A quick and handy guide to get your lists and life under the control of a life-settling Savior!
✅ I totally missed Father’s Day - No fathers at my house, and, besides, I got behind schedule. ✅ My dad would tell me I’ve always got too much going on. ✅ Yup. I can hear your voice in my head, dad. I think about you often. ✅ My dad gave me lots of life … Continue reading Dad’s Life Tips
Think small. Nope - I’m not trying to cramp your style. I’m just reminding you-sometimes little is better than big. It doesn’t hurt to simplify… in life…in faith. - Look at stuff with the wonder and whimsy of a child. As Jesus said in Matthew 18:3: Truly I tell you, unless you change and … Continue reading Think Small! (Tiny Home Adventure)
I thought about texting Laura when I was ten minutes out. Laura would be waiting, perhaps on the white porch above the creek or maybe in her little library… or probably in her tiny kitchen next to the pale turquoise cast iron cookstove. I was on a trek across the country, but I wanted … Continue reading Finding Laura
There’s 52 years difference. That doesn’t matter. We’re a team. We’re singing buddies. Well folks, I’m singing and dancing again. I’ve joined a beautiful cast of performers in Godspell. Our ages range from 15 years to 68. Would you like to guess who’s 68? Godspell is not only a beautiful story of redemption and love, … Continue reading Oldster Belts Songs or…Life is a Stage, You’d Better Get Your Act Together
I paid the guy $50 to clear my driveway on Sunday. On Monday I was back shoveling my driveway. I guess I’m glad the guy shoved the first layer of ice off. I just wasn’t expecting to be shoveling another three inches Monday. This article is about shoveling snow. This article is about life. We … Continue reading Single In A Snow Drift or: No matter where you are in life, keep pushing on.
Darkness was deep, thick and encompassing. You could dive in and float there, not knowing up or down, not knowing where you were or who was beside you. Darkness was scary. Then there was a flicker…a flash. It was like a candle attempting to light or, maybe, a star flickering. I had to look … Continue reading Light of the World
✅ It’s been a while since I stepped onstage ✅ I’ve come back to share love. ✅ Onstage to help the audience escape ✅ Rest ✅ Relax ✅ Laugh ✅ Sing ✅ Play along ✅ Backstage ✅ I want to help workers and performers ✅ Encouraging ✅ Listening ✅ Comforting ✅ Praising ✅ Hopefully … Continue reading Song & Dance …Onstage Again
With so much sadness and hardship in our beautiful country right now, I thought I’d pause to share peace from a little trip I made northeast. No, precious strugglers…I haven’t forgotten you. I can only imagine the devastation… Two years ago, almost to the day, I was shoveling wet insulation, soaked drywall, ruined books and … Continue reading Northeast Peace
Oh, Aunt Dilly! You make me so mad! I made my decision. Now you’re needling me -Stop talking to me! Be quiet, for Heavens sake! Do you have an Aunt Dilly? Don’t start searching your family tree. Aunt Dilly is the still, small voice in the back of your head which makes you doubt your decisions. … Continue reading Dealing with Doubt: Meet Aunt Dilly
I want to thank whoever plopped the dried out potted geranium next to the trash can, I drove by, backed up, and placed it in my trunk. Gosh! I think I can save this flower! When I finally got home later that day, I pulled my treasured pot from it’s hiding place next to the … Continue reading Junkyard Geranium
Confessions of a Type A Woman 