There are times it’s easier to hide than to be in a great crowd of people. I have become quite a “home-body”. I like the quietness and the solitude of home. I like to go see a good show or concert still, but I also like being home. It’s hard when the Lord is calling…
I have felt like my life was shattered before. I have had my heart broken too many times. I have survived being fired with a 3-week-old baby. I have survived divorce after 11 years and 3 beautiful kids. I have survived my son being diagnosed with cancer and surviving open chest surgery to remove the…
I have always been fascinated by clay and building cup or bowl with clay. The process is fun for the potter, but if the clay were a person – not so much fun. After making the piece, it has to be fired in the kiln. When it’s in the fire, it is super fragile. Once…
I know what this word means, and I know what it means to trust. I almost always have doubts about others to do what they say and that they are who they claim to be. I guess the reason I have those doubts is because I know me. I believe that I am trustworthy. I…
I first noticed this word many years ago when I was a teenager. My parents told me that I would be known by the people I hang out with. There were some “characters” in my circle of friends. For the most part, my friends were good kids. There were some who were more popular than…
I have been in places where I prayed to the Lord in deep desperation. It is not a pleasant place to be. In those times, I realize just how dependent upon the Lord I really am. I don’t always pray desperate prayers when things are good. I am learning that I should live in a…
I’m confident that Arrogance and Pride are close relatives. They are both destructive to human beings, because we were wired to serve others rather than ourselves. Arrogant is feeling superior, self-importance and entitlement. Arrogance and pride make everything all about me. I am the center of my own universe. I am “all that and a…
I’m not a golfer, but I really enjoy the game of golf. I’m a “hacker”, but the game is enjoyable for sure. There are two major facets of the game of golf – the long game (drives/fairway shots) and there is the short game (chips/putts). I’ve played when both games were off the mark (pretty…
I don’t know if there is a smaller word in the English vocabulary/language that has more power than the word “if”. The entire meaning of a sentence or even the whole book can hinge on this one small two-letter word. This is a word that is used as a conjunction mostly, but also as a…
This is not a new thought for me. Ever since I was old enough to study the Old Testament and the history of Israel, their worship of other gods was just stupid to me. They really put all their jewelry together, melted it into the shape of a calf and the prayed to the stupid…