I have just spent the last two weeks with my children. They are 31-years-old and have children of their own. By any reasonable standard they are grown. The question that is running in my spirit today is: Do I treat them like they are grown? I am going to ask myself a few questions and…
I am here in this Monday with a very long list of prayer requests. The situations all need God to directly intervene. The pain and suffering in the hearts of the people involved is extraordinary. In my heart, in my spirit where I have stored the testimonies of my life and the testimonies of…
Abortion is a terrible thing. I know. I have been through it. It was over 30 years ago and yet I still remember the day vividly. God has forgiven me. I have forgiven myself. It took a very long time for that to happen. Despite my personal knowledge of the long-term effects of going through…
My husband and I were out and about today doing some errands. When we stopped for gas we noticed that our local Teen Challenge was at the adjoining parking lot having a car wash. Our car was really dirty and God had blessed us today with some unexpected income so – we accepted their enthusiastic…
Suicide has touched my life this week. The son of a woman I know committed suicide. He leaves behind family that is beyond devastated, including his own young children. Suicide is, and has always been, a concept of life that puzzles me; confuses me; and, yes, really angers me. My first experience was a distant…
I do not write about parenting as an “expert” but I have received many ‘pats on the back’ for the three great children that I have known since the day they were born. I have become a fan of a blog, Beyond Just Mom, as the posts are real, poignant, funny, and yet written in…
I recently red a blog written by a grandfather about his grief that he was experiencing following the death of his granddaughter from cancer. He shares what God has shown him about faith. But what about those who are not healed? And no matter how many, how long or how fervent the prayers, they die….
ISBN-10: 0310289025 If you haven’t lived in a cave or given up TV as a spiritual fast, you have probably seen at lead one episode of TLC’s Jon and Kate Plus 8 reality show. Some episodes seem very comedic as you watch a day in the life with a family that has eight children under…
My heart is saddened this morning as I read that John and Kelly Travolta’s son has died at the age of 16. It was a saddened and unexpected death of a child who had some health issues. There is an investigation that is ongoing to determine the exact cause of his death. The Travolta’s are…
Recently, my husband and I were invited to present The James Webb Outstanding Percussion Award at the Showcase of Champions band contest. This band competition is a Florida Marching Band Coalition regional qualifier. It is hosted by Tate High School’s Showband of the South of which James was a member the last two years of…