The truth is...I wanted to be the exception. I wanted the marriage that my husband adored me and we were together forever. I wanted a happy family, still in tact at graduations and marriages of the children. I wanted to defy the odds. The truth is, when that didn't happen, I still wanted to beContinue reading "The truth is…"

She said, “I just want to be normal.” She had just bravely shared with me that she was considering ending her life and she had been using heroin to numb the pain. She was making a courageous decision to admit herself into rehab. She wanted to be better, she said she wanted to be “normal”.Continue reading "Normal"

This has been on my mind for a few weeks now. I don't know about you, but I do not do all things in love. I do things because I "have" to, I can be rushed and hurried passing right by opportunities to love at breakneck speed. I do things when I'm exhausted and tooContinue reading "In love"

My beautiful friend Carol Brock shared this with me yesterday. With her permission I am sharing with you 🙂 We live in the country, and have allowed some of the things that grow on our property to go without the proper attention for quite a while. Our trees and bushes are now out of control...Continue reading "Pruning"

On my mind today...showstoppers. You know, those things that warrant attention and seem to demand validation.  Maybe it's a new sports car with all the bells and whistles, maybe it's a big diamond ring, maybe it's a motorcycle or boat or other recreational vehicle.  Maybe it's a designer purse, clothing or shoes or an expensiveContinue reading "SHOWSTOPPERS"

We wear it like a tattoo on our forehead and somehow, we are often the last to know.  It comes in various forms and degrees, crippling those in its path. Maybe more common in women but definitely present among men and even precious children. We try to compensate by decorating the outside, striving to beContinue reading "in security"

This is Walter.  We lovingly named him (and every bird that looks like him) when we visited Panama City Beach, Florida.  I watched him for quite a while and was simply fascinated.   He waits up by the water, I assume he is looking for something good to eat.  When the tide comes in, he runsContinue reading "lessons from Walter"

Having some moments this morning of ugly truths.  If I am honest, there are times I get worn of loving those who reject the love I offer. Not just that they don’t love me back, but literally have no interest in receiving love from me. And as I allow myself to wallow there for aContinue reading "Blood on the Floor"

On my mind...fulfilling our own agenda. How we can want something so bad that we cannot see around the corner as to the consequences of our choices. How the enemy can use our own insecurities to make us crazy driven for validation in countless things that truly have no merit of worth. Unforgiveness is fulfillingContinue reading "Our Agenda"