Recently, Cheryl Smith invited me to look deep within. Cheryl does a weekly interview on her blog where she provides a space for “iron to sharpen iron” as we examine our “Inner Views.” I must admit that it took me quite a while to respond to several of these questions. I found this introspection…
Photo Credit Last Wednesday, Bruce told me he was coming down with a cold, and I threw myself a Pobrecita Pity Party. For the last 7 days, I’ve succumbed to the worry monster. I’ve pleaded with God to heal my husband. I’ve helicoptered around him with essential oils, a steam inhaler, and 3…
Photo Credit “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Proverbs 15:1, NKJV). I turned around to face the sink as my husband brushed by me into the garage. I wanted to discuss when we would sit down for dinner, but he was busy working on a project. His…
Photo Credit I met my best friend at a Beth Moore Bible study in 1999. We were the only two Cuban chicks in the group. We both loved Jesus, chick flicks, and chocolate. Soon, we were spending hours on the phone trying to solve the world’s problems as we vented in Spanglish. When you…
Photo Credit “ Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?” – II Corinthians 6:14 (NKJV) My friend met the man of her dreams. She e-mailed us to let us know she was leaving town and getting married. Happy for…
Photo Credit I remember the day vividly. I was sitting in an uncomfortable hospital chair playing nurse to a very irritable patient residing in the bed to my right. In order to survive the day, I’d packed a bag full of weapons — my Walkman CD with a Chris Tomlin album, my Bible, a…