Three months and thirteen days. That’s how long it’s been since my last post here. How terrible of me! Yes, I must admit, I have fallen waaayyy off the writing bandwagon the past several weeks. But I’m getting back on again and hoping going to ride longer and farther than ever before with this blogging […]
How Prayer Is Like Pinterest
At first I just didn’t get it. Pinterest. What was the point? Why should I be interested in yet another social media outlet where people waste yet more time cruising the internet, pinning pictures of pretty things they can’t have onto virtual pinboards for strangers to look at? For quite a while I rejected the […]
Why Your Bible is Like a Grapefruit
She sat at our kitchen table, eating half of a grapefruit. I could hear her dentures cutting through the pulp of the tangy fruit as I sat with her, eating my own grapefruit. My mouth puckered as I ate the pink colored triangles drizzled with glistening honey, like evening sunlight gilding a flower. That was […]
The Force That Cannot Be Held
“But in reality they’re simply blind to the greater, infinite Force that is ceaselessly working for His glory and the ultimate good of mankind. God always has and will accomplish His plans.” Yesterday I went to the the beach with my mom, sister-in-law, and nieces and nephews. It was a bit cool and breezy, […]
Four Tips for Making Changes That Stick
Remember those resolutions you were so enthusiastic about eight months ago? How are they working out for you? Are you among the valiant few who have conquered them, or is it a struggle to even remember what they were? I hate to admit it, but I’ve been slacking off on my goals for a long […]
Simple Joys of Summer…
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero