My husband and sons have been sending around humorous texts about decorating for Christmas. Let’s just say that I enjoyed transforming our home into a very festive place more than they did. The fact they had to haul all of those boxes out of the attic and help wasn’t their favorite day of the season. […]
The house was finally quiet after a wonderfully chaotic Thanksgiving Day. My daughter-in-law Candice suggested we watch one of her favorite Christmas movies, The Man Who Invented Christmas. The movie is based on the life of Charles Dickens as he penned his most famous novel, A Christmas Carol. The movie was a fascinating look at […]
My husband and I saw A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, the new Tom Hanks movie about Fred Rogers. I was telling Jim what I planned to blog about this week when he got a sheepish look on his face. Apparently, after thirty-nine years of marriage, we tend to think the same thoughts quite often. […]
It’s been months since I made the mistake. So why did I wake up thinking about it today? That’s how God gives blog nudges and authors a message to teach. The problem with this one is that I have to be my own illustration. I only needed a few things It’s been months since I […]
The weather forecast reported a sixty-three-degree start to the day and a twenty-nine-degree ending, with lots of rain and wind to boot. Talk about a Texas MONDAY! I pulled my underused coat from the closet and wondered why God created winter. The forecast for Eden Winter must be another of the consequences of living outside […]
Sometimes it seems like Scripture makes promises we can’t count on. I’ve had a lot of conversations over the years with disappointed Christians. I’ve actually been a disappointed Christian at times. (It’s easy to think that when you are a full-time “paid” Christian that there should be a few added promise-perks. There aren’t.) But, most […]
You probably already know that it wasn’t a whale that swallowed Jonah. The Bible calls it a big fish. You also have likely heard there were more than three wise men, and those men arrived at the home of Jesus in Bethlehem, not at the cave where he was born. So much for the nativity […]
It’s hard enough to be a preacher’s wife/Bible teacher/Christian blogger and speaker without the thought that someone is listening to me while I’m in my own home. I have an incredibly busy husband and I raised sons. I’ve grown accustomed to being ignored, and I kind of like it. But not by Siri. She listens […]
All kids need a time-out once in a while. We had a chair in the utility room that served that purpose. The only things to look at back there were the washer and dryer. The “fun” was a few yards away, and the offender could hear it but not be part of it. Fifteen minutes […]
Everyone in Dallas was talking about the hug. The video has been seen around the world by millions of viewers. Much has been said about the story, but I wanted to write about that hug and why the moment was so powerful. I believe we saw Jesus manifested in that hug. I think a grieving, […]