Monthly Archive: August 2025

No Better Security Than God!

Not a day goes by that my phone or computer isn’t pinging with some sort of scam. Emails that say, “update your payment information” or “click here to claim your prize”. Text messages warning...

Dissonance

“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” — Psalm 30:5 I sing in both my church choir and the Community Choir. Woody Wade, who has faithfully directed for fifty...

“Hey Nana, I Got One!”

When my granddaughter was about four years old, she loved coming over for day visits. She was a lively, petite little thing, full of energy and curiosity. I was always looking for ways to...

Just Jesus

As I age, I’ve begun to notice how the sun damage from my youth is staking its claim on my skin. Dark patches are showing up in the most visible places—my face, neck, arms,...

Spiritual Fruit

This summer, my 9-year-old grandson and I ventured out to pick muscadines. The vines were heavy with clusters—some grapes high and out of reach, others hanging low, ready for little hands to pluck. We...

Don’t Live With A Crushed Spirit!

It never fails—just when I get my lawn freshly mowed and manicured, a storm blows through and litters it with debris. One afternoon, while picking up fallen branches under a large holly tree, I...

Potential

Are you in a season of waiting where it feels like you’ve been “stacked aside”? How might God be preparing you for a future purpose you cannot yet see?  Driving through East Texas, I...

Pinged

“Ping, ping, ping…” My cell phone chimed over and over. Someone was sending me a flurry of text messages. Curious, I tapped my screen—and instantly wished I hadn’t. A long, critical rant spilled across...

All Must Bow Down

How fitting that the oldest permanent Christian church in the world, the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, towers protectively over the birthplace of King Jesus. When my husband and I decided to visit...

The Banyan Tree

On our mission trip to India, I encountered something I had never seen before—a banyan tree. They were everywhere. Sidewalks curved around them, streets bent to accommodate them, and restaurant courtyards used them as...