A BLACK WOMAN AND HER SAVIOR

You know when bad times come or there is a death in your family and a friend says, "I'll pray for you" or "You're in my prayers"? Do you...

So, it has been exactly one year since my last blog entry. I am certainly not proud of that, but it seems as though since June 29 of last...

Recently, I watched a DVD of a church service during which the Pastor and the congregation prayed for/commissioned a small group of men...

A few years ago, I was reading (somewhere) about Jim Bakker, the former televangelist who went to prison as a result of the PTL...

Stock Photo by Dreamstime The West Side (Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia), China, Jordan, Utah, South Korea, Idaho, Albania, Taiwan, Wyoming,...

I lived in the Midwest for over three decades. . .until last summer when my family and I moved to the Pacific Northwest so my husband...

My Dear Six-year-old (at the time) I am thinking seriously about homeschooling my children. So, yesterday, while enjoying lunch with my...

Perhaps some of you have been reading my blog and have thought I have become a bit "too preachy" or I have turned into this "religious...

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes by Jeff Kravitz, Getty Images Last weekend, I was in the mood to watch a movie, but not in the mood to spend $5...

Mixed Emotions Sticker by kenxcole As I have mentioned before, I live in a small college town of 27,000 in the Pacific Northwest. A...

For the past several years (except last year), we have spent New Year’s Day with friends of ours. I remember about four or five years...

Kamiak Butte County Park by David P. (via TripAdvisor.com ) Just a few days ago, I realized that my very first blog post was made on...

Just thought I'd share a few things that were on my mind today… Over the last year, some of you may know, I have had to do a diet...

My husband used to subscribe to a magazine called Dwell. According to their website, in Dwell, “We feature new ideas about what a home...

One morning, years ago…actually decades ago, I remember listening to Christian radio as I drove to work and was moved to tears. This...

In the beginning of the book of Joshua (in the Bible), we learn that Moses is dead and at God’s appointment, Joshua was now to lead the...

My daughter just completed eight performances of The Music Man . I am very thankful for the opportunity for my daughter to participate in...

Racism. I don’t get it. I mean I understand what racism is and I certainly know what it “looks” like in its various forms. But I don’t...

If you know me, you probably know that when it comes to sports, my first love has always been gymnastics. I loved to watch it on TV and...

It’s always amazing how times change-how we change. Years ago, I remember wanting, if I had the chance, to meet people like Will Smith,...