It happened again. I had spent the afternoon on the computer, working on some projects. Then I did a quick scroll through Facebook to catch the latest news. What I saw were beautiful photos of a double rainbow over our town. And I had missed it. Sort of reminds me of...
Remember the Six Million Dollar Man television program? Lee Majors played a former astronaut with bionic implants. Among other things, he could run faster and see farther than any other human being (until the advent of the bionic woman!). Or maybe you’re familiar with...
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...
Do you make new year’s resolutions? I used to, but they never lasted more than a few months at the most. A few years...
You may be reading this on Thanksgiving, but complaints about Christmas already abound. Have you heard them? Christmas...
This week we commemorated a horrific event in our nation’s history. Social media feeds once again overflowed with...