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 ...
Faux Grace
I know I post about grace a lot, but that’s because I need grace a lot. And I need to learn to extend it better to others. Do you? Am I alone in my gracelessness? Maybe all my BFFs (Blessed Friends Forever) have this grace thing down cold and whenever somebody acts like a horse’s patootie ...
A Day Off the Pain Treadmill
Are you ready for another amazing grace note? I hope you like to hear about them as much as I like telling you about Papa God’s little everyday touches of grace that keep us aware of his presence and interaction in our lives. (Hey, you know I want to hear about your grace notes too, ...
Saved by Grace at The Show
This week, a wonderful couple from my hometown (Starke, FL), Mr. and Mrs. Barksdale, are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary. Whoa! Does that give you God bumps like it does me? Just … wowzers. To think two people can stay together, blessing each other and the Lord Almighty who led them together for that long ...
Embedded Messages
Arriving at the tennis facility, I jumped out of the car. Something felt … wrong. I looked down. Gasp!
“OH NO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?” the snarky voice inside my head screamed.
My feet, which should have been shod with appropriate tennis socks and shoes, were clad in my house flops. I’d forgotten to change my shoes!
I had no idea what to do – there were no stores anywhere nearby to rush over and buy a pair; it was too far to go back home and return by the starting time. My teammates were already on the courts warming up. I felt the blood drain right out of my brain. Deer in headlights. I had really messed up this time.
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 ...