Boxes of stuff fill my office, front porch and back porch crying out to be put away. Dirty piles of laundry cover the living room floor demanding to be washed. Used dishes overflow the sink screaming to be cleaned just so they can be used again in the next round of cooking. You have to…
I am woman – watch me pass out. People have told me that I have that quote wrong, but I have to disagree. All of the tasks that I am expected to accomplish, on top of all those tasks I expected to accomplish often leave me beyond exhausted and headed right for a break down….
The image in the mirror caught me by surprise. After three kids, no exercise regimen and a summer with limited sun exposure it was not a good surprise. “I need to do whatever it takes to fix this.” I told the image. “You know what it takes.” The voice in my head has never been…
Happening changed my life, my mind and my heart. The experience overwhelmed me at seventeen and I can still feel the vibrations at this moment. Those that have never experiences Happening my have participated in Cursillo or the Emmaus walk – both are similar. That weekend God set me aside. I felt it in every…
My family lives off my writing income. One year ago that was fine. As the economy declined so did my income. It has been TOUGH to survive these economic times on a writing income. I still believe that a determined freelance writer can make a living writing – on the internet, in print or with…
Bad habits are like thorns piercing the spirit. Thorns and splinters will work their way down into the skin if they are not removed. They cause infection and even death if they are not dealt with. The process of breaking bad habits requires similar actions to that of removing a splinter. Getting the Splinter Out…
There is nothing worse than making a public commitment to do something only to stumble out of the gate. I stayed up late last night to finish my tasks but I marked each and every one of them off. The race is still on! Today is a little better. It seems that the items on…
There is only one way to know what God wants for my life. There is only one way to hear His voice and understand his directions. There is only one way to love, trust, and obey the Father. Henry Blackaby writes about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (the Mounties) in the bible study “Experiencing God.” …