Joy in Salvation Psalm 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Joy seemed unreachable as my family suffered from an illness, my van died, and my writing stymied. I had nothing to share, no victory to highlight. I heard my daughter vomiting Continue Reading
#AtoZChallenge: I is for Innocent
Innocent of the Crime At 11, I dared my six-year=old brother to do something foolish. I told him to flatten the tire of a neighbor on our street. He took my dare. He snuck behind a bush and waited. When he saw no one around, he snuck up to the neighbor's taxi and let the air out of one of the Continue Reading
#AtoZChallenge: H is for Hope of Salvation
I sat alone in a hotel room in Barstow, Ca. after learning my first husband went AWOL from the army, deserting me in the middle of the desert more than 3,000 miles from home. Hope escaped me. I felt deserved my plight. I choose to travel here to marry him despite the concerns Continue Reading
#LMMLinkup: G is for Grace
A few years ago, I wrote that grace is a lot like cotton. I recently found a beautiful cotton field on the side of the road while en route to pick my daughter up from a sleepover. I took pictures of the beautiful plants. My mind wondered to the verse: Isaiah 1:18 Come Continue Reading
#AtoZChallenge: F is for Faith and Following Jesus
Follow Jesus in Faith Daily: Taking Up the Cross Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive if you have faith. Last night we left our van in the parking lot at the mall over 30 miles from our home. "I wish we had never bought this daXX van," I said Continue Reading