A quick and handy guide to get your lists and life under the control of a life-settling Savior!
I’ve been sharing my Top Ten Tips to Cope for the past few months. Since I’m 67, well, you can guess it’s taken me a while to figure out this coping stuff. I’m still working on it. But, life and loss (and God’s help!) through the years have taught me a few tough lessons. Today’s … Continue reading The Work of Healing
Gonna share a humble list of stuff I’ve learned. Life can be kinda hard. God’s gotten me through a lot. Here are some tips which have helped. Watch this space for more details on every Tip!
I’m taking a walk today. I’m sick, but that’s OK. I steer clear of others. I’m walking the alleys by everyone’s back door. You can learn a lot from back doors. I find them so very very charming. A back door is personal. It’s where we lean the wheelbarrow. It’s where the ladder hangs. It’s … Continue reading Back Door Bible Study
A wise person told me we won’t have much to give if we don’t fill up every once in a while. This is a story of filling. I wasn’t dressed for a snowy walk. I headed to the post office in leaky rubber clogs and an old tattered sweatshirt. No gloves. I grabbed my … Continue reading Fill ‘er Up.
Slowing down a minute to drop this note. In the future I’ll be sharing more about how this Type A “cracked pot” became shattered, but...for today... I want to let you know how I have the power to become new...even at the old age of 66! First...a question: ✅ Is there something missing in your … Continue reading Shattered Pot…Made New
“Of course we’re canceling rehearsals on Valentine’s Day,” The director shouted this flippantly. All the couples in the room laughed a ‘why of course’ laugh and went about their busyness . I stood in my self-made circle, swallowing hard. Quick, drink some water! Pain washed through me with the water. I smiled and nodded knowingly … Continue reading It’s gonna be OK…Love Lost and Found
God had me in mind when I stumbled onto the message. Pastor talked about getting stuck in our painful places of grief, regret, disappointment, hurt, rejection, and loss. He said God did not create us to get stuck. -Raise your hand if you’ve ever been a prisoner to pain. (My hand is up.) Let me … Continue reading Get out of the Graveyard!
Beautiful things can grow in hard places. I’ve planted Cornflowers (some call them “Bachelor Buttons”) in all my gardens. I plant the seeds in designated flowerbeds. No matter where I plant the seeds, however, the cornflowers refuse to grow in my gardens. The little blue buds of cornflowers always turn up in the hard places, … Continue reading Beautiful Things Can Grow in Hard Places
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.~Proverbs 19:21 Wow! It's already January 25 and I have not written you in a long, long time. Geesh ! I am so sorry! This Type A Lady has lost control! Yikes! I better catch up in my communication. … Continue reading Checking In: 2015
"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever." -- Thomas Jefferson, 1790
Confessions of a Type A Woman 