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  • Dealing With an “Ouchie”

    Dealing With an “Ouchie”

    Two things about myself recently startled me: one in December and one February. As much as I hate to admit it, I realized I had some unhealthy attachments. One was physical and one was mental/spiritual. In December I realized I was looking at a person with only one lens and that lens was dark. It…

  • An Unshakeable Hope

    An Unshakeable Hope

    What’s your definition of hope? How do you use the word hope in a sentence? If we’re unsure about the meaning of hope, a handy dictionary helps us check it out. According to the dictionary I am using it correctly. I often use the word as if it’s something I’m wishing for, daydreaming about, or…

  • A Moment of Pain and Prayer

    A Moment of Pain and Prayer

    The eight-year anniversary of Mother’s death was Sunday. In so many ways it seems just like yesterday. There are some moments in life that stay etched in your mind and heart forever. That morning was one of them for me. A yearly habit I established the year after her death was reading Psalm 119 in…

  • In His Keeping-For His Time

    In His Keeping-For His Time

    A couple of months ago I wrote concerning what to do when the jolt of the unexpected shows up unannounced. It can be a wild ride.  I wrote from a deep place in my heart because one of those out the blue situations had just shown up at my doorstep. I prepared myself to deal…

  • Surviving Turbulent Waters

    Surviving Turbulent Waters

    I fell in love with the white sand beaches of Florida 40 years ago when my husband and I made a trip to Panama City Beach. We discovered other beautiful beaches too, but there’s nothing quite like these white sandy beaches that border the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Since discovering the…