Because of Grace we Press On
A few months ago, I took a class where one of the assignments was to think of what qualities we would have if we were fearless and able to accomplish things that, in our own selves, would not be possible. We were told to think of heroes in our lives who already had the qualities … Read more
I’m curious. Did your team win? Not to gloat or anything, but mine did. Go Broncos! My oldest daughter, who passed away in 2010 was a diehard Broncos fan. She knew every statistic of every player, had strong opinions of strategies used on the field, and even wrote to the head coach with her advice. … Read more
Mother’s Day …. is today! I hope you aren’t too saturated with Mother’s Day stories already. Oh! And if you hurry you still have time to wish someone a happy Mother’s Day. Yesterday I noticed a marquee in front of our local flower shop proclaiming “Celebrate moms. The original seatbelt.” I know. I laughed too. … Read more
I’m sitting here looking at this blank cell that starts out ‘What’s on your mind?” I have a lot on my mind – so much in fact, that I have just one thing to say – Happy, •*•♫♪¸.•* Happier *•♫♪¸¸ Happiest, ♫•*¨*•.¸ New ♪♫•*¨*•. Year¸¸.♫♪♪*¨*•*•♫ Remember that today is the beginning of a new year, … Read more
Comfort, comfort my people … shortly before I went to bed, I got a text from a friend with a message not unlike many I had received this week. “Without warning two of my friends were laid off indefinitely from their jobs. Please help me pray for them.” I had a sick feeling multiplied by … Read more
What’s in your snowball? I’ve been thinking about snowballs a lot lately. It might have started when I opened email from several different friends and saw was a snowball headed straight for me. Maybe these thoughts of snowballs was prompted by a text from my grandson, Tyler, stationed in Virginia, saying “I want snow for … Read more
Are we downhearted, no, no, no – Are we downhearted, no, no, no – Troubles may come and troubles may go, but we’ll trust in Jesus … I remember standing up in children’s church at the age of 8 surrounded by other kid’s singing with our outside voices, boisterous and in no particular key. Singing … Read more
Ok everyone . . .UP UP UP everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning “I’m ornery.” Well, no. I’m not ornery but that’s what someone said to me a few days ago. I wasn’t sure what that meant. When someone tells me they’re ornery I have to wonder. Does that mean, “I’m ornery. Stay away … Read more
Did you know there’s an official day for reclaiming your time? Me either, but if you want to get your time back, apparently today is the day. October 24th is Take Back Your Time Day. Seriously. Here’s the official statement from https://www.timeday.org In July 2011, the United Nations urged all member nations to make “the … Read more