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...

NOVEMBER 2013 - “I think I will call her Amelia.” This pronouncement comes from my daughter as we pause in the front yard on our way...

AUGUST 2012 - Herbert Morehead loved his sister. His moving, angst-filled Facebook post about her recent passing is one the most...

JULY 2012 - First, a note: I love the craft of writing, and I love it when other writers do well, especially when I have a personal...

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...

APRIL 2012 - That window in time when every young dreamer is told to bury her individuality, unique talents and special gifts in favor of...

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 - There are many, many reasons why I love my son. I love the fact that he is a guitar genius, that he makes great grades...

JANUARY 2012 - Know what I miss? Anticipation, bad pictures of cute people and kids playing together. What took them away? Technology....

DECEMBER 2011 - Christmas is a difficult holiday for me. I’ve done it to myself, allowing my brain to fill with sentimentals, and hopeful...

DECEMBER 2011 - I don’t where I first got the idea that Christmas was about midnight snowfall and warm reunions, but somewhere along the...

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...

NOVEMBER 2010 - There she was, Lady Gaga in all her over-processed, costumed glory, ready for one last night out on the town. Momentarily...

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...