COVID-19 may sneak up and claim my life. It’s possible – though not likely. I don’t take this illness lightly. Despite a good immune system, I self-isolated almost two weeks ago, spending the majority of time at home. As a diabetic, I don’t want to risk my health. Fortunately, I work from home anyway. So […]
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Homeless Hearts Progress Update
After many years, starts and stops, I am finally almost finished. By this time tomorrow, if all goes as planned, Homeless Hearts will be available for purchase. I’m thrilled to be almost finished with this project and excited about seeing what comes next. Most of all, I’m excited to share the things God gave me […]
Preview to Homeless Hearts -Read the Introduction
Homeless Hearts – Coming Soon For many years I worked on this book, Homeless Hearts. I’m still working–editing and rewriting. This isn’t a book about physical homelessness, but about the heart condition that keeps people on the street long-term and, ironically, the same conditions that keep the rest of us living with a homeless heart […]
Homeless Hearts Progress Update
I just made progress on Homeless Hearts! Percentage wise, I’m still around 33%. I seem to keep adding and deleting pages so my percentage isn’t moving. But I am making progress and that feels good. Today I worked on the impoverished soul chapters – looking at hoarding not only in a physical way, but also […]
Freedom – a Beautiful Word
Freedom. What a beautiful word. At the end of this week, people will start celebrating. It is inevitable. We like parties. And July 4th is a huge reason to celebrate. After all, it represents the freedom of our nation. We have concerns about eroding liberty in the USA these days. We question if we are truly […]
Revisiting Painful Moments
Painful moments aren’t something we want to experience, but if we live more than a minute, we will know them. Some things in life hit so hard we never quite fully recover. For a mother, the loss of a child is one of the most painful moments ever endured. I used to think losing a […]
Mother’s Day—Humbug
Mother’s Day came and went. For me a bittersweet day, having my kids, but missing my mother. In spite of all the imperfections, I never doubted her love for me. In her last years, she kept two books nearby. One my sister wrote and the other, I did. When anyone entered the room, she proudly […]
Dead Things Hiding Among Green Leaves
With all of the rain, hedges in front of my house had tons of green leaves. Growing, thriving—almost ready to burst out with fragrant white flowers. One problem. They attacked me every time I walked past them. Overgrown and misdirected, branches shot in every direction grabbing hold of ankles and bodies. Walking from my front […]
Monarch Butterfly Release
This past weekend I attended a wonderful event – A Time to Flutter. At the end of our time together on Saturday, we held a Monarch butterfly release. If you never experienced a butterfly release, put it on your bucket list. Butterflies don’t all behave the same way. Some move very slowly, waiting and waiting […]
The Blame Game and a Homeless Heart
Oh how we love playing the Blame Game. It all started in the Garden of Eden. Fortunately, one king resisted the urge and took responsibility for his mistakes. King David made some extremely bad choices—not being where he should have been, adultery, cover-up and even conspiracy to commit murder. And he pretty much got away […]