True Love

Do you remember your first love?  How excited you were to have someone you hoped would be with you forever?  If you were anything like me, you made plans for the future and then tried not to think about the little things that might not be what you were hoping – the idiosyncrasies of the other.  [...]

Facing Real Guilt

“I feel so guilty” is a common phrase in my mind.  Honestly, I struggle with guilt feelings because there is a standard of living I am not able to fulfill.  My guilt is irrational, based upon an overactive conscience and a legalistic upbringing.  I see imperfection and recognize my lack of energy to “fix” things, [...]

Strengthening the Weak

I am not disciplined.  I hate to admit it, but it’s true.  I was at one time in my life, throughout my school years I could set goals and meet them.  I knew the requirements and reveled in fulfilling them.  Then, I quit.  I don’t know what happened, somewhere after having children I became more laid back.  [...]

Disconnected!?

Three days without the internet and I’m going crazy!!  What is wrong with me?  Six months ago I could have cared less but then this wild idea came to me…BLOG!  I call it wild because I would’ve never come up with it on my own.  I hate computers!  Everyone in my family is connected to [...]

Footprints of Discipleship

At sixteen I went with a group of teenagers from Dallas to Estes Park, Colorado for a World Youth Conference.  In our church district many kids wanted to go, but only twenty openings were available, so we had to be interviewed before a panel of church leaders.  We were to memorize 2 Timothy 2:1-15 and [...]

The Evidence of God

How do you know God is real?  How did He reveal Himself to you?  I see Him clearly through the world, all the marvelous wonders of our galaxy, from the tiniest of cells to the millions of stars in the vast sky.  I believe we are fearfully and wonderfully made.  Why don’t we all know this?  Does the first [...]

How Great the Father’s Love

OK, back to the mission of this blog – my soapbox about Jesus!
I made it to church twice this week.  Probably not a record for some but my church attendance has been erratic over the past couple of years.  Getting out the door in the morning is not something I do well, better put, getting [...]

The Silent Majority

A man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War II owned a number of large industries and estates. When asked how many German people were true Nazis, the answer he gave can guide our attitude toward fanaticism.
‘Very few people were true Nazis’ he said, ‘but many enjoyed the return of German pride, and [...]

Friends and Pilgrims

“Friends are friends forever if the Lord’s the Lord of them…”  I’ve been reminded of this truth in the past week.  Old friends, new friends, we can truly BE friends when we have the Lord in common.   I’ve met many new friends via this amazing technology that allows communication around the world in an instant.  It’s fun [...]

Arguing With a Fencepost

Do we have to always make our point?  Must we always fight to the end?  When can we call it quits and gracefully bow out of an argument?
I have struggled with these questions most of my life.  My mom often told me, “You would argue with a fencepost.”  For the longest, I had no idea [...]