FEBRUARY 2017 - The minute she walked into Brenda’s yard, Emily Ann Burger’s face broke out into a smile brighter than the Mexican sun....

SEPTEMBER 2016 - I use the notes app on my phone to jot down inspiration, ideas, affirmations and important information that I'm prone to...

JANUARY 2016 - I committed to write daily in January. Unfortunately, I failed to remember that creativity and inspiration are not defined...

JANUARY 2016 - Four months and 15 days ago we moved E into his dorm at Belmont University. It was a momentous and extraordinary day....

AUGUST 2016 - We drove the 200 or so miles and pulled in front of Belmont Mansion where a chipper young coed with copper hair took E's...

Update, AUGUST 2022: This blog post, now seven years old, was written at a time when I wanted my words to express what I hoped for, but...

JUNE 2015 - I'm a people watcher by nature, an observer of human behavior. I suppose I may have learned a few things from noting their...

APRIL 2015 - What happens when two seemingly conflicting beliefs exist in the same plane? Faith is born. I am confident that God has...

JUNE 2014 - My boy is coming home Tuesday. He has spent the last 3 weeks working as a missionary in Busan (or Pusan), South Korea with...

MARCH 2013 - NOTE: It's been a while since I've posted anything here. Life has been crazy through a long, twisting and turning journey...

UPDATE: The item below was published in May 2012. I feel compelled to add to the story – a testament to God's faithfulness. That little...

APRIL 2012 - I love going to the gym. It’s a stress-reliever, health-inducer and life-balancer, but I’m still human. Some days I just...

FEBRUARY 2012 - For Christmas, a really nice, very sweet lady in my Sunday School class gave me one of those inspirational calendars that...

JANUARY 2012 - Things have been a little rough lately. Never mind the details, just know that January has just been a series of...

NOVEMBER 2010 - In my heart of hearts what I really wish for each Thanksgiving is a long, Norman Rockwell table filled with Paula Deen...

NOVEMBER 2010 - Every once in a while you get one of those unexpected gifts that fills you up and warms you all over. I got one of those...

OCTOBER 2010 - I turned 47 last week. One of my spiritual mentors called me with good wishes, well-timed encouragement and a list of...

AUGUST 2010 - I spent all day Saturday working in the yard. It was the perfect day for yard work: blue skies, warm, but not hot, an early...

JANUARY 2010 - My boy just learned he made the baseball team at his school, and I am so proud of him. This is something he's done all on...

JANUARY 2010 - I'm studying the book of Ruth for Sunday School and reading the book of Revelation this week to complete my goal of...