Friends I hope your holidays have been a special time with family and friends. This time of year brings joy and connection, but it can also be a time of sorrow as we remember loved ones who are missing from our holiday gatherings. Today, I honor the memory of my dear friend Hilda Isley who … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Best Mommy Moment
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9/11: Nowhere To Go
Friends It has been eighteen years since that horrific day in September of 2001. This story shares my terrifying experience stranded on the streets of downtown Washington, D.C. in the midst of the terrorist attacks. May we never forget those we lost, those who survived, and the hero's and heroines that saved so many. May … Continue reading 9/11: Nowhere To Go
Monday Motivation: Jump Rock
Friends Today, I am reminded of a family reunion trip we took a few years ago where my fearless son Jonathan talked the rest of us into taking a leap of faith. What challenge is awaiting you this morning? Will you turn away in fear or step out in faith? +++ For I know the … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Jump Rock
Monday Motivation: Hardship
Friends I am still pondering the topic of courage. It’s the time of year when we hold our long standing family reunion, and that always gets me thinking about my courageous Scots-Irish ancestors. Today, I am reminded of my grandmother and her three delightful sisters. What amazing lives they led, what testimonies of faith and … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Hardship
Monday Motivation: Courage
Friends Sharing a little story from my childhood archives about my sainted mother. Join me in wishing her a “Happy Birthday!” later this week. Mom, consider this jaunt down memory lane an early birthday present! +++ Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Courage
Monday Motivation: Connections
Friends Happy Father’s Day! Thank you to all the fathers and grandfathers who love their children well and search for ways to connect with them. Their time and attention to the needs and interests of their children sends a powerful message of love. +++ Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Connections
Monday Motivation: Inconveniences
Friends How do you handle being inconvenienced? Are you easily frustrated when things don’t go the way you had planned? +++ For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 - NLT As we step into summertime, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Inconveniences
Out Of The Cornfields
Friends Happy Valentine's Day! My heartfelt thanks for your continued support of my writing. On this day that celebrates love, I want to share a heartwarming story about my father's heart attack in 1981 and the exceptional care our family received from the hospital staff and the kind people of a small Ohio town. On … Continue reading Out Of The Cornfields
Monday Motivation: Pouring
Friends Are you strolling in the sunshine today or being pounded by pelting rain? Wherever you are, God is there. He knows your circumstances and He will see you through whatever lies ahead. Find peace in that promise today. +++ “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Pouring
Monday Motivation: Everybody Has Something
Friends Reflecting today on an encounter I had in a hospital waiting room. Praising God that my recent eye exam showed that my vision was stable without any significant losses this year. To God be the Glory!! +++ “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Everybody Has Something
