My pastor made a point in one of his sermons years ago that stuck with me like glue. He was talking about making the most of the time God...

It's only been four years in coming! Tom and I finally watched the last season of The Middle. That sitcom, which ran for nine years, drew...

A couple of times a year a James Avery catalog arrives in the mail, and though I'm not particularly a big jewelry-wearing gal, (except...

This week marks another orbit around the sun for me. As far as birthdays go, it was a good one... pretty chill. I've never been a big...

I sent my husband a funny pic I saw on Facebook the other day. It was of an elderly couple fast asleep in a gondola in Venice, Italy; the...

Recently a dear friend of mine and I were discussing differences in worship styles. Specifically, we were comparing a more traditional...

"And when the disciples saw Him (Jesus) walking on the sea, they were frightened, saying, 'It is a ghost!' And they cried out for fear....

"... has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?" - Daniel 6:20 I believe in miracles. I believe...

"... cast all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you." - 1 Peter 5:7 Last weekend Tom and I had the pleasure of visiting Mark...

I stood back trying to get everything included in the shot. I had just finished switching out the angel wings for the vintage flag that...

Truthfully, there were lots of things I learned from my folks. They were lessons well-ingrained, for my parents didn't just talk about...

(Jesus said) "... I was thirsty and you gave me drink...." - Matthew 25:35 I'm sorry I've been absent a few weeks. After the tragedy in...

Every morning there it sits waiting for me, perched atop the coffee shelf, the extra Sweet'n Low packet. Tom has placed it there in...

There's something I thought I'd share with you this week as we approach Mother's Day. I know this season can be hard, very hard for some...

"Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life." - Dolly Parton There's a BIG difference between making a living and...

"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." - Psalm 139:14 I'm...

"Then Jesus, calling out in a loud voice, said, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!' And having said this he breathed his last."...

"When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, 'It is finished....'" - John 19:30 Never in the history of the world have those words...

"After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scriptures), 'I thirst.'" - John 19:28 Today is the fifth...

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" - Matthew 27:46 Of all the words Jesus spoke from the cross, these strike the greatest chord,...