I like kites. I have seen neat ones flying high in the sky, dipping, weaving, and fluttering in the wind. They were all in assorted colors, shapes, and designs. Whether the kites were large or small, they were tightly held onto by a single string from the person below. On a good day, it was… Read more

When the page does not write itself, you begin to wonder if you are hearing anything at all. Why the standstill? How long will the long in-betweens last? Where do I look if not to you, Oh Lord? Waiting can seem to take forever, and the silence can seem deafening. I take time in the morning and evening… Read more

Lately, there seems to be a lot of reasons to get off balanced in life. Finances, reckless living, opinions, losses, relationships, and more. It appears that everyone is trying to make ends meet, and that there is always another event suddenly changing the landscape of our living. Sometimes they are good things, marriages, family, new… Read more

Before going to bed, I usually write down thoughts or ideas so that I don’t forget them.  What I wake up with is usually one thought which permeates the rest. Last night, I wrote down the word “Sanctuary.” It’s not a word I think about or a word that you hear people using today.  You… Read more

I have a rubber tree that is taller than my 5’6-foot frame.  It branches out several feet in either direction.  During fall, when the temperatures start steadily dipping to 50 degrees or below, we bring it inside.  It takes a dolly to move it, and because it is so heavy, we twist and turn the… Read more

When it comes to packing my suitcase for a trip, I am the “What if girl.”  In other words, I pack for rain or shine.  What if it’s cold outside?  What if we decide to go somewhere nice for dinner where street clothes are not enough.  What if I do a lot of walking, or… Read more

I’ve had friends ask me how I hear God’s voice.  My response has been through reading his Word.  His God breathed, spirit inspired scriptures, that are alive, active, and living.  I’ve also said it’s through being still enough and quiet enough to listen.  Also, listening to someone preach and teach the gospels, the truth of… Read more

When my kids were little, they would ask for things all the time.  “Can I have another juice box? “Hey mom, can I go play?” “Can we get ice cream?” And the list goes on.  I would love to let my kids have and do all the things they wanted provided it was within reason… Read more

Have you ever felt unloved?  I have and quite frankly, it stinks; I say this putting my best foot forward instead of my mouth.  It’s easy in this cancel culture to feel that way when people simply stop having anything to do with you because you don’t think they way they do, or maybe agree… Read more

TO CRY OR NOT TO CRY I’ve not been one that cries easily.   Likely stemming from my childhood days, when my father would quip, “If you don’t stop crying…I’ll give you something to cry about!”  Or with my mother, I learned to stuff my emotions because if they gave way, I was soon scolded or… Read more