I see them emerging like bears from a long hibernation. Yes, the fire ants have arrived again. But I’m talking about my neighbors. Spring is almost here, and in my part of the country, as soon as the temperature rises to at least 60 degrees, the waves from friendly folks in the neighborhood resume. Lawn mowers crank up when the first blades of green grass pop up, and the dead things are lopped off so the new blossoms can peek through the flowering shrubs.
Book Giveaway – Mornings with Jesus 2016
It’s time for another book giveaway. Once again, I’m featuring a Guideposts devotional book, the new Mornings with Jesus 2016. For my fourth year now, I’ve been privileged to join a team of other gifted writers to compose the Mornings with Jesus devotionals, including this one.
Can You Still Hear God’s Music?
Can You Hear God and His Music? Has the music of your life disappeared? Does silence echo through the halls of your heart? The notes once rang clearly. Can you still hear God’s heavenly music?
3 Ways to Increase Your Joy in Life
We all want to get the most out of life. But discontentment can seep into the most positive personality in subtle ways. Here are three ways to destroy the three W’s of life (Wishing, Worrying, Wasting) and increase your joy in life:
The Great Cover-Up: Does It Ever Work?
I never intended for it to be a cover-up. It was only an innocent mistake. Several years ago I returned to my roots–in more ways than one. Yes, I’m back to brunette again. Actually the blonde was the result of a beauty salon mistake a few years prior to that: a dryer, processing gentle highlights failed to work right.