Walk in freedom and passion for life
“We will never end homelessness until we deal with issues of the heart.” Excerpts from Chapter 1 Lori’s words rang through my mind and stuck there as an unforgettable memory I’d rather forget. I looked into the faces and eyes of people at the shelter. Some smiled and seemed rather joyful while others oozed pain […]
We’ve all heard of homelessness. In the current economy, the possibility of losing a home or not making enough to pay rent, bills and still have enough for food and medical needs has become all too real. People who never dreamed they’d face living on the streets find themselves wondering how to avoid it. For […]
A surprise can be a wonderful thing—or not so much. Sometimes an unexpected event rocks my world in a good way, but other times a surprise flips me upside down, leaving my day looking very different than the image in my early morning mind. During the last two months, most of my days have looked […]
Discipline. The very word sends heartbeats to a higher rate, instantly raising blood pressure. No one really likes discipline; we seldom ask for it. So the thought of invoking discipline upon myself rarely sends me into spurts of rapture. Yet, maturity demands my ability to control my own behaviors, attitudes, even thoughts. Why then, do […]
May 15, 2013, I drove home from work watching skies and hearing the emergency broadcast alert warning signal frequently. When the announcer indicated a severe storm capable of producing large hail in the area, followed by a forecasted arrival time in Granbury, I glanced at the clock. “Lord, please let me get home before it […]
Life sometimes feels like a very fast-paced race, and I am running the race. But am I running well? At the end of the day I long to say with the Apostle Paul, “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have remained faithful.” (2 Timothy 4:7, CJB) Fighting the good […]
Writers often talk about point of view – also known as POV. When writing from a point of view, I tell the story from that character’s perspective. In life, our own POV lacks luster. Of course, to stay in a character’s point of view, I can only describe my looks based on what I see. […]
When I moved into my home, the previous homeowner left a beautiful vegetable garden. The first year, I tended the remaining food growing there. The next year, I traveled for work in the spring, and never got around to preparing the garden or planting anything. The result—worthless fallow ground. One Saturday this year, while spring […]
A couple of weeks ago, I woke and put on shorts and a T-shirt—in February. Perks of living in central Texas. That night, a cold front moved through and the temperature stayed below 60 the next week. The bare trees in my yard sprout tiny buds, but they never seem to open as if waiting […]
Some days, life feels like falling into the middle of the ocean—while a storm hangs in the air. Wind whips the water into huge waves, surrounding me, pulling down into the depths. I keep treading water, sometimes wondering if I’m going under. Treading water keeps me afloat, with a few bobbles under. Then I exert […]