I grew up in a family that loved baseball. As early as I can remember, our Saturday afternoons were spent eating lunch on TV trays in our living room as we gathered around to watch the baseball game of the week. Growing up in Phoenix, we didn’t have a baseball team back then (or any… Read More My Own “Field of Dreams”
Today is an exciting day, as I get to share with you a new look and a new logo for this blog. But before I do, I have a short story to share about how this came about. Since I started the blog March 1st of this year, I’ve had a vision in my head of… Read More At The Cross Has a (Victorious) New Look!
There’s a commercial running on TV currently that has caught my attention a few times over the past few weeks. Perhaps you’ve seen it? It shows a person describing to the camera what they don’t particularly like about themselves. One guy talks about his face being too round, his checks being to puffy and his… Read More We Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
In one of my early posts, I mentioned that I have become an avid reader of Karen Kinsbury books. In full disclosure, so much so that I’ve made a list of all of her books and have been on a mission scouring countless used book stores to find all of them. My oldest daughter… Read More Choose Life!
“If today I lose my hope, please remind me that your plans are better than my dream…” How many times have we hoped, dreamed and even prayed that something specific would happen? Please Lord, give me (us) this, or that? If we are honest, it’s probably more times than we admit, or even realize. How… Read More The Radical, Outrageous Blessings of Our God
For many months now, around 7 AM each morning during the week, I send a motivational saying to my daughter and granddaughter. It all started when my first-born daughter mentioned to me that a particular day was likely going to be challenging one for my granddaughter who is a high school freshman. (Can’t we just remember those… Read More Paralyzed in Awe at the Power of Prayer
There is a special Haven of Rest not too far from my home, located in Glendale, Arizona. This is a cemetery that holds a much too long list of very special to me and to my friends and family. It was not ever intentional that so many of them are there, but that fact brings… Read More A Very Special Haven of Rest
Take a few minutes to read two stories – to see what I mean… The first story: Just about one year ago, a lady lost her job. It wasn’t just a job, but one that she had worked extremely hard at for many years. She had worked for nearly 16 years to build her worth… Read More If You Change the Way You Look at Things… The Things You Look at Change!
I will tell you, I’ve waited weeks to be able to write you this post today. I hope each one of you had a very wonderful, memorable and joyous Easter weekend! Easter has been a special time in all of my life, from the early years of waiting with anticipation to see just what frilly… Read More It is Finished!
“Today is the first day of the most exciting, harrowing, tragic, grief-stricken and ultimately joyous week of our year. Don’t miss it. Don’t hit Delete. Show up, take the Lord’s hand and begin the journey.” As I read this statement this morning on Guideposts Facebook page, I found myself reading it over again, very slowly. … Read More Don’t Miss This Week. Show Up!