MY DAD October 12, 1928 – April 12, 2018 Dad died a few days ago. I did the eulogy at his funeral and concluded with these words written by F.B. Myer toRead More…

My husband works on the soil in our garden each Spring. It’s quite a process. He turns over the dirt, pulls out old weeds and crud, mixes in compost, shores up theRead More…

Do you ever just want to turn off the news? We’re SO inundated with bad stuff. It can make us numb. But do one or two issues rise to the top forRead More…

OH, THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’ Hi everyone! I’m in the throes (good throes!) of writing a new book, so my blog posts for the next few months will be excerptsRead More…

When I was in my mid-teens, three ladies without makeup (gasp!), wearing camo and undainty boots, came to our school and gave a passionate talk. We were alarmed, but fascinated. They wereRead More…

I’ve just started writing another book. It’s a daily devotional on the New Testament, to add to the glut in the market! (Let the eye-rolling begin.) But it’s not your run-of-the-mill devotional.Read More…

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Yesterday, it happened again. Another mass shooting. And as always, we’re filled with “shoulds.” Our legislators SHOULD step up. The Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 expired in 2004. Attempts to renewRead More…

Last week as part of my “selah” (break), I went to a writing group session. It’s ironic that my one-week break from writing meant more writing. Ha! Anyway, I love gathering aroundRead More…

The word “selah” appears 74 times in the Bible, mostly in the Psalms. It’s likely an instruction to take a break in the singing (because the Psalms were meant to be sung).Read More…