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The year my mother and brother died, we decided to have a big ole family Christmas at my parents’ house. Everyone would be there from my mom’s side of the family. We even decided to draw names and exchange gifts. My mom and brother had only died 23 days apart from each other. It started in October, so we were all still very raw and pretty much going through life like zombies. Continue reading “Life is Like a Chocolate Pie”
On a recent trip to my local grocery store, I spent way too much time trying to find the fly swatters. It is summer, and a few of those pesky little critters found their way into my house. I finally stopped to ask a gentleman employed by the store if he knew where I could find a fly swatter.
He turned to me and asked, “A what?”
“A fly swatter,” I replied.
Now, the gentleman crept a few steps closer to me, and inquired again, “A what?”
I thought maybe the man was slightly hard of hearing, so I answered again, “A fly swatter”. This time I could see on his face that it wasn’t that he couldn’t hear me…he couldn’t understand me. Very quickly I added, “Fly swatter…F. L. Y. swatter”.
Touchdown! I realized the gentleman finally knew what I was saying.
“Oh…a fly swatter! With your accent, I couldn’t understand what you were saying,” he proceeded to explain as he led me to the item. Continue reading “Sometimes You Feel Like the Fly – Sometimes You Feel Like the Swatter”
There are a lot of things I miss about the church I grew up in – seeing my aunts, uncles, and cousins on a regular basis is pretty high on the list – but those fellowship meals are some of my fondest memories.
Of course it was wonderful to spend time with all the members of the church, but…the food…
the food…
the FOOD!
That’s what I miss! Yes…I was raised Baptist. Baptist need to eat. Together. Often. Continue reading “The Fellowship of the Brethren”
More than 16 years ago now, I stood at my bathroom vanity on the phone and listened as my father explained to me how he didn’t think we were going to get much of a break between the death of my mother – whom we had buried only two weeks prior – and the death of my brother, Robin. I struggle with writing this now almost as much as I struggled with comprehending the reality of the situation then. My brother had been diagnosed with cancer about two years before. He was five years older than me, and had been my hero growing up. He was Superman. He was adventurous, athletic, brave, beautiful, and I was pretty sure he could leap tall buildings in a single bound. It was unthinkable that at just 38 years old he had already found his kryptonite, but it was unbearable to face the loss of both my mother and my brother at the same time. Continue reading “Wherever He Leads I’ll Go”
Our youngest daughter, Autumn, moved to Hawaii this past September. She wanted to have an adventure. Just a few days ago her adventure turned into something she hadn’t quite bargained for. She was sound asleep, having worked late the night before, when the alarms first went out. Continue reading “From Tranquility to Terror”
This is the third part of our series for the Christian seeking to improve your relationship with Jesus. To link to Part 1, click HERE. To link to Part 2, click HERE
In Part 2, we finished looking at the 1st of 4 steps in jump-starting your relationship with Jesus.
It can be a difficult thing to fully Analyze Your Friendship with Jesus, and it is the most time-consuming of the 4 steps. We previously looked at Signs of a Bad Friend and Signs of a Good Friend in order for us to be more honest about our relationship.
Now that you have a more clear picture of where your relationship stands with Jesus, it is time to move on to the second step. Continue reading “Jump-Start Your Relationship With Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 3”
I’m going to be brutally honest with you…I’m not sure I have always been the most compassionate mother of all time, or even of any time. When my kids were little – and I have three – I mastered a course in How Not to Hear Your Children’s Voices. It was included in a much bigger educational catalog that I completed as part of the PhD I received in the Life of a Working Mother. Some of the prerequisites for my particular degree include:
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the steps you need to take to jump-start your relationship with Jesus. (You can link back to that article by clicking HERE.) Those Steps are:
(Please understand, this series of articles is designed for the born-again believer. If you are not already saved, the only way you can jump-start your relationship is by accepting Him as your Savior.) Continue reading “Jump-Start Your Relationship With Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 2”
Recently, a lady in my Sunday School class shared that someone had told her not to take little things to Jesus. Jesus isn’t to be bothered with little things. He has too much to do. My first thoughts were that Jesus is supposed to be our friend. He wants a relationship with us. Do you only talk to your friends about the “big” things in your life? What a bizarre perspective! My real friends and I talk about everything. Silly things, things that don’t matter, things that make us happy, scary things, big things, medium-sized things, and yeah…little things. If a person only talked to me about the big things in their life, I have to say, I don’t think I’d really consider them a friend. That’s weird. We wouldn’t really have a relationship. Continue reading “Jump-Start Your Relationship with Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 1”
Right now, I want you to think of the most beautiful wedding you have ever attended or seen pictures of. Maybe it was your own, but for me…I always picture the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Continue reading “Gone With the Whim”
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