This winter storm has taught us many things -- one of them being that love sometimes shows up in unexpected forms. Like worrying more abou...

My mama heart has been doing a little pacing lately. My precious daughter, Staci, and her amazing husband, Larry, steward a beautiful 62-acr...

Last Sunday -- church came to us. Our pastor preached beautifully to an empty sanctuary, his words traveling through cables and screens and ...

When I was a child, my secret place was under the covers. Silly? Maybe. But in that small cocoon of sheets and shadows, I felt safe. Protect...

The weather app keeps changing its mind. Ice -- no, rain. Wait -- maybe snow. By the time we finish our breakfast, the forecast has already...

Storms have a way of slowing everything down. Schools close. Churches move online. Stores lock their doors early. Volunteer centers hit the ...

This photo made me smile! It perfectly captures life in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada -- lived there for seven years. But now here in Austin T...

If we’re honest, loving everybody sounds beautiful -- until we meet everybody. Love the kind. Sure. Love the grateful. Of course. But love t...

Last Sunday was one of those days that reminds us that God knows exactly when to whisper “Be still” and when to shout “Celebrate!” That afte...

Recalibrating means adjusting something for better accuracy or alignment -- like my bathroom scale that sometime goes wonkers! One of my gu...

I woke up with two words echoing in my heart -- perfect peace. Not decent peace. Not “I’ll be okay if nothing goes wrong” peace. But perfect...

The third Monday of January invites us to pause and remember a man whose courage still echoes through history — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. H...

  It wasn’t a lightning bolt from heaven. It was an Amazon delivery. 😊 A simple little book light—bendable neck, soft glow, long-lasting...

It happened again. That familiar moment of panic. Phone gone. Vanished. Translated to another dimension. I checked the usual suspects -- the...

Somewhere between the alarm clock and the first cup of coffee, fear and worry like to sneak in when we least expect it. It whispers, What? W...

If you grew up watching Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, you can probably still see it -- Sammy Davis Jr. or Flip Wilson strutting across the ...

And, oh how my emotions can be topsy-turvy! But, thank God -- He knows me well. In fact, He never asked for polite affection. He asked for...

Do you have negative thoughts about yourself? Do you fall prey to the tactics of the enemy who tells you -- "You are a loser" -- ...

Have you ever tried to walk through your house in the dark --confident you know where everything is -- only to stub your toe on a chair that...

I recently wrote about a dear friend recovering from brain tumor surgery. Thanks be to God, she continues to improve day by day. But what tr...

On the little shelf outside our apartment door, I change out a bit of décor each month -- nothing fancy, just something meant to encourage p...

God has certainly gifted me with true-to-life human interest stories lately. And, it sure gives me pause to craft a blog about them. Here...

Our word for the year is encourage —and wouldn’t you know it, God keeps giving us pop-up reminders everywhere we turn. Right outside our g...