Okay, a little soul confession here: you probably didn’t know this, but every time I finish a book, I’m sure it’s my last. Not of my own choosing – no way – but because the book publishing biz is fickle and unpredictable, and there are no guarantees another book will ever be contracted. Ever.
The Lacy White Christmas Blouse
Suddenly, my breath caught in my throat as I swerved to miss a body lying half on the sidewalk, half in the road. I passed the prone man and slowed, finally pulling over to the side of the road at the bottom of the bridge, battling within myself whether to get out or keep going.
This was before cell phones, mind you, so there was no way to call for help within the safe, warm comfort of my car. I had to make a get-your-hands-dirty – or not – decision on the spot. I’ll admit I didn’t want to stop. I was bone tired and gnawingly hungry. And I was wearing my brand new lacy white Christmas blouse; I sure didn’t want to mess it up.
How to Look Better in Your Holiday Pictures
We all want to put our prettiest toenails forward when capturing memories that’ll be hauled out again and again during future Christmas and New Year’s gatherings, right? But we’ve also experienced those horrified gag moments when we want to hurl our partially digested gingerbread cookies at hideous photos of ourselves. Who wants to be mistaken ...
Decom-Stressing Christmas
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 ...