Several years ago, I stood in the Crossville Wal-Mart, beside a clearance rack, where I had lost my solitary car key. A single car key amongst several racks of clothing needed to be found in seconds. My friend Sheliah and I had forty-five minutes to pick our children...
My friend Tama commented that my care for Mom was beautiful. I was surprised by her observation since the daily task of caregiving includes repeated reminders, assisting with bathroom needs, preparing meals, and constant supervision which seems less than beautiful. ...
I’ve had times in my life when other’s words and actions caused me deep emotional pain and spiritual trauma. One such occasion occurred when people I loved and respected talked behind my back and formed opinions of me due to lies being told. My character was at stake...
Some ask God for a new word to live by each year. I’ve never made this a practice, but God has given me a new chapter to live by which is Psalm 26. Psalmist David asked God to judge Him. David knew he needed God’s judgment to walk in integrity and trust to keep from...
Mom is declining and a new publishing journey is beginning. What is unknown for 2024 is known and preplanned by my Savior Jesus Christ who bids me to follow Him. I have his Spirit as I navigate the new. Peter, a chosen apostle of Jesus Christ, struggled with...
I published my first book in October and the newness of it all leaves me with mixed emotions. I planned as many signings and readings as possible with one cancellation due to my mom’s illness. One thing about releasing a Christmas picture book is shipping can be...
Mom’s dementia recently plummeted into what seems a new phase, and I was overwhelmed. She no longer communicates adequately, she is forgetting how to walk, sense bathroom needs, etc. Eating and taking medicine is still doable, but in the progression, these skills will...
When I fail, I struggle to forget. When others fail, I struggle to forget. Satan has a way of dangling things over my mind, like dangling a banana for a monkey. I catch myself snatching the thoughts and consuming them rather than praying, quoting scripture, and...
2023 is ending and I have much to reflect upon. God has moved mightily in our lives this year. My year in review gives me much to record. First God’s goodness, mercy, and grace far exceed what I deserve. New commitments have stretched my faith and trust in my Lord to...
Hay is for horses and cows and mules and more! Livestock animals eat grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants for daily sustenance. This fodder has changed through the years, but harvesting hay dates as far back as the mid-1800s. Straw dates back to Exodus when the...
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