And here we are. It’s already eleven days into 2019, friends. Some will say “Hooray!” and some will say “Yikes!” Have you executed your new year resolution yet? Or did you decide to not have any new year resolution this time around? Even though I like checklists, the one thing I try to avoid at […]
A New Year, A New Me
It’s January 3, 2019. How many times have you written 2018 on something in the last three days? Since I’m writing this before the New Year–I have big plans to binge watch some shows, rest, and write prior to this post going live–I probably have only done it a handful of times, especially since I […]
Unexpected Blessings
When was the last time you received an unexpected blessing? I hope all of you had a nice Christmas. I received a very wonderful unexpected blessing recently. I’m an accountant and financial analyst at my day job for a non-profit company. When we had our annual holiday party, it was announced that our company would […]
What is love?
There’s this word in Hebrew that transliterates into English as ruah with a guttural “ch” sound at the end. Ruah can be translated into many English words, but it’s most commonly translated as wind, breathe, and spirit. It’s used throughout the Old Testament, and it conveys this amazing imagery. Ruah is the breath of God, […]
The TRUE Meaning of Christmas
Confession: Until this year, I’ve never watched Hallmark Christmas movies at Christmas time. Not for lack of desire–we’re just cheap and don’t have cable. (A little antenna outside gets us a few local channels, but that’s it.) But this year, I decided to splurge. We have a new “smart” TV that has SLING on it, […]
Manna and Dessert
Are desserts mentioned in the Bible? Yes, I know that sounds like a weird question, but, when it comes to food and desserts, my mind wanders. And, when my mind wanders, all sorts of strange things go through my head. I didn’t really see much about desserts in the Bible. They talk about fruit and […]
Love Is Hard…Making Difficult Choices
Life is full of choices. Some choices are as simple as will I eat the chocolate chip cookie or the sugar cookie. (My world, my dilemmas) Ha. Okay, I’m kidding about the cookies, sorta. But seriously, sometimes we are faced with difficult and hard life choices. Especially when circumstances are stacking up against […]
It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas…
… with all the Christmas music playing and Christmas decorations displayed in the stores. The reminders to post our overseas Christmas cards and gifts early (oops- I already missed the economy mail deadline for Australia – that’s gonna cost me!). And also, all the Christmas romance boxed sets launching! I love Christmas, though as I’m […]
Writing Retreat
Writing can be a very solitary, lonely pursuit. Even my husband, parents, and son don’t really understand the part of me that’s driven to get the stories out of my head and onto paper. I spent a lot of years going it alone. Eventually I found two local writing groups. Though some of the members […]
Be Still and Know He is God
Where are your favorite fall (autumn) vacation spots? What do you usually do when you’re on vacation this time of the year? Do you like to go to the beach or up to the mountains? If you like going to the mountains in the fall, what do you usually do there? Do you spend time […]