At 41, I honestly did not think I would ever get married. Nearly a decade had passed since my last date. I chose to not worry about it though. If God wanted me to be a wife, then certainly he would send me a husband. In early 2008, I partnered with two other singles…
“Could you bring me some water?” he asked. I took the Bible off my lap and got up to reach for the plastic cup and straw and placed it right under his chin. My duty as “water girl” completed, I moved to sit down again, but that was when I heard my “tough cookie”…
God likes to interrupt my day and remind me I am loved. He does this often, and if I am not completely frazzled and running around like a crazy woman in a frenzy, sometimes I notice. God smiles over me. He surrounds me with sweet songs of deliverance. He tenderly holds me by the…
I must confess that right now I have a huge pile of laundry to conquer and a sink full of dishes. The charge to shine brightly and carry Jesus to the lost in this dark world seems beyond my capability. I can’t make time to wash my hair most weeks. How am I supposed to…
Sometimes I wonder if God only gave me 5 toes because He knew I’d constantly insert my foot in my mouth. My mouth is always getting me in trouble — even when I am on my best behavior. More than once over the last few weeks, I’ve said, “That’s not what I meant” and shaken…
I just got off the phone with a wonderful friend who shared she was on her way to the post office to mail a little Christmas cheer. I congratulated her for donning her Santa hat even though she wanted to play Scrooge. You see, the package wrapped with love and warm wishes is going to…