I’ve never been one to choose a word for the year. I love words so picking one would be a huge chore. Recently, however, I had an epiphany during a Sunday school class discussion of the word “reconciliation.” This is my word. Not only for 2018 but for my life. I need reconciliation. I need… Read More
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New year filled with new books, new contract
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas season and a blessed new year celebration. 2018 promises to be a busy year for everyone, but readers always make time for their favorite activity—reading. That’s why I’m excited to share with you my great news. I’ll have two new books release in 2018, as… Read More
Lost lamb reminder of Christmas past & future
For such a small, insubstantial piece of plastic, the little lamb sure packed an emotional wallop just a few days into this year’s Christmas season. Tim was digging around under the couch trying to find one of our cats’ toys, when he came up with a plastic lamb instead. The lamb made me teary-eyed. Fortunately,… Read More
Disability gives travel new meaning
My dual journey with two challenging medical diagnoses took a new turn recently when I traveled for the first time using my walker, affectionately known as “the Cadillac.” My destination was a writers’ conference, but I learned just as much about myself and the challenges of having a disability. Understand that it took me two… Read More
One church indivisible: What does that look like?
“One church. One faith. One Lord. Not Baptist, not Methodist, not Adventist. Just Christians. No denominations. No hierarchies. No traditions. Just Christ.” Max Lucado’s devotional for August 17 in Grace for the Moment poses this question. Would this be impossible to achieve? One church in Christ with no denomination. Instead of groups of two thousand… Read More
Self-help prayer books unneeded; we have manual
The latest pea under my mattress is self-help books on how to pray. I recently saw an advertisement for a book on how to pray “authentically.” Prayer can be hard for many of us, and I worry about putting more pressure on folks to “do it right.” The fact is we already have the book… Read More