Did I get your attention with that title? Good. Keep reading! The furor over Chick-Fil-A has grown to epic proportions. Who would have thought the simple matter of a CEO expressing his support for the biblical model of marriage would result in expressions of rage,...
Don’t believe everything you read or hear. That sounds strange coming from a writer, doesn’t it? But it’s true. I can remember my mother saying that when she conversed with some people, she would listen, then “take it with a grain of salt.” (Don’t you just love that...
Celebrate. Sacrifice. Two words we don’t usually pair together. Still, a couple of days on our calendar have been set aside to do just that. To celebrate sacrifice. One of those days is today: Memorial Day. In honor of this day, you may recognize some of these quotes:...
I’m feeling my mortality this week. Yes, it’s that time of year. Facebook will soon be filled with birthday greetings. As I look forward to another year, I find myself looking back as well. What have I done with the years I have been given? What will I do with the...
I cried during my first writing conference. Yup. Sobbed! Wanna find out why? Check out my post on the Florida Christian Writers Conference blog!
Are you tired of all the clichés yet? New year. New start. Blank slate. Except that it isn’t a blank slate anymore, is it? Your days have begun to fill up. The holidays are a given. New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s...
Is Jesus the Son of God? Some say that such a thing is a “New Testament” idea. Yet 700 years before the birth of Jesus, the Old Testament prophet Isaiah made it clear this baby was more than an ordinary child... For the past four weeks, I’ve been looking at the four...
Been thinking about filters this week. Our air conditioner started leaking on Saturday. In the house. The A/C technician – a friend - responded to my frantic call. Turns out there was nothing wrong with the system…that is, nothing that couldn’t be corrected by...
I killed another plant today. Yes, another one. This one lived four weeks – a record. You see, I have a reputation with plants…and not a good one. I realized I had a problem when I walked through the plant department of a local store a few years ago with my husband....
(This is a repost from last Father's Day.) Few things are as heartrending as a father who betrays the trust of his children. Stories about children who have been physically and sexually abused are tragic. When the abuser is the child’s own father or a father figure,...
Grace Givers I’ve been thinking lately about stewardship. That’s not a word we hear very often anymore. It’s...
Do you remember the ancient fairy tale about Rumpelstiltskin? A king locked the miller’s daughter in a tower,...
We want love. We need love. More than one thousand song titles contain the word love. We write books about it. Recite...