It was the longest. day. ever. Work started early. I should not have picked up the cell phone from my nightstand first thing in the morning. All the emails caused a rush of anxiety to come over my spirit. I quickly got up, showered, ate my toast in the car, and rushed into the office….
Shift work – it can be a killer. Going to work in the evening, getting off in the morning. Days and nights can quickly become relative terms to those accustomed to nocturnal careers. My sister, Carrie, is a night shift nurse right now thanks to COVID. She has been working 12 hour exhausting night shifts…
At this stage in my life, a lot things seem to be working against me. Every calorie I eat goes to my hips, my hair is turning gray faster than I can cover up my roots, and things that used to stay in place are starting to jiggle. Compared to my silly list, many godly…
I’ve been looking in a mirror for a long time. Let me clarify. I’ve been looking in a symbolic mirror for a long time. When I think about my teaching ministry and look around at who I’ve been serving, they look a lot like me. We all love capri pants, blouses that cover our fluffy…
Last week, we went to Tennessee to see 3 of our grandchildren. Zion, the cutie-pie circled in the pic below, is 4 years old and obsessed with Magna-tiles. He is also obsessed with asking people to play with him. He said “Lulu, play with me” a gazillion times. Admittedly, I didn’t want to get down…
I remember her baby dedication so clearly. Hannah was wearing a sweet little yellow embroidered gown and bonnet. The pastor reminded us that God had entrusted us to raise her in the “nurture and admonition of the Lord” and that she was not really ours, but rather, on loan from God. Hannah’s heart was always…
Have you ever been so desperate for a touch from Jesus you made a fool of yourself in the eyes of others? Do your public outcries to Him or your tears of desperation seem overly dramatic or a little “extra” maybe even to those in the surrounding pews at church? I am guilty of trying to regulate…
Just when I think I have my spiritual act together, my symbolic crown falls right off my head. Is it just me? Or do you go through seasons when you majorly stumble in your Christian walk and that crown falls to the ground with a metallic clink? The stumble hurts. Not only does my crown…
Emmanuel in Exodus is the name of our church’s Christmas Program this season. I really hadn’t given the title to our program much thought until Wednesday night when our worship pastor, BJ, drew our attention to it. Jesus’ earth-bound name in Matthew 1:23 is Emmanuel, meaning God with us. Exodus simply means a departure. Emmanuel indeed made…
Does my life have a purpose & meaning? Does what I do or say even matter? Ever heard of Edward Lorenz? Probably not. He is the scientist who first proposed a theory that became known as the “butterfly effect” in 1963. The butterfly effect basically states that a small change in one system can have…