Yeesh, it happened again. Every single time I teach a children’s church lesson, Papa God brings the exact dadgum lesson home to me. He knows all along that I’m the one who needs to hear it more than the kids. And sometimes His timing is, well, unfortunate. So there I am, wearing my big floppy ...
New Give-Away Contest
Fall 2013 Give-Away Contest I’m tickled pink about the new Too Blessed to be Stressed Perpetual Calendar. By the way, “perpetual” means the 365 full color pages are dated but have no year, so it can sit on yourkitchen counter forever. Or until Junior sloshes spaghetti sauce all over it. And to make sure you’re as ...
Grace That’s Truly Amazing
It was no use. The $100 bill was gone. My daughter Cricket searched her pockets for the third time just to be sure. Then she ransacked the tote bag she’d been carrying around the expansive neighborhood garage sale yet again, panic evident on her pinched, bloodless face and wild eyes. “Oh, no. Oh, nooo! It ...
Never Underestimate the Power of Prayer
A lovely grace-full church we visited in Mykonos, Greece Do you ever get tired of those marvelous grace notes Papa God plops in our laps just to prove He’s got our backs? I hope not, because I’m going to share another zinger. And yet another in next week’s post. This one is not my own, ...
Amazing Ephesus
Our visit to the ancient biblical city of Ephesus This September, Spouse and I enjoyed a wonderful 35th wedding anniversary Mediterranean cruise which took us to five European countries in 15 days. I’ll be blogging more stories about our adventures (and posting some incredible pictures) later but I just had to share with you one ...
Bear Necessities
Look who stopped by for dinner! What a shocker! I glanced through the picture window of our remote Smoky Mountain cabin, and there was a large black, furry face staring back at me. A bear face to be exact. He was perched on the railing of our deck with his long tongue protruding, trying to ...
A Girl’s a Girl in Any Species
Deb at TIA about to leave for Barcelona So there we were, Spouse and I, at the airport in Venice, Italy a few weeks ago, waiting in the massive security que to board our plane. Our long anticipated 35th wedding anniversary Mediterranean Cruise had been great fun, but we were exhausted after five countries in ...
Walking Today Through the Wellness Journey
Deb visits a lovely stone cottage in Scotland A few weeks ago, a dear writer friend, Rick, happily volunteered to walk with my niece, Andie, at the annual Florida Inspirational Writers Retreat. My niece is an awesome girl – actually, I should say woman, since she is now a junior at USF majoring in English. But ...
The 56th Cake
A few weeks ago it was my honor and privilege to speak to a large local gathering of women. As those of us on the program met beforehand to discuss the upcoming evening, I overheard the term, “the 56th cake” mentioned several times in hushed, reverent tones. My curiosity finally won out and I had ...
Marching
While I was pedaling my bike on my usual Sunday afternoon trek this week, I saw something ahead in the road. It was moving. Braking my bike, I noticed that recent rains had elevated the level of the pond on the left side of the road and the swamp on the right, so that they ...