I resisted the inevitable. Mom was unable to care for herself and needed to move in with me. My internal conflict between caring for mom and living my own life was real. Spending time with my children and grandchildren while writing and teaching was important. How...
Devotions
Honor is a Golden Opportunity
My beautiful mom is nearing the end of her golden years. She has always been smart, beautiful, loving, and kind. Reading, playing games, solving cross-word puzzles, and watching game shows furthered her limited childhood classroom education. Her love of reading...
When Help Doesn’t Help
My mother struggles to eat breakfast before taking her daily medications. She loves McDonald’s fried apple pies so one day I took her one. An hour or so later she felt weak and faint. I was trying to help but I realized later the pie was too sweet to eat for...
God’s Glue Sticks
Stick, as a verb, is to hold something firmly by, or as if by, adhesion. It is to remain in place, situation or environment. I have a few friends that stick by me through heartaches and trials and celebrate with me in times of triumph. When harsh...
Lift Him Up!
I recently watched a powerful video. While holding his newborn baby in NICU a father sung praises to Jesus. The baby miraculously raised his little hand as His daddy sang. I imagine the baby was moved by God’s spirit when his daddy looked to Jesus as he...
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