I’m not sure why I wobble. After all that I’ve seen right in front of me you would think that I would be steady on my feet. You would think I would automatically shift gears to deeper trust when circumstances get more rigorous. You would think my default would be faith, given His faithfulness to […]

Take a minute, just a quick minute. You can spare it. It will be so worth it. You know you need it. I sure did. Just a short break to clean my lenses. Because a clear focus can change everything. Here’s how it happened … First, I asked for it. (Sometimes I forget to stop […]

As sure as you open heart to love someone, you take the chance that their life journey will bring “stuff” into your life that can’t be easily solved. The more you care about someone the more likely you will find yourself on your knees on their behalf. This is especially true when you care about […]

There is an old HeeHaw barbershop skit when the barber is telling his story about falling from an old open cockpit airplane. Every time his listeners respond with, “Oh, my, that’s bad.” He corrects them with, “No, really, that’s good.” And then he tells them why the circumstances are really good. At which point they […]

Today I am speaking at a Pamper Yourself Ladies’ Day so I thought I’d share that presentation with you here. Make My Day: Pamper Your Soul “Make my day!” When Clint Eastwood delivered that famous line as Sudden Impact, he was saying that doing away with a really bad guy would be the crowning glory […]

Western hail storms are nothing to be trifled with. They loom dark and intimidating on the horizon then they sweep in quickly and carrying chaos. Crops decimated, power lines torn, fences blown over, windows broken, vehicles dented, equipment damaged – hail storms are immeasurably destructive. A few years ago my sister and I got caught […]

There are times when someone puts a hand on your arm and immediately their gentle look and touch tell you that they know. They KNOW. And their words and actions are a gift of costly comfort. They do not speak tritely or out of a Christianeze handbook. They know deeply whereof they speak. They, too, have […]