(I need to preface this with a short note. Today, January 20, is the 2nd anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis. Hard anniversaries bring heartache. And today I will remember the phone call that left
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Snow Makes Everything Look Better Except White Cars & Pharisees
As I write, I’m doing something I don’t do very often—I’m looking out my window watching snow come down. Here in Arkansas we only get a few good snows each year. I don’t mean to
Read moreA Novel Way to Avoid Disappointment
Author par excellence Cecil Murphey shares a novel way to avoid disappointment: “If I expect certain behavior that I don’t get, I can become angry. Or I can change my expectations.” I might spend half a
Read moreWinter’s Promise. A Lesson.
It’s hard to imagine spring right now when most of the country has been experiencing record cold. My breath spouts a smoky halo and my hand sticks to the metal buckle of my dog’s collar
Read moreServing in the New Year
I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me! Matthew 25:40 NLT He pushed a buggy up and down
Read moreFrom Lost to New Life: The Tale of a Traffic Circle Boot
Lost It all started with a lost workmen’s boot stranded on its side by our new traffic circle. The poor, lost boot littered the road until a gracious rescuer happened by. The boot’s hero stood
Read moreAppreciate the Effort in the Gift You Recieved
How many times have you heard that with gift-giving—it’s the thought that counts? You probably first heard the phrase when you were a child and your parents warned you not to be rude if you
Read moreWhen You Give of Yourself and God Gives Back
“He lives right over there. Do you want me to go get him?” My heart leapt to my throat as I thought, “Really Lord? Is this for real?” As I watched the Mission to Haiti
Read moreChatterbox or Cheerleader?
When I was a child, my mom often called me a “chatterbox” or said “who wound you up?” as if I were a toy monkey. Others teased me for my penchant for talking. In my
Read moreEncouragement When Life Has Gone to the Dogs
Life Gone to the Dogs? When life has gone to the dogs, encouragement seems to run off with it. I sure needed encouragement the weekend before my first big speaking event. It was Saturday morning
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