There are moments in your life that give you pause. Some are bitter, some are sweet. I received my Christy Award Hall of Fame award in the mail last week, which was definitely a sweet one! I opened the package, then the box and, for a moment, I simply stared, letting what still feels like a fairly surreal blessing sink in. My thoughts quickly turned back to 2008 when I won my first … [Read more...]
Even in 2020
Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! Can you believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving? Today I’m super excited to have Toni Shiloh guest posting. I met Toni a number of years ago when I spoke at the ACFW-Virginia conference. We’ve stayed in touch since and we have the blessing of sharing a very sweet mutual friend. Welcome, Toni! Even in 2020... It’s the month of Thanksgiving and thankfulness might feel … [Read more...]
Grateful. Thankful. Blessed.
I am so very grateful (warmly or deeply appreciative of a kindness or benefit) that in this crazy year God has not been absent. In fact, even though 2020 has often been a hard year in which to find things to be thankful (feeling or expressing appreciative gratitude) for, I think most of us are looking harder and seeing things small and large that God has blessed us with during these days of stress … [Read more...]
Courageous Heroines
My two-year-old granddaughter is very active, and often fearless. My daughter sent me a video the other day of her attempting to climb the cat tree in their home. A more cautious, thoughtful child (like her older sister, who is four), might stop and think, first, before attempting such a climb: “Hmmm . . . I’m much heavier than a cat . . . and it looks a little wobbly . . . and . . . what will I … [Read more...]
Election Day 2020…and puppies
Yes, it's Election Day 2020 and there are two things I'd like to say— First... "Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. He wore a robe dipped in … [Read more...]
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