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’
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…
Today is International Women’s Day (March 8)
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…
Living in Expectation
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…
A Pocketful of Songs
Need comfort? Inspiration? Answers? Sometimes a song helps. Click here. A Pocketful of Songs
It Happened Again
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…
Knots & Blobs
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…
Taking a “Selah”
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…
The Cutlery of Life
Writers can find analogies in just about anything! Cutlery, for example, but I want to save fork analogies for another day. Have you heard of the Spoon Theory? It was created byRead More…
Bearing Fruit — Self-Control
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22–23). Genghis Khan’s view of leadership started withRead More…