One of my favorite places to be in the autumn is at our remote cabin in the Smokies. Not only are the leaves blazing incredible shades of amber, burgundy, and nutmeg, but the mountain critters seem intent on getting to know us two-legged pink creatures nonnative to their natural habitat. May I share some of ...
Steal My Show
Because of COVID, my speaking event schedule has been rather skimpy for the past two years. So I was thrilled when the good ladies of Grace Baptist in Gainesville, FL invited me to bring them a message from my book, More Beauty, Less Beast: Transforming Your Inner Ogre. You may recall that was the second book in ...
Personal Mr. Sinai
I received an interesting question from a faithful reader this week. Judie S. took me seriously when I offered, right here in this blog several months ago, to pray for specific needs of my BFFs. Judie has regularly sent me prayer requests and updates on Papa God’s answers. I’m talking details of her life and ...
This ‘n’ That
Greeting, dearest BFFs (Blessed Friends Forever) – just a short post this week to check in with you. How are you and your fam holding out these Covid-cautionary days? We dealt with it last week at our house but quarantine is now over and Spouse is no longer a hunka hunka burning love (had 101-102 ...
The Little Wifey
I’m a refugee. Yep. A COVID refugee. Last Friday, Spouse tested positive for COVID so I (after miraculously testing negative) fled for the hills. Actually, it was Orlando, which is flatter than a flitter, to my son and DIL’s house. Since I maintained my symptomless existence and most of my optimism, the two of them ...
Who’s Your Daddy?
Right after I received the incredible news earlier this week that my Too Blessed to be Stressed series has just exceeded 1.5 million copies sold (THANK YOU, JESUS!!!), I ran across this awesome little piece I wrote back in 2008 for the combination devo/how-to I co-wrote with now-bestselling author many times over, Suzanne Woods Fisher, ...
Dancing With the Sunrise
An early riser, I hit the beach at 6:30 a.m. as the first hints of an approaching new day lightened the vast eastern sky over the Atlantic waters of Daytona Beach Shores. My family was enjoying the weeklong beachy timeshare we’d loved sharing for the past 40 years, since my parents had first purchased the ...
She Really Was the G.O.A.T.
In the wake of yesterday’s stunning shunning of America’s Olympic women’s gymnastic team by its world-acclaimed star, Simone Biles, I, like everyone else watching the drama unfold, am still reeling. Some are calling her brave for stepping down to let the team have a chance to win something (although not likely a gold medal as they ...
Dry Bones
A few weeks ago, before my feisty mother graduated to heaven, she wanted to visit the church on the same block as the Assisted Living Facility (ALF) she had recently moved into. To her, it just seemed like less hassle than rushing every Sunday morning to get ready to attend her regular church about 6 ...
Missing Her Already
Dearest BFFs (Blessed Friends Forever), if you missed my usual Thursday post this week, I apologize. But there was a good reason. A terribly, horrible, gut-wrenching good reason. I was enjoying a getaway at our Smoky Mt cabin on Wednesday when I received the call from my sister that I needed to come home ASAP. ...