When I was using and drinking back in my dark years of substance abuse, I did not have certain words in my vocabulary, words like hope, peace, or contentment. Their definitions were not in my brain. But the following experience is one that I now can describe as having hope and receiving peace,...

When I graduate from high school.

When I get married.

When I have children.

When my babies become teenagers.

When my teenagers leave the house.

When my children get married.

When my grandchildren come along.

When my spouse dies.

When, when, when.

We think of things that have not happened and then...

Did you know you are an old woman?

Yep.

There will always be a woman younger than you, so that makes you OLD!

When I was ten years old, I thought fifty years old was OLD!

When I was twenty years old, I thought seventy years old was OLD!

Now that I’m nearly sixty years old I think eighty...

The best investment you can make in your personal life is giving yourself time with God.

Why? Because God is the only one that can guide you each day to live out your life in strength for yourself and those you love.  

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry...

The words woman of valor came to me as I was walking. My vocabulary has expanded through the years, but valor is one word I don’t frequently hear. When I hear a word that I don’t use much in my everyday life I perf up to it because God is speaking to me. I pay attention because the...

I’m grateful I have others to love.

There was a time in my teenage years I wanted nothing to do with anyone else, except me. I was very selfish, self-driven, rude, and cold-hearted. Those ugly ways in me took many years for God to help straighten out. It didn’t come easy.

Loving...

Is God your B.F.F. (Best Friend Forever)?

Did you know God can be your B.F.F.?

Yes – it’s possible and needs to be something you want to consider.

Keeping close to God like a friend in the flesh is the direction I’m suggesting.

How do you do it?

It’s a mind shift. Taking...

Recently I went clothes shopping. So what?

I don’t like shopping. So that's why it's a BIG deal.

Going to a physical store to shop is an overwhelming task, shuffling through the racks, finding the right size, trying on clothes, putting them back where you found them, going to another store,...

I'm THANKFUL for YOU.  

During the month of November I will be reflecting on YOU and how you have blessed my life. If you're name is not listed please know you are thought of too. 

Years ago, during Thanksgiving a pastor shared the need to think of people from our past who...

Mirror, mirror on the wall, why can’t I look at myself at all?

In my past destructive years, I experienced hurt and shame. It was equally divided between self-inflection and the hurtful actions of others. During this dark time, I formed a habit of covering up the pain with my bandage of...

“You’re going to have this baby today; it’s going to happen today.” These words coming from a nurse friend replayed in my mind.

It was happening all too early – seven weeks to be exact.

My mind was going a hundred miles an hour with more questions than answers and...

“Why can’t you see my point-of-view?”

“It doesn't make sense to me. Why can’t you see my side of the issue?”

The door slams and out I go for a walk with my frustration level high. I may as well be running because I want to get away from the confrontation and...