I’ve been enjoying a lovely summer visit to the Smoky Mountains this week. A lovely wet visit. It rained nonstop for five days. Can you say mountain mud? My shoes are caked in it. But rain or shine, the dog must go out. And since this is the inaugural and introductory trip to our special mountain ...
The Cave
I don’t like this cave I’m in. Not one bit. It’s dark. It’s uncomfortably damp. And it smells like rancid mushrooms. I feel terribly alone one minute and the next, I’m not sure I’m alone in here at all. I think I can hear someone – or something – breathing. If I strain hard enough ...
Answers to Word Fun
Many thanks to those of you who resisted the temptation to whip out your electronic professors and simply look up the answers to the questions posed by my recent Word Fun post. It was great fun reading your legitimate guesses – some educated, some hilarious – and believe me, mine were more off the wall ...
A Little Word Fun
I ran across a new word (new to me, anyway) this week that pretty much nutshells the attitude of several people with whom I’ve had the misfortune to interact recently: solipsistic. As in, “I had to break up with Ralph because he was way too solipsistic.” What do you think it means? Seriously – give ...
Kindness Necklace
I ran across a story yesterday that pretty much says it all. It was an article I’d clipped from the Tampa Trib (5/27/15) titled, “Carjacked Grandmother Details Hardest 20 Minutes of Her Life.” The story begins with a 60-year-old grandma, Susan Davidson, stopping for gas at a well-lit and populated gas station not far from ...
Introducing My Writerly Bestie
I’m thrilled today to host a wonderful guest blogger and dear friend, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher. I first met Suz roughly twelve years ago at a California writer’s conference when we were both celery-green and just beginning our writing journeys. We were randomly paired as roommates and wham! It was definitely a match made ...
Call Me Elijah
So tell me, dearest BBFF (Blessed Blog Friend Forever) – how do you pray for your friends? Do you (check all that apply): __ Keep a written list or prayer journal __ Keep a nonwritten list in your head and heart __ Fly on a wing and an occasional prayer (when it occurs to you) ...
Papa God Answers Even Fuzzy Prayers
If you’re a faithful BBFF (Blessed Blog Friend Forever), and I do hope you are, you may recall that at the beginning of this year, I had to say good-bye to not only my beloved father, but also to my faithful companion Fenway and my granddog Rocky (who had been living with us for several years), all ...
My Contemporary Faith Hero
I’d like to pay tribute today to one of my modern-day faith heroes, a beautiful woman who had a great impact on me during a pivotal period of my life when I was disillusioned with God. Two decades ago, in the midst of Spouse and I suffering six heart-wrenching miscarriages, Cookie Gray was a beacon ...
Relocating Your Sense of Humor
If you’re a loyal BBFF (Blessed Blog Friend Forever), you may recall that a massive oak tree fell on my house last October (the third to fall in my yard that year, but thankfully only the first to actually hit the house). We reported the damaged garage, garage door, roof and driveway to the insurance ...
