Carpe diem

Carpe diem I wish I had more time to…. Read, play with the kids, learn a new recipe, sleep, hang with my friends, spend with the one I love, play ball, clean out my closet … you fill in the blank.  We often say that we wish we had more time to do something. Well,...

Seashells

Written:  September 2006 Our family loves going to the beach.  One activity we do, like most everyone else, is pick up seashells.  How many times have you seen part of a shell sticking up from the sand and picked it up only to realize that it had been cracked or...

Wait!

:  “Don’t listen to them; just trust me.”  Who said that? Jesus.   There are times we find ourselves in situations where we listen to the advice of others, when all along Jesus is instructing us to trust Him. Have faith. Have faith in Christ. He is a...

See the good

When I see the news on television or in print, my heart aches because of so much sadness that is talked about. I will sit and SMH (I’ve discovered in the texting world SMH means “shake my head”.) There are a lot of “sad” (I’m talking “bad”) people in this world. We...

Blemishes.

When I read Leviticus 13-14 I just wanted to go take a good shower. Ewww. The reading reminded me of zits. Pimples. Those “I don’t want you” things that creep up on your skin.  The facial cleanser I use has the catch phrase, “Ever age. Every stage. Every day.” Those...