Category: Life

I like to bake, but I usually don’t have a lot of time. And the things I’d like to bake are things I shouldn’t eat anyway! Every Christmas Eve, I make homemade Cinnabon cinnamon rolls for us to have on Christmas morning. It has become a tradition that my family really likes. There are a… Continue reading Sifted

Have you ever heard of the term frienemy? It is a combination of friend and enemy. Do you have any of these? My daily Bible reading has just started Job. We all know that satan was allowed to take everything away from Job except his life. satan was limited by God. Did God know what… Continue reading Frienemy?

When I was a senior in high school, we had a house fire. I was home alone and wanted to start a fire in the fireplace. So, I did what I’d always seen my daddy do. I put the current ashes in a paper sack and set it out in the garage. It didn’t take… Continue reading Ashes

Married to an accountant, believing in the Dave Ramsey way, and generally trying to be a good steward of what God has given, I have always heard buying is better than renting for long term. We have only rented once in our lives, and that was when we were first married. But I think there… Continue reading Don’t Buy…Rent!

Recently, I’ve been thinking about regrets. We all have regrets to some extent. Some people don’t have very many. It seems they knew what they wanted to do in life, how to do it, and they accomplished every single thing. I did not or at least have not yet. I was never pushed by my… Continue reading We All Have ‘Em!

In the past year and especially in recent days, life has been hard. There is so much bad in this world. People post it on Facebook and other social media. We see it in the newspaper and on TV. We see it next door. We see it in ourselves. satan is working diligently to try… Continue reading Choose JOY!

I’ve mentioned before about reading the Bible and seeing something new. I love when that happens…at least most of the time. This morning’s reading was 1 Timothy 1-3. Paul is writing to Timothy who is a young man Paul seems to love very much. The letter is full of good advice for any of us.… Continue reading Handed Over

When is the last time you were overwhelmed by God? Were you standing at the ocean? Were you looking into the eyes of your spouse or child? Were you looking at the storm on the horizon? Were you looking at the awesome colors of the sunrise or sunset? Were you looking in the mirror and… Continue reading Overwhelmed

I don’t know about you, but I don’t like crowds. They make me feel claustrophobic, and after a while it seems to take my breath away and I cannot breathe. I guess they make me feel like I’m having a panic attack. When you hear the word surrounded, do you think of positive or negative… Continue reading Surrounded