HI THERE

I saw you at church today. You must be new because I’ve never seen you before. You were in front of me and it seemed like you were on the brink of walking out every few minutes, just like me the first time I came here. I just want you to know that the people […]

February 20 Bible Recap

I’m doing this Bible-in-a-year thing and thought I might post my daily readings in my blog. This is the only one I’ve posted so far. I don’t know that I will post any others here, but I’ll leave this one published for now. Hope y’all are at peace in our frenzied world and can find […]

‘Wanna Read the Whole Bible with Me This Year?

Back on January 4th God nudged me as I sat reading and listening to my ‘Bible-in-a-Year’ app. He prompted me to share what I was learning. That ‘voice’ in my head, the Holy Spirit, is a small voice, but it speaks volumes. At first I shrugged it off. But that voice wouldn’t relent. I was […]

And It Begins…

It’s almost my birthday. How am I this age? Where did all that time go? We’re not supposed to compare ourselves to others, but really? Who doesn’t? At the end of the day it’s God’s opinion that matters, but I’m not gonna lie. I look at other women my age, and even thirty years younger and […]

The Plight and the Privilege of the Baby Sister

or, ‘Why Me?’ Part Two I had my meltdown this morning. I’ve had a few in these past weeks, but this morning was productive. And for those that are believers, you will understand when I say I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit quite vividly in my tears and anguish. Then I picked up […]

How do You Fight Your Goliaths?

Even if you’ve never cracked a Bible you probably know the story of David and Goliath, the little shepherd boy who slays a giant with a slingshot. I’m excited for the animated version of this story in the not-too-distant future. If you want to see the trailer of that movie click <here>. You can watch […]

God is my penpal

My assignment was to write a letter from God to me following the format of the letters written to the seven churches in the book of Revelation, chapters two and three. I love these letters. You can click those hyperlinks back there and read them yourself if you like. If you have never read the […]

Should This Be Chapter One?

Feb 2014 Copied from my Facebook post on my church’s page: I had an interesting day. It took me twice as long as it should have to detail the bike and take the seat off to install my new bags, so I was aggravated. Halfway through it my new neighbor came to ask if I […]

Do You Beat Yourself Up for What You Cannot Do?

I used to, until I realized I’m not supposed to be able to do it all on my own. I’m supposed to enlist some help. When you finally decide to embrace the Christian faith there are adjustments to make. Askiwoodsng for help is one of them. Something I have never been good at. It’s a […]

Why Me?

On August 24th, 2017, at 4:20 pm, my sister, Pat, took her last breath in my arms. It was truly the hardest, yet the sweetest thing I have ever done. And even in her dying, she made me chuckle. My red-headed, left-handed, fun-loving, pot-smoking sister, breathed her last at 4:20. Of course she did! If […]