Nehemiah 6:9b Do you know what happens when you call on God for strength? When we let loose our grip on controlling things in our life? I am seriously rebellious and tend to hold on and hold on and try and try and try in my own strength, knowing full well that all that IContinue reading "Now Strengthen my Hands"

More times than not, I find myself drawn to the book of Nehemiah in the Bible. Have you ever read it? What I love about it is the blueprint God gives us to rebuild a city that is in total ruins. Not just where all the walls have fallen, but, where the city has beenContinue reading "Rebuilding New – Chosen Dwelling Place"

Today I spent several hours with my granddaughter putting the finishing touches on my Christmas decorations. I put the angel on the tree, turned on the lights and waited for their arrival. All of my presents had been wrapped but none of them were under the tree. My eldest granddaughter Lily is almost seven. SheContinue reading "Pretty Packaging"

The last time I laid eyes on my daddy was a Monday afternoon, June 21, 1994. He came to take me to lunch at Western Sizzlin' in Bedford, Texas. He lived in Dallas, and I lived in Fort Worth, but I worked in Bedford. I was 26 years old and 7 months pregnant with myContinue reading "Never in a Million Years"

Weeds really can be a nuisance. I have endless stickers in my yard that through the years have caused much frustration in my life. My 6 year old granddaughter always asks when she comes over if there are stickers in the house because she has stepped on a few. How do we deal with theContinue reading "In the Weeds"