Since I’ve had two knees replacements this year, I seem to be dwelling on parts of me I never noticed before. Dang, they ache. Who would’ve thought that one nickel-sized spot on the backside of your knee could feel just like a donkey sounds when it brays? I stumbled across an excerpt from my book ...
Growing through Suffering
Lately I’ve been doing a personal Bible study on suffering. I kinda stumbled into it after rereading The Five Silent Years of Corrie ten Boom, by Pamela Rosewell (first published in 1986). It’s a thought-provoking and faith-building account of the last five years of one of my all-time faith heroes, Corrie ten Boom, as she was ...
Hope Blooms
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re likely aware of the two hurricanes that recently slammed Florida. Now I’ve lived in Florida since the day I was born and have rarely witnessed the scale of devastation caused by first cat 3 Helene and then Milton, right on her coattails. Before we recovered from one, ...
Praying for Hurricane Helene Victims
Hi dearest BFFs (Blessed Friends Forever), I hope that you are all safe and sound following last week’s unexpectedly damaging storm. I want to thank all of you who prayed, called, emailed, and in any other way were concerned about me and my family during Hurricane Helene. We had a lot of tree debris down, ...
We All Kneed a Little Love Sometimes
Well, the bad news is IT HURTS AS TERRIBLE-AWFUL-BAD AS THE FIRST ONE! Another revelation: I’ve turned out to be a whiny baby in my sweetly matured state (old age). I used to be a tough young broad and now I’m an old squealer every time I rise to my feet (accompanied by a lot ...
My Man
Hey y’all, today is my wedding anniversary. 46 years to be precise. In honor of my fella, who was, is, and always will be my biggest fan. The only one who can bring me Mucinex (I have a cold) and chocolate for my anniversary and get away with it. I wrote a lil’ poem. That ...
Do You have a Sir Lancelot?
If you’ve read any of my Too Blessed to be Stressed books, you’re already acquainted with my trusty metallic prayer & praise partner, Sir Lancelot. Lance for short. My 21st century loyal steed, Lance transports me through time and space to the very throne room of my King as I worship in the Cathedral of Papa God’s ...
Thou Shalt Not Criticize Me
This week marks the third anniversary of the beginning of my ministry as a certified writing coach. I truly love, love, love meeting new or aspiring writers, hearing about their callings, and helping them set and reach goals for attaining their writing dreams. Critiquing their work is often part of the growing process and I ...
Fish Out of Water
As a professional writer, I attend writers conferences whenever I can. Since I write in the Inspirational (Christian) genre, I prefer to visit Christian conferences to catch up on industry news and trends. But occasionally, I’m invited to speak at secular writers conferences (generally larger than Christian conferences), where I find myself in a parallel ...
Peace in the Stress-Pool
I’m a landlubber. Yes, I’ll admit it – my sea legs are as wobbly as a newborn colt’s. Probably has something to do with my first experience aboard a cruise ship while celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. Wait. Did I say ship? My bad. it was more like an oversized cork, bobbing up and down on ...
