We have sure had the opportunity to be tested, tried and sentenced over the last few months. How is it looking for you? Would you have been...

I’m a creature of habit. My built-in alarm system wakes me at 5:00 am each morning. My “routines” are set. My two cups of coffee. My daily ...

Yesterday, I was drawn again to all the geese that abound in my community. Not before the last couple of days did I notice so many of their ...

What is YOUR Motivation for Change? The Great Escape -- so, I’ve been in Austin with my family since last week. Talk about change – from my...

Remember the line by Mother Abbess to Maria in the epic movie “The Sound of Music" – “Maria, these walls were not meant to shut out pro...

Back in the day, my husband, his sister, a friend, and myself made up the Masters IV Quartet. We were known for our renditions of Andrae Cro...

In my interactions with friends and family lately, I’ve been referring to this time of isolation as “being in a cocoon”. I sense that we ar...

Prayer is the Key and Faith Unlocks the Door I defer my writings to this beautiful prayer today -- the day our President declared it to be...

My children were heading out of town. I needed to oversee some contractors that were painting their home while they were gone. They left a f...

Though I was a young, vulnerable mom, I still considered myself a strong woman of faith. But, it was still so difficult to see my baby girl...

Those three words “Do not fear” pack a punch, don’t they? While I stay on the bandwagon about living by trust and faith, the fact is I am n...

I know mountains. I’ve gazed at their beauty from a distance. I’ve skied down them. I’ve driven the winding roads to the top of them and e...

This day a year ago I was all caught up in gratitude for the rain, cooler temperatures and the Fall season that was in the air. I spent the...

Most of my posts come from my own personal life experiences with the sincere hope that what I share will encourage and even open your eyes t...

Fearless in these days and times? Get real, girl! Who can be fearless when from the smallest fear (like a snake in a flowerbed -- that was m...

Our interdenominational fellowship group came together in my community on Tuesday night for another pot luck meal and time of fellowship. T...

That phrase is used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people. We d...

I’m so thankful for my phone's GPS app. Such a time saver. Such a stress reliever. Such great comfort as I take so many road trips by m...

The last several days, my family and I have been at Beavers Bend in Broken Bow, OK. We’ve had plenty to eat--all the cargo I brought with us...

We live in a mighty crazy, shaky world. Everything seems to be going our way when, in a moment's notice, we can be gripped with fear, co...