One Half of 2011 has officially come to an end. These months have blown by in a wisp of wild and wonderful living that sometimes feel and look (in my mirror) like time travel on steroids. So far this year I have been to Alaska; Denver; New Mexico; Alabama; Ohio; Arkansas; Virginia and West Virginia. [...]

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: ‘When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is [...]

Guest Post by Mary DeMuth I am tickled pink, in fact honored, to have the words of a VERY special writer on the pages of my blog today. I met Mary DeMuth at The Proverbs 31 Ministries “She Speaks” Conference a few years ago and have followed her writing and coaching ministry since then. She [...]

I shared some thoughts yesterday about living our lives EXACTLY as God designed. Doing Exactly what He is calling us to do today. We can do that. We can KNOW the purpose and assignment God has for us right here, right now. We can know why we were born. What we were born to do [...]

As promised yesterday, here 5 of my Lessons Learned (or Re-Learned) in a Sunflower Maze– in no particular order. Lesson Number 1–Old ladies DO have important things to say! When I was a very young Mom, my honey and I took our very young boys on a White Water Rafting adventure. The woman who gave [...]

I am so excited about the upcoming weekend and following week. I have 3 Christian Fiction books to read. A lawn chair with my name on it, some heavy duty sunscreen and a BIG HAT! I am getting me some REFRESHMENT!! It is a GOD REQUIREMENT you know!! I was reminded of our permission—rather our REQUIREMENT—to [...]