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How often have you heard a song that touched your heart and wondered about the story behind the lyrics? For the last month, I’ve had the Christmas station tuned in my car and home. There are so many memories attached to some of the old classics that take me back to my childhood. It’s bittersweet. Partly because my parents and …
One would be hard pressed to deny the existence of evil in our world. We hear about it every day on the news, see it in Internet headlines and some live with it daily. I will admit that while I live my little life, I’ve been insulated from this evil having much of an impact on me. But as we …
I could count my husband’s flaws on one hand and still have a couple of fingers left over. Sadly, the same cannot be said for me. Does this mean Chris is perfect? Of course not. He’s human. It’s rare that we argue about anything, but (full disclosure) when we do, it’s usually my fault. But not always. At the risk …
Are you someone who tends to test your own godliness with those in the Bible? I do. Of course, I’m wired to be harder on myself than others might be. There are a lot of “heroes” in the Good Book, and I love how every one of them are flawed. David was a man “after God’s own heart” but he …
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” according to crooner Andy Williams. With COVID, chaos, and corruption erupting all over the country (and the world) I’m having trouble buying it. The oppressive gloom of hopelessness weighs heavily on me. If I, who truly feel blessed in my life, struggle with this, I can only imagine the impact on those …
Inspiration for stories (and life in general) often comes from someone else’s life. It’s amazing to me that some people live BIG while others just live. Last week, my husband and I visited Dollywood for the first time. I’m not particularly a fan of Dolly Parton’s music (and since her husband of over 50 years isn’t either, I’m in good …
A few years ago I shared with my husband that I had a strong sense that the person I am now is not who I was meant to be—that there is a bold and funny me buried deep inside somewhere. Over the years, I’d built a wall around that person and didn’t allow her to be free. Have you ever …
I write this blog post today with a heavy heart. From personal past experience, I have seen that when we allow the enemy a foothold into our heart, mind and/or home, the results are devastating. I’m reminded of this after a tragedy occurred in Amador County late Monday night. I’m not going to address the details, assign blame or judgment. …
A couple weeks ago, I started Priscilla Shirer’s Gideon study with my ladies’ Bible study group. Although this character has only three short chapters in the book of Judges, he has so much to teach me! And Priscilla Shirer is a whiz at pointing out the commonalities between this meek, insecure Israelite and those of us walking the earth today. …
Okay, I’ll admit it—I have difficulty with forgiveness. In a spiritual gift test I just completed, one of the questions was, “Do you look at the world in black and white, right and wrong, good and evil?” This was one of 100 questions, and the only one to which I gave an unequivocal, “Yes.” I think this may be the …
