What a sensational thrill and vast relief it was this week to see my author copies of my new 365-day devo, Bless Your Heart: Daily Devotions to Warm Your Heart & Feed Your Soul, piled up like a small mountain at my doorstep! The boxes are so heavy, Spouse said we need to rent a ...
Short, But Oh So Sweet
At 5 feet, 1 inch tall, I’m generally considered a short person. They always make me stand in front for group pictures because everybody else can easily see over my head. Growing up, I was the shortest kid in my class every year until fifth grade, when my boyfriend, who came up to my nose, ...
Buying Jeans is Like Speed Dating
Okay, okay – in full disclosure, I’ve never actually speed dated. But I’ve seen enough of it on TV (and we all know if it’s on a screen of any kind it must be valid!) and heard about it from friends that I feel that I’m well versed (enough) to use it in this metaphor. ...
Social Media Anxiety
I’ve noticed a lot of my friends have been posting lately that they feel like a slave to their feelings after extended exposure to rants, rippings, and constant “bad news” in their social media inboxes. I get that. I’m sure you do too – and we trust that our “friends” will be tactful, or at ...
3 Levels of Blessing
My furry buddy, Laz the Resurrection Dog (if you don’t recall how he got that audacious name, scroll back until you find the post about his miracle, called “Near-Misses”; you’ll be glad you did!) taught me yet another spiritual lesson this week. Isn’t it wonderful how often our little fur buddies do that if we’re ...
Finding the Trap Door
Ever since I first learned to read, I was never one to turn down a good mystery. In my elementary years, I followed The Bobbsey Twins (Nan and Bert, plus their younger twin sibs Freddie and Flossie) around solving mystifying mysteries like who let the dogs out and why did the spotted cow moo? (Incidentally, ...
3 Incredible Promises of Blessing
Don’t you love it when a scripture suddenly jumps off the page and speaks to you in a powerful way you’ve never experienced, even though you’ve read it dozens of times before? That happened to me this week while I was studying Psalm 139, the wonderful psalm of David that is chockful of multiple assurances ...
Anniversary Blessings
Today is my anniversary! WooHoooo! I feel blessed from my split ends to my toenails. No, it’s not my wedding anniversary or the yearly remembrance of the day I first became a mama, although I do celebrate those milestones too. Today I commemorate – with total praise from the very core of my being – ...
Hurry Up and Wait
I have an announcement to make, my dear BFFs, and it’s not gonna have a smiley face attached. Because of all the crazy import/export changes happening with China and tariffs right now, many shipments have been recently delayed. The vast majority of American books are printed in China, including devotionals printed by the publisher of ...
Time To Act
Hey dearest BFFs (Blessed Friends Forever), it’s finally time to act! After over a year of writing, rewriting, praying, and waiting, my new 365-day devotional, Bless Your Heart, is now available for pre-order and I need YOU to help get word out as part of our faithful launch team. Just fill out the application form (here’s ...