Drop the Weight
Last week I enjoyed an amazing experience at the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference held on the property of the beautiful Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC. Breathtaking views of the mountains surrounded me at every turn and…
Do Something
My husband and I attended this conference yesterday in Salem, VA, and it opened my eyes even more to the need for foster care and adoption. Here are a few stats for you: An estimated 88% of trafficking victims come…
Scaredy Cat
What are you afraid of? Rejection, failure, death, persecution, loneliness, aging, gaining weight? So many things in this sinful world we live in can cause our hearts to hammer in our chests and sweat to break out on our foreheads…
Who Are You?
As promised, here is the follow-up from last week’s “To Tell the Truth” post. Transparency is scary, and we fear people will run the other way if they know the real us. Some people will. Let them. If a friend…
To Tell the Truth
Are you old enough to remember the television show, “To Tell the Truth?” The show originally aired in 1956, and I watched it in the 70’s. (No, I didn’t watch it in the 50’s!) The premise of the show revolved…
Thick Skin
If you’re breathing, then you’ve been criticized at some point in your life. Aristotle said, “There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” I believe that’s true. We all have varied opinions on…
Only God’s Opinion Matters
Yesterday my granddaughter and I participated as fundraising walkers for our local Crisis Pregnancy Center’s Walk for Life. Why? Because every life matters. The Crisis Pregnancy Center provides a wonderful service to women who find themselves in a crisis pregnancy.…
Fire Escape
A family's escape from a house fire spurs soul-searching about eternity and the need to secure our salvation in Christ.
The Shepherd and His Sheep
I had to write about sheep today. No, really, I had no choice. Last week our ladies group began Jennifer Rothschild’s study, “Psalm 23.” Our life group began a new disciple making study, and one of the first scriptures I…
Just a Lump
When I look at beautiful pottery, I have to remind myself the pieces didn’t begin with beauty. The amazing finished product we enjoy began as just a lump of clay. The potter worked on that lump, molded it, added water,…
