Our sweet little Bree-Bree Hallelujah – she’s here!!! If you’ve been keeping up with my FB and newsletter posts (and I hope you have!) you know exactly who I’m talking about. She’s been referred to alternately as: Baby #1 Girl Baby The firstborn twin from different mothers She’s the tiny but enormous blessing that many ...
Make Your Bed
Make your bed. These are the surprising words that Women of Faith veteran Patsy Clairmont credits with saving her life in her book, Stained Glass Hearts.Here’s her incredible story as I recounted in the chapter of my book, Fear, Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate, about dealing with anxiety: “Patsy, even as a believer, was ...
A Cheek Tweek from Papa God
Me (left) in gangsta hat Ha! I had to laugh out loud. Not a tee-hee, no. One of those tilt-your-head-back-open-your-mouth-wide-and-let-it-rip kind of laughs. Matter of fact, I’m chuckling now just thinking about it. I was walking down a long corridor last week in the Orange County Convention Center (Orlando) toward the massive entrance doors to ...
Lots of Winners!!!
Hey, hey – we’ve got some winners here! Ten to be exact. Congrats to the fine folks below whose names were drawn in my “Them Babies Just Keep on Bouncing” contest. Each will receive the Too Blessed to be Stressed Baby Blessing of their choice. To find out more about each Baby Blessing, hop on ...
Expecting a Miracle
My baby’s having a baby! Or two. Many of you who follow my shenanigans on Facebook (if you don’t, now’s the time to start!) already know about the miracle my family is expecting this very minute. It has to do with my daughter and best friend, Cricket. The same Cricket who married her high school ...
Unexpected Mountaintop Cathedral
First Soprano Warning: You’re probably not going to believe this really happened but I’m here to tell you that it really did. Yep. Hand me that stack of Bibles and swear me in. So I was hangin’ out in our remote Smoky Mt. cabin early one morning last week, long before anyone else had risen. ...
Simple Pleasures
One of life’s simple pleasures Navigating the winding road leading up the mountain to our cabin, I tuned my car radio to the only station it could pick up in these twisty-turvy Smokies. Country. Now I’ve got nothing against country music. In fact, it’s the only thing I listened to every single morning for 18 ...
Magical, Mysterious Words
The anonymous text appeared on my phone out of nowhere. I love you. At first I was confused … is this a joke? There’s no name attached, only a phone number with an area code I don’t recognize. A quick consult with techie Spouse left me even more baffled. There’s no way to find out ...
It’s Movie Time!
Okay Carrot Dude fans … your wait is over. It’s movie time!Nuke some popcorn, grab a Diet Coke and scrape some used bubble gum from the bottom of your chair. Incredible Edible Superheroes proudly presents … The Amazing Adventures of Carrot Dude! Guaranteed to be the best 2-minute adventure flick you’ll see today or your money back! Copyright ...
Fifty Shades of Play
Wanna play?Grown-ups don’t get that question nearly enough. Especially from other grown-ups. And MOST especially from their spouses.This revelation dawned on me during a God-smack moment the other day when Chuck entered my writing cave and performed his customary early-morning greeting. He pressed his balled up fist to his forehead and genuflected.I’m not funnin’ ya. ...