I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the everyday blessings we enjoy: health, family, home, old friends, Cadbury milk chocolate bars with almonds … You know, I’d just like to saver this lovely tranquility – this peaceful contentment, this quiet pre-Christmas-madness moment – a little longer. Before the stress begins. Ahhh. Okay. It’s over. Here ...
Giving Thanks at Thanksgiving
Yes, I know I’m a couple days late with my usual Thursday post this week, but I beg your pardon for good reason. I’m just too busy giving thanks. And planning four birthday parties (both my parents, my son, and myself were all born during the week of Thanksgiving). And planning a special surprise for ...
Triple Whammy
Some exciting developments have occurred in the Coty camp this week! In fact, it was a triple whammy:
Not only has my gloriously renovated …
Celebrating Life
Last weekend, I attended the National Race to End Women’s Cancer in Washington, D.C. to participate in the fundraiser for the ongoing battle against a despicable foe many of my friends, and yours, are currently facing…cancer.
Glorious Grace
I had a transformation this week. Unexpected. Humbling. Glorious. For the previous two months, I had been unable to hear out of my right ear; noises were completely muffled as if I were under water. Many sounds were lost to me altogether … birdsong, someone calling me from the next room, the telephone ringing. I ...
Papa’s Lil’ Punkin
As I watched my son-in-love, Josh, painstakingly carve the image of a Star Wars figure into a pumpkin for my delighted grandbuddies this week, I couldn’t help but see parallels with the way the Sculptor of our Soul works. When we turn ourselves over to Him through trust, Papa God imprints His new, improved design ...
Better Than Good
Bedecked in my flowered Bible Story Lady hat, I pulled yet another stuffed animal out of my cavernous bag, attempting to teach a room full of three and four-year-olds the rudimentary building blocks of the Bible. Today’s lesson was “God Made Animals.” How can you botch that, right? So I was surrounded by piles of ...
Electric Synergy
While in Scotland, we were privileged to visit a working sheep farm and witness a dozen or so amazing Border Collies at work herding sheep at the shepherd’s bidding. We learned some enlightening facts about modern-day shepherding: Sheep dogs each have a different whistle (from the shepherd); they know their whistle and immediately respond to ...
I Ate My Way Across the UK
How is it even possible to gain 5 pounds in 2 short weeks? And I’m not talking about pounds sterling. Well, I did it. And you can too. All you have to do is shove every new taste sensation that’s not battened down into your gaping baby-bird mouth every other minute of your European vacation. ...
Fall Into Blessings Giveaway!
Celebrate Fall with me by falling into some extra blessings … Too Blessed to be Stressed blessings! I’m gearing up for the Christmas release of my brand new 365-day devotional, Too Blessed to be Stressed: Inspiration for Every Day, so I’m in the mood to give away a bushel of baby blessings. Here’s all you have to do: ...