Love Is…
When I write about my husband, I ask him to read it before I hit publish. This time I didn’t. I’m surprising him with a public love letter. Dear Ricky, (I call him Ricky, but most people call him Rick)...
View ArticleShe’s That Kind of Friend
Our ladies’ small group meets in Karen’s home on Wednesday nights for food, faith, and friendship. All twenty-five of us are welcomed the same way~~ With a big hug and a smile. One night in early...
View ArticleSacred Moments
I’d planned to share my word for 2018 today, but a very close friend passed away on Friday afternoon, December 29th. Denise and her husband Glenn were in our small group. She was three years younger...
View ArticleMy Four-Letter Word for 2018 and How I Chose it
My word for 2017 was LOVE– a tiny word that packed a powerful punch. I wanted another short, meaningful word for 2018, but 2017 was nearly out the door, and I hadn’t chosen one. On December 20, 2017, I...
View ArticleOn Becoming a Grandmother and Priorities
I’ve come to my office so many times to write this post, then stopped myself. My heart feels like pictures I made in kindergarten–the ones with crayons melted by a hot iron inside wax paper–so many...
View ArticleThis Much I Know is True
Something about becoming a grandmother is changing me. God’s peeling back the layers of my heart, asking me to be honest. I mentioned it in my last post. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how I...
View ArticleNudges from God and My Word for 2019
Sometimes I feel God talking to me when I’m reading. Sometimes it happens when I’m having a conversation with a close friend. Sometimes I sense His Presence when I’m doing normal, everyday things. Like...
View ArticleDecorating with Love
When I found out Robin, my BFF of 40 years, was spending the night, I was blown away with excitement. But I was also a tiny bit scared. Robin is ROBIN from All Things Heart and Home. Every inch of her...
View ArticleLove–The Remedy for Discouragement
I set two goals for the month of June: 1. Finish the rewrite on my novel. 2. Take a picture every day about my word for 2017, Love. Share the pictures on Instagram. For 30 days I wondered, will I be...
View ArticleHealing from Kneeling
For months I pretended not to notice, but last week there was no denying it. As I vacuumed the den, the late afternoon sun poured through the windows, highlighting the scratches in our pine floors. Our...
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