I usually don't give it much thought, my routines. They just sort of exist, moving me somewhat subconsciously through the hours and...

I follow a woman on Instagram who has been on the public stage for many years now. She is a Christian author and speaker, and someone who...

Today's post is going to be a little different, because today is a day devoted to my better half. I can't help but reflect on our life...

I sat down at the computer to check my emails per the usual morning routine, but this time the computer was talking back. A sign kept...

I suppose in reality, this blog post could have been titled "How To Eat an Elephant, Part II." We're still talking about painting the...

I have to admit I'm not very good at tackling those bigger jobs on my to-do list in manageable 24 hour increments. Actually, I take that...

Are habits the same as routines? I tend to think not. Habits seem more like the kinds of things you simply fall into, whereas routines...

"...and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith...." -...

A number of years ago there was a gentleman at our church who encouraged Tom and me to go on a cruise. He and his wife had been on many...

The day was fast approaching. It had been circled on the calendar for almost a month. We were overjoyed to get to be a part of the...

I walked toward the back aisle, scanning quickly as I went, summing up the day's offerings when I spied it. "IT" The thing that made my...

"... but He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon...

"Serve the Lord with gladness...." - Psalm 100:2a I couldn't imagine trying to do what she was doing, the woman in the Instagram reel....

I believe we need to revamp the way we think about aging. A couple of weeks ago I came across a post by an actress who played in a...

I stood there, hand on hip, perusing the volumes as my finger traced the title of each one. I had decided it was time, time to clear some...

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." - Mark 10:45 His Coming...

Yep, I'm fairly certain I'm a Martha. Not my name, of course, but speaking in the biblical sense... as in Mary and Martha... I'm a dead...

Thirty or so years ago I came across a book that breathed life into my new vocation as a stay-at-home mother and homeschooler. It was The...

As you are well aware, at least if you live in South Texas, this summer was brutal! I don't have a particularly green thumb to begin...

Earlier this month I attended the funeral of my husband's cousin. She was a precious lady, close to twenty years our senior, but always...