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 ...
Hot Pink Baby Blessing is Birthed
WooHooooooo! My new Too Blessed to be Stressed for Moms Gift Set just hit bookstores (and online venues) and is just too adorable! I am so lovin’ it! I know some of you may be rolling your eyes when I gush about how pretty a new book is, assuming that I’m tooting my own horn, but honestly, ...
Rock-a My Soul
I was appointed chief pooper scooper and doggie-sitter while my sister was away on vacation last week. If you’re a faithful BBFF (Blessed Blog Friend Forever) – and I do hope you are – you may recall that I lost my own dear four-footed bestie, Fenway, in January. Sigh. I couldn’t miss him more. ...
More Word Fun
It’s been a while since we tested our verbiage acumen; how’s about we do a little Funk & Wagnall thang? Whoa. I just like saying Funk & Wagnall, don’t you? Try it. Very relaxing. I think our nation would be a much kinder, gentler, sleepier place if we all chanted “Funk & Wagnall” three times ...
Ponytail Yanking
For the past few weeks, in addition to participating in a Bible study about how we hear the voice of God speaking to us, I’ve been reading some of the minor prophets (translation: those teensy books near the end of the Old Testament full of unpronounceable names and funky images that don’t get nearly the ...
Love is in the Air
It’s February in the South. Spring has sprung and love is definitely in the air. Papa God apparently wanted to make that very clear, so He hung this heart among the clouds on my morning prayer walk. Yep, signs of spring are all around me … the new bumper crop of baby squirrels leaving their ...
In Job’s Shadow
Job. The biblical synonym for loss. Suffering. Anguish. And tears. Lots of tears. None of us wants to walk in Job’s footsteps. Because to tread in Job’s sandals means pain. Soul-searing, cloth-tearing, head-shaving, ash-rolling, heart-wrenching pain that accompanies the loss of everything … everything you hold dear. So I won’t say I’ve been following in Job’s footprints ...
Tribute to Fenway
What’s this, you say. Another tribute? What can I say, I reply. Another loss. Another tribute. Yes, this has indeed been a season of personal loss for our family. Layers and layers of loss. Maybe for yours too? If so, my BBFF (Blessed Blog Friend Forever), you have my deepest empathy. I send you my ...