Relationships
NOW is a Good Time to Tell the Story!
Have you ever wondered how the story of your life impacts others? Most days we probably don’t even give the story of our life another thought. Typically we wake up, live out the routines of our day, never even considering how the unique details of our life’s story can affect others. However there are those…
Read MoreI am so glad YOU are here!
Christmas time has a way of softening hearts. Giving us permission to reflect on the gifts in our lives, both past and present. To see how God uses seemingly insignificant moments in our past to become what is now a lifelong treasure. This is one of mine… I am so glad YOU are here! When…
Read MoreHow Are You Doing?
Please forgive me: It has been a while since I was able to sit down with you, or even find the time to write. Only a month into the new year and life has already taken a few unexpected twists. I can’t help but wonder if the same thing has been true for you. So…
Read MoreHand Holding Trust: Loved, Wanted, and Chosen
Have you ever watched a little child reach out and take the hand of someone close to them? Their hand holding trust is so innocent, so simple of an act, yet it is a magnificent display of security and trust. Children have a way of showing their trust and acceptance by simply reaching their hand…
Read MoreThe Heart Strings of Two Women
Every now and then a moment in time occurs that changes your life and your heart forever, this was one of those times! Even though this moment happened years ago, it still pops back up in my memory from time to time, especially when I am seeing things happening around me that seem to be…
Read MoreThe Faces of Easter
Up until now, the tears had stayed neatly tucked inside, but not now. It’s Good Friday and my heart is overflowing. Once I saw the miracle of those faces on my computer screen, it was too much to contain. God is certainly not limited by our circumstances nor is He hindered by what is happening…
Read MoreKeep On, Keeping On
Now that we are a few weeks into the New Year I have finally gotten back to my normal routine. How about you? No matter if it’s work, school, or family routines, it always seems to take awhile, especially after the craziness of the Holidays are over, but it sure feels good when you find…
Read MoreThe Gathering
Recently I had the words from an old Michael W. Smith song pop in my mind, “Friends are friends forever if the Lord’s the Lord of them.” Truth is, I have come to appreciate the depth of the meaning of those lyrics, more now than before. Especially, as I was sitting here reflecting over this…
Read MoreGrieving!
I woke up after hearing the news and thought, “I must have dreamed it.” But no, I didn’t dream it, it was right there on the news again. With one stroke of a pen, it had now become legal in the state of New York, even 24 hours before a mother would have given birth,…
Read MoreDoes She Have it Together?
How often do we look at another woman and think to ourself, “Does she have it together?” The funny thing is, many times that other woman has just looked at someone else and thought the same thing. It may surprise you to know that some of those women who are tall, extremely witty and funny,…
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