I have this friend named Christy whose husband is in the military. A brave and courageous couple, they have sacrificed to ensure that I keep the very    freedom that ensures my right to blog without restrictions – to speak with freedom.  Until recently, I am ashamed to admit that I [...]

At age eighteen, I received my first Sociology assignment which was to observe and record the interactions among a class of preschool age children.  Young and eager, I approached the task literally and recorded every interaction I saw.  Detailed to the hilt, I received an “A” on the paper. This week, as I considered the [...]

I’m praying and I’m crying. A challenging situation brushed up against me and left me reeling; reeling to know that God is in control and that he loves me.  Now, obviously, somewhere inside that knowledge is securely anchored, but, still I needed to “pull” the truth close and wrap my arms tightly around it. Even [...]

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Dwell and Delight… Like marbles, these two “concepts/words” have been rolling around my thoughts.  Even though I have a working understanding of the truth that God is my dwelling place, I work daily to wrap the arms of my heart around the message. Because, it’s HUGE truth. It is insight that is new every morning.  [...]

For most of the week, my alarm clock’s been on vacation.  My shoulders’ are sun-kissed and I’m munching on cold strawberry Poptarts, because prior to leaving for the beach, I failed to plan for first-morning-back-at-home breakfast.  You’d think spending 5 days in a bathing suit would motivate me to eat healthier, but some habits are [...]

  Ever feel like your prayers are flat? I’m not talking about those times when you realize you have not been praying. That’s a different issue. I mean those times when you are committed to praying, you find a quiet place, read some Scripture, bow your head, close your eyes, start speaking to God, and… [...]

Moments to Memories… Yesterday, I went “corsage” shopping with my son, Jeff, and I experienced an instantaneous transition of moment to memory.  It was pretty awesome! This weekend is Jeff’s first military ball. I say “first”, because it is by definition the first, but also, because he hopes to make the military his career, and [...]

Time in a Mason Jar Lord, I need to hear you speak my name, I need to run my toes through spring grass, Discovering your beauty and peace. I hear my lips mouthing the hurried prayer, That I won’t let this morning pass, Without first devouring time with you. My heart halts, the busy fails [...]

“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed in the one who takes refuge in him.” Psalm 34:8, NIV    I love this verse of scripture. The Lord is good. When I consider the goodness of the Lord being like the goodness that fills my mouth and floods through my senses with sheer delight, [...]