Sometimes it’s hard not to compare myself to others. It’s impossible not to notice someone else getting something I’ve wanted or worked for. It’s envy, and it can be even harder when that someone does...
This past week I “drank from a fire hydrant.” At least that’s what it felt like as I took in so many powerful and wonderful lessons in a short amount of time. I returned from the World Discipleship Su...
My story has always been one of forgiveness. God forgave me and I, in turn, am able to forgive others and myself. Sometimes people hurt us so deeply that it literally makes our hearts ache. I recently...
There are many things in my life I try to maintain daily: a diet and exercise routine, my work, my relationships, my looks. Yes, I said it, my looks. The older I get the more I pay attention to my phy...
I Chronicles 11:4, 5: David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem….The Jebusites who lived there said to David, ‘You will not get in here.’ Nevertheless, David captured the for...
I love my prayer walks. Wyndham and I often walk along a gravel/mud path across from our house that follows several miles of power lines. Yesterday as we walked and prayed (and scolded Denver for eati...
Sometimes I take a lot on by myself. While I don’t overtly think I can handle everything on my own or am some sort of super hero, I sure can act like it. I know that I need people, but sometimes it’s ...
Diamonds last forever. Do they? Really? Lately I have been thinking about eternity. Solomon tells us that God “set eternity” in our hearts. I think that “setting” will last longer than a diamond one. ...
Since we are away, teaching at a marriage retreat, it seems a good time to post some habits my husband and I have developed over the years which have helped to make our marriage strong. 37 years later...
I started praying about three months ago for specific people and opportunities. Some of the answers to my prayers are still not clear, but others have begun to form. The amazing thing is the timing of...