I recently spoke at a woman’s conference and shared some very personal pain. After it was over many women expressed their thanks that I would tell such things from behind a podium. Sadly, our churches can sometimes be a place where sharing personal failure is not a common occurrence. The…

What a stunning Saturday morning we are having here in Tampa. My honey is recovering from some minor surgery so I am hanging in close at home. There will be some walking, gardening, baking and some rocking chair on the front porch reading– going on here! Nothing more, nothing less!…

“G” get ready to be amazed” My 6-year-old Granddaughter bounced into the kitchen and grabbed my hand. She pulled me to an assigned spot on the living room couch and proceeded to step out in front of me to lift her hands over her head to form a point towards…

Amazing truth from “Church and Culture” Ministry:  Spiritually Hazardous to Your Soul Another well-known Christian leader has come under fire for sexual immorality. I won’t go into the details.  If you are at all dialed into church world, you know the megachurch pastor I’m talking about, and can find all…

Not only am I a “Martha Wanna Be” but I am a “Risk Taker Wanna Be”. I have never jumped out of an airplane or gone bear hunting, but I often place myself on paths that have “snakes hidden in the grass”. I seem to thrive on situations that make…

The only thing holding me down in my prayer chair this morning is my laptop. Otherwise I would be on the ceiling or maybe even in the sky! That is where the action started today. Over the past weeks my quiet time has been focused on Freedom. I have been…