The flu never sneaks up, like a silent cat getting closer and closer. No. Wham, bam, the flu hits you over the head and wrestles you to the ground and hog ties you to the bed for days. And when you do get up, you feel like a wrung washcloth that is dehydrated and limp. We were also left with a ... Read More
Things to Remember
Free Sometimes Really Means Free
Repeatedly the company calls. I have been selected to win this absolutely free, three-day cruise. I roll my eyes, make some sarcastic remark, and hang up. Just before the voice tells me to push a button and claim my free-gift. Momma was right. “If it sounds too good to be true; it ... Read More
Email Euphoria
Sometimes we do things without really thinking through the consequences. Okay, in all honesty, sometimes without even thinking. Sometimes it is just to tough to think about what we need to do next, and during those times I certainly don’t plot a straight line as to what this step will lead to all ... Read More
Sometimes We Just Need to Believe
I am reading Mathew and in this chapter Jesus is healing one person after another. Boom, bam, slam. Left and right. Broken and unwell people are brought to him. He heals them. Restores them to health. Forgives their sins. The response of the healed? Joy. Amazement. A wanting to tell everyone ... Read More
Relearning the Same Thing, Again
Sometimes it seems as if my life is on replay. Or maybe that it is punctuated with Deja-vu moments. We were driving across Indiana when it began happening. My son was shivering and not feeling well. Basically miserable, he was, and I was trying to comfort him. Encourage him that this too shall ... Read More
Imagine if You Can, How a Yes Changed it All
We often don't know if our yes or no will change things much. But sometimes it does. Mary's yes, changed the world. Can you imagine a world without Jesus? A world where he was never born? A world where our sins were not forgiven? A world where grace and love were not free ... Read More
Life as it Comes #41 | Houdini, the Furry Escape Artist
If Houdini came back as a tongue lolling, tail wagging, and chest panting dog, I know which dog his spirit would reside within. The dog our friends owned and which we babysat. Listen to this story of escape and intrigue. Who knows, you may even smile. To ... Read More
What Turns You into a Screeching Tea Kettle
Once when my mom questioned me about a fight I had gotten into with my sibling, I blurted out the classic excuse. “They made me so mad.” If you have been alive for very long, you have either heard this excuse or used it. Because it is the classic point-the-finger-at-the-other-person ... Read More
