Shane and I have been married for 33 years, 7 months, and 3 weeks. We are opposites in many ways. We tend to see things differently, and we have varying communication styles. One of our challenges is in the area of time. I attribute our timing differences to our parents. Shane’s mother is usually at…
Month: January 2018
The Argument
At the beginning of every year, I begin some type of Bible reading plan. My goal is to read through the entire Bible during the year, and though I don’t always succeed, I come closer than if I had no plan. This year I have chosen the One Year Chronological Bible in the New Living…
Oreo Cookies
My kindergarten Sunday school teacher enjoys telling a story about me. I must admit I don’t remember the incident. I was a very shy child, and evidently I have blocked the minor trauma from my memory. Our family had just started attending church, so everything church-related was new to me. One Sunday morning, Oreos were the…
Like Tonya
When I was a young girl, I spent a lot of time with my friend, Tonya. I wanted to be just like her. She was pretty and outgoing, and she was always doing something new and exciting. If Tonya liked something, I decided I liked it too. “I love green olives,” she announced to me…
Mistaken Identity
I grew up in church, thinking God was an angry old man with a long white beard and an even longer stick, just waiting for me to make a mistake so He could give me a whack. I don’t know where I came up with this belief; I don’t remember anyone saying such a thing…
Strange Things Happen
My daughter and I were taking a walk in our neighborhood. I began to hear a noise. I assumed it was a weed eater, until a small motorbike pulled up next to us. An exuberant young man jumped off the motorbike, whipped off his helmet and began jabbering. My daughter and I stood there, somewhat…
Go Do It
“Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.” Galatians 6:4, 5 (MESSAGE) God has uniquely…
Clothes
I remember clothes from different moments in my life; this is quite possibly a female attribute. When I go down memory lane I tend to remember what I was wearing while I was “there.” I still “see” a blue and green plaid dress I wore as a very young girl. One day I was wearing…
It’s Time to Live the Free Life
I read something funny on the Internet and was snickering. In my spirit, I “heard” the Lord ask, “When your kids were little, what’s the thing you wanted to see them doing most?” “Laughing,” I answered, without missing a beat. When my kids were babies, toddlers, teens, and yes, even today, there is nothing better than…
We Are In Good Hands
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as are the watercourses; He turns it whichever way He wills.” Proverbs 21:1 – AMPC My first vivid memory of this verse is when I was in high school at age 16. I was going to a Christian school where you worked at your own…