The GIFT of Aging Gratefully
I am grateful! I had another birthday this month. I am very glad to have the opportunity to celebrate. Last fall, I had an episode in the ICU that included a near death experience, I was placed in a medically…
God’s Love & Your Love
While we all seek to give and receive love 365 days a year, there is ONE BIG Day each each we celebrate love: Valentine's! We are currently teaching through the bible on LOVE in our Living Love-Wise Community weekly Zoom…
What is the state of YOUR Marital Union?
Each year, The President of the United States, (of both parties) gives a State of the Union Address to inform the nation of the status of the health of America. No how you feel about politics, it would be a…
Favor Favor Favor!
One of the common prayers, we pray over those we love is "God please send your favor, favor, favor!" Our friend, author Robyn Dykstra recently wrote a blog explaining her view of God's favor: I lost track of my little…
How (and Why) to Have A Ministry Minded Marriage
…whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant… (Matthew 20:26) We have been married AND in ministry 42 years! The day we got back from our honeymoon, we taught a youth ministry class and then stayed there…
Victory In the New Year!
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor 15:57 ESV) We all desire victories, small and great, in our life and the lives of those we love. What is victory? We…
When You Don’t Like Your Story
My friend, Sharon Jaynes, is a bestselling author of numerous books. She is the founder of the popular devotional, Girlfriends in God, and she is also my kindred heart sister in Christ. We were both raised in volatile and chaotic…
6 Ways to Cultivate Hope
I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope. (Acts 26:2 MSG) This is my “Verse of the Year” for 2021 and my “Word of the Year” is HOPE! As we all deal…
Please! Put Down That Phone!
Friends Introduce Friends to Friends! We are hoping to bring to you some excellent resources from leaders we love. I mentored the very talented Arlene Pellicane, when she was working on her first book while she was pregnant with her…
7 Ways to Move From Panic to Peace
Many in my world, from friends to audience members, have shared a struggle with what they deem as “panic attacks”. I have sent an email, personalized to each so often in the past year, that I thought I would post…