Count your blessings; name them one by one.  Count your many blessings see what God has done.   Count Your Blessings - A Hymn -  Lyrics by Johnson Oatman, Jr.    Music by Edwin O. Excell Counting When I count my blessings I count the big ones: family, friends (old and new), good health, work that I … Continue reading It’s the Little Things… →

For the majority of us, this time of year signals days and nights when we try to do too much, in too little time, with too little energy and/or enjoyment. The charge is on! Then, we struggle to crank up our schedules so we will be able to do all the things we think we … Continue reading Pray More, Worry Less… →

“But the Fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 After having been an actress all my life (just ask my brothers), God gave me a delightful assignment over 15 years ago. I began to create characters who taught … Continue reading GOOD Fruit →

Early On I grew up on the edge of a cornfield. I say that because the corn is what I remember most in the field across Byrd Avenue, although sometimes the crop was cotton, soybeans or wheat. At any rate it was farm country, and my small town of Charleston, Missouri was built on and … Continue reading ISRAEL BOUND →

This post is an excerpt from my book: Stumbling into Grace – A Prodigal Daughter’s Long Journey Home *  *  * Bradenton Beach, Florida. The tide is going out on this glorious late-summer day. Blue and white wisps are here and gone, as they checker the morning sky. Storms are brewing out in the Gulf—promising … Continue reading I See God →

Brothers and sisters, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.      James 1:2-3 Count It All Joy? Really! My cell phone’s been hacked! Early yesterday morning I was checking emails when a warning box came on my phone that said, “You have a virus! … Continue reading Trial By Cell →

That Beautiful Hymn Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind, but now I see What is Grace? The NIV Bible defines it as God’s unmerited favor toward mankind—His merciful power to do for us, in us and through us what … Continue reading Amazing Grace – God’s Got This Part 2 →

“Consider the stars in the sky; when it is darkest they shine out the brightest.” Consider the Stars – A Song by Keith and Kristyn Getty Sometimes a song can cut through you. You know, knock down your defenses, stir you up inside, catch you off guard with such emotion that your heart (and your … Continue reading Consider the Stars →

As I think back on the multiple terrorist attacks that took the lives of over 3,000 people, wounded thousands more and sent shock waves of fear throughout our nation on this day 17 years ago, I am struck, like so many others, with deep sadness. And yet, in the midst of it all, there is … Continue reading Glimpsing Hope on 9/11 →

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live in peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 I have to admit, I wasn’t very peaceful during a recent wrangling-with-the-internet ordeal. This lesson-learned-the-hard-way has me vowing that from now on all my purchases will be in real-live stores.   It Started Innocently Enough I was … Continue reading Shipping Only →

My Heart's Cry--REVISED! When I originally posted this a few days ago, I felt something was missing. The following day a partial Bible verse came to me: "by prayer with thanksgiving," and I knew that what I had written was a prayer, not just a post. So I added "In the strong and mighty name … Continue reading If It’s a Care–It’s a Prayer →

Something to think about… Years ago, Moma and I were sharing coffee when she began to giggle. “What?” I asked with a smile. “I just had this funny thought about you when you were a little girl,” she said as she reached over and touched my hand. Then, she started to belly laugh. “Well, don’t … Continue reading Easily Entertained →