Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “There are three faithful friends… an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.” Today it is reported that forty percent of households in the United States own at least one dog. There is truly a
Where is Alice?
I had a season of passion for Stephens Ministry. My experience coming alongside many women who needed a listening ear, a shoulder to lean on, or a need to get closer to Him for the first time blessed me
Hypocrisy
This was posted on Facebook today, written by Rich Mullins. (Whom I don’t know.) “I never understood why going to church made you a hypocrite. Because nobody goes to church because they are perfect. If you’ve got it all together,
Things I think about as a writer
Why do I write? I remember how I spent hours people watching, listening to conversations not meant to be heard. I noted dialog for a character and I smiled at an unusual response from someone reacting to a Subway clerk.
The simplicity of Christianity
I opened my website this morning and the category “Christianity is Hard Work” caught my eye. I felt myself smile. I had just put Bob Goff’s book, Everybody Always” down on the table in my living room. “Really?” I asked
Ode To Old
My husband stood at the mirror trimming the hair in his ears. I teased my hair with one of those three-pronged combs designed to make hair look full, when he looked at me and said. “You know, it takes me
Writing To Inspire
Since I am a Word Weaver president I’m often mentoring other writers. My joy always comes from experiencing the wide smiling mouth of one of our members when a short story, article or book is published. My excitement however, most
A New Me?
One morning I thumbed through the pages of my bible and my eyes fell on a familiar passage. “Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt… be removed in the spirit of
A Need To Be Fed
Many times each week I have to reset my life to be in God’s word. When I feel burdened,lost or even over worked and I’m not feeling in ‘God’s grace’ I’ve realized it’s because I’ve not given a few minutes
Come To Me
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 A pit is a pit and I often need God’s strong grip to pull me up and out of one. I can
God’s Grace is Sufficient
This is my first post in God’s Grace. Where would we be without it! My life testifies to this statement. I look back on a time I lived without Christ as the center of my choices and I shudder. But
Welcome to my world!
This is my space to share with and learn from you. Writing has been my passion. Perhaps it is your passion, also? Let’s talk about it! I have been writing since I could hold a pencil! Granted, I began with