Next step devotional
7 Myths That Keep You Stuck
& The Promises of God That Set You Free
My Best Jesus Imitation
Meet Yip and Yelp The neighbor in my backyard just got two beagles. I have no idea what their names are but we call them Yip and Yelp. These dogs…
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Why Do I Have All This Resistance In My Life?
Dave puts in a garden every year. All summer, he nurtures these plants. There’s the planting and the watering, the weeding and the fertilizing – and a lot of…
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Show and Tell
Show and Tell As a curious, but insecure, youngster, I looked forward to Show and Tell at school. Just like it sounds, Show and Tell was when kids brought a…
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Storms Ahead
There is a lot of life that we cannot control. I’ve never seen such devastation as caused by Hurricane Ian in SW FL. The deadliest hurricane in nearly a century…
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Love Is (Still) In The Air
Where it began Dave and I celebrated 21 years of (mostly) wedded bliss last week. Like so many couples, we’d included I Corinthians 13:4-8 in our ceremony. As I reminisced…
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Scary New Seasons
Storm’s coming. Steady announcements on the radio warned of a lulu of a storm that was picking up strength, speed, and lots of water as it made its way across…
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Fear is Not the Boss of You
A tale of terror. When my boys were teens, my husband and I took them to an amusement park. I reluctantly agreed to accompany them on a roller-coaster ride. It…
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Get Out Of The Crazy Tree
In the Crazy tree? The crazy tree is the one you climb when life is out of control. When people you love don’t behave properly, or money is way short,…
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Speakers Wanted
Speakers Wanted Do you sense God calling you to share your story … but, you don’t know what to do with that tug on your heart? Maybe you: Don’t…
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Busted at the Krispy Kreme
My son and I were at the Krispy Kreme drive-through, coupon in hand. We were moments away from warm, frosted doughnuts, but something was askew with the coupon I…
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