Children, Chemicals + Cancer
There’s something that’s been on my heart for a long while now. It has to do with chemicals and kids. I read a quote not too long ago out of …
The Big Meanie in the Sky?
The movie The Shack has been a recent encouragement to me spiritually. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. I know there’s a lot of doctrinal debate about …
A Flaming Sword of Love
Recently, I found myself thanking the Lord for the Flaming Sword. You know… the one that guards the way to Eden and the tree of Life in Genesis 3. When …
Turning Off the Force Field of My Thoughts
Anybody who knows me knows that I’m a fan of Star Trek, particularly the original series from the 60s. There was one episode where Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock were …
Adulthood & Humanity As It Is
For us, winter is a lean time financially. You know the drill. It’s cold. So the furnace and heaters run more. So the electric bill goes way up. For my …
Chocolate Blessings
It was grocery day. Not sure why, but I said a lil prayer before we left, asking the Lord to make us a blessing to someone as we were out …
Jump Off the Merry-Go-Round of Your Thoughts!
Stress. It rules our lives so much. It can cause us so much pain and grief. It directly effects our health too. Physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Everything. It raises …
The Muck & Mire of Emotions
I get in these jags from time to time where I’m just fighting my circumstances. I’m tired of being disabled. Tired of hurting every. single. day. All. day. Tired of …
Thoughts on Forgiveness
Snarky. Is that a word? It must be cuz it keeps going thru my head. I’ve had such a hard time controlling my thoughts lately. You know the story. Old friends. …
Proverbs and Health, What if?
A while back, I was reading thru the book of Proverbs and sharing some of those verses on FB. It’s amazing how much God speaks about health and our physical …
Softening our Hearts by Loosening our Control
Not long ago my kids were having struggles with their kid. The topic was homeschooling. He wouldn’t do what he was supposed to do. They saw the problem wasn’t school, …
Stroke Update …a little smile in my heart…
The end of May marked 2 1/2 years since my stroke. I’ve been thinking for a while that I should write an update, but it’s not even, ya know?? It’s …
Of Bullets and Back Burners
I haven’t been on much lately. Sometimes life catches up and you just have to leave things on the back burner for a while. Social media, blogging ..and even a …
The Risk of Healthy Eating
So much of what we eat is socially dependent. We eat at this or that restaurant cuz the television makes it look so awesome. Or we even just see someone …
Freedom from Fear: Finding Me
I’ve been thinking lately about the fear of death. Jesus became flesh and blood to save me from the fear of death. Heb 2. I’ve been thinking about how that’s …
Validating the New Hippie Revolution. Peace Out, Man.
This might be a little weird, but hippies have been on my mind. We have a number of friends, customers, and acquaintances who would consider themselves hippies. You know, peace, …