July 16, 2021 If you peek through my window, you’ll find me dancing. I’m celebrating because a few weeks ago, after a year of Zoom presentations, I delivered my first in-person message. After I finished, I put the mic down on the podium and stepped off. As I made my way to the book table, …
July 2, 2021 I step away from the “normal” devotional I send you on a regular basis. And I humbly warn you as I’m about to share something personal, controversial and sensitive. I appreciate, value and respect your opinion on whatever topic is rattling this country right now including illegal immigration. And because I do, …
June 18, 2021 “I am on a mission,” my 42-year-old son Jason wrote in a recent blog post. A mission? I asked myself. I tried, really tried to raise him with his focus on God, with his commitment to integrity, and with the wisdom to embrace God-honoring goals. Those were my silent prayers for him …
June 4, 2021 Goodness, spring is over and, admittedly, the spring cleaning became nothing more than a good intention. Then guilt nudged. I rolled up my sleeves and began with closets. Then drawers. I tossed out jars of who-knows-what in my bathroom drawer—old tubes of lipstick, creams that probably ended up there since I was …
May 21, 2021 “I wanted to die,” my friend said as she dabbed tears. “I never expected he’d cheat on me. I never, ever saw it coming. I asked him if he still loved me,” she said in the midst of sobs, “and he said he stopped loving me a long time ago.” You or …
May 9, 2021 While I folded laundry, Joe, my four-year-old son, and his friend played with Lego’s on the family room floor. “My mom has eyes at the ends of her fingertips,” Joe said to his friend. I chuckled at first, but then marveled at his insight. He was absolutely right. After losing my sight, …
April 23, 2021 Dust from the dirt road came in through the open window. But my nine-year-old brother and I, at 10, didn’t care. Mom held us tight as we rode in the back seat of the dilapidated truck. “When will we get there?” my brother and I asked over and over again. We …
April 9, 2021 He belongs behind bars. I think you’ll agree after you read this excerpt from Wild at Heart, by Ransom Ministries. “Our local zoo, for years had one of the biggest African lions I’ve ever seen. A huge male, nearly five hundred pounds, with a wonderful mane and absolutely enormous paws. Panthera leo, …
March 26, 2021 “C’mon, girlfriend, we’re going to the mall,” my friend said. “Yahoo!” I hung up the phone with a huge smile. Any chance to hit stores and come home with bargains stirred girlish excitement. Since I lost my eyesight, these trips gave me a chance to get out, catch up, laugh, and come …
February 26, 2021 Moving to a strange city kept me awake at night. Hubby and I had no choice. In preparation, I ran the palm of my hand across the kitchen cabinets to make sure all was packed away. With the last of the everyday dishes in a large box, I taped the lid closed …
