Hurricane Harvey hits Houston. Historic. Heartbreaking. Unprecedented. Unrelenting. Unbelievable. Epic. Catastrophic. Beyond imaginable. A nightmare. Words can hardly describe this unparalleled event–what people have experienced. Flooded streets. Impassable roads. Stranded men, women, and children. Animals seeking dry shelter. Over 1,700 miles away, there is little I can do. Except …
How do we hold on to joy in the midst of trials? It was December 17, 1997. Mom was going in for a hip replacement—a routine surgical procedure. I had come home a day early from Key West to be with Mom the night before. We spent a quiet …
Love … God first. Then others. Recently, my friend and writing partner, Heather, shared a roadside encounter with a victim of Alzheimer’s. An encounter she might easily have missed had she not been aware of her surroundings. After reading her post I wondered: How many of us would have driven by …
The blood orange slipped from my fingers, destined for my feet. I swooped it up off the floor, rinsed it, and continued peeling. Seconds later, it slipped out of my hand again. This time, I caught it against my leg before it made it to the ground. Hold on to …
Where do your distractions come from? Is it a friend or family member who calls first thing every day to say hello? Is your day interrupted with health issues—yours or someone’s close to you? Does the commotion around you disrupt the concentration you need to accomplish what you set out …
Some of us don’t remember why we have an annual memorial holiday. We look forward to the three-day weekend, planning outings and activities that include fun, food, family, and friends. We remember to get the burgers and dogs, buns, condiments, and paper products. We remember to make the iced tea–sweet …
Can you imagine dancing with God … stepping onto a dance floor, His dance floor, and dancing a two-step or polka, or maybe a waltz? I grew up dancing with my daddy, so the thought of dancing with God comes naturally to me. After my dad passed away I stepped …
We waited in a big room in a big hospital. Family members, a few friends, and a lot of folks we didn’t know chatted quietly. We were eager to see Daddy following his emergency quadruple bypass. The surgeon said Daddy had come through the operation just fine. What a relief. …
I longed for a child. To the point where I would stop working to watch the pre-school boys and girls walk down the hallway outside my office … every single day. Having my nieces spend the night with me was a thrill, and I was overjoyed when both nieces and …
Just because we don’t see something doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Have you ever looked up on a cloudy night and wondered where the stars were? Do you see any stars when you look up in the daytime? Likewise, do you question whether or not God is truly present? When …