A Joyful Exchange

Can you count the times that you have made a purchase, brought it home and realized that it wasn’t what you wanted after all. Maybe when you were in the process of deciding between two different items you talked yourself into the one you thought would be best only to discover that the other item … Read more…

Focus and Re-focus

“Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in Your ways.” Ps 119:37 I homeschooled three of our children and I remember repeating this statement over and over again, “focus”! I realized that it didn’t take much for children to become distracted. A fly on the wall could provide enough curiosity for twenty minutes … Read more…

Less is more…

I remember watching the Bio channel one day and it was featuring the life of country singer “Dolly Parton.” I’ll never forget one of her comments when she said, “Less is not more, more is more!” I laughed out loud at her unbridled honesty and the fact that she probably echoed the heart of countless individuals. We … Read more…

Faith in real- time.

“The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see.” Heb 11:1 Message Translation When ever I read my bible and come across a man or a woman who accomplished something so totally … Read more…

How random is random?

We hear the word “random” a lot these days. I have even found myself saying it after my brain was thinking one thing and my mouth comes out with what sounds like a foreign language- that was “random”. As I’m getting older this is happening more often and those who know me best just go with … Read more…