(I wrote this poem a few years ago but wanted to post again for Mother's Day. I encourage you whether your mom is with you or not, to try and remember the things that made her. Mother's are not the same but they each hold a place in our lives. Remember the things that made... Continue Reading →
Do we need some kindness today? Can I get an Amen? It seems in our society there is a lot more meanness going on! Our country, home, churches, and schools need to be reminded of the old song by Glen Campbell "Try a Little Kindness." The chorus goes like this; " You got to try... Continue Reading →
I’m thankful for the country I live in. Our founding fathers wrote of the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”That phrase has always intrigued me: the pursuit of happiness. Isn’t that where we spend so much of our time?Always looking for something better. Always looking for what makes us happy. I’ll be... Continue Reading →
Turn on the nightly news and it’s easy to lose heart. Wars. Shootings. Families torn apart.Headlines that make us wonder what the future holds. Hopelessness isn’t new.We’re just more aware of it, with every hard story a swipe away. Some days it feels like everything is falling apart, and there’s no light at the end... Continue Reading →
We make choices every day. Some are small.What to wear. What’s for dinner. Some are heavy.Whether to stay in the job, the relationship, the town. Choices are as old as the Garden.God gave Adam and Eve one simple boundary, and the serpent convinced them they knew better. I know that temptation well. Joshua 24:15 hangs... Continue Reading →
Today I'm sharing a devotional close to my heart, "Grandfather's Treasure," today in Christian Devotions. It's about my grandfather — but truthfully, I was blessed with four beautiful, Christlike grandparents. Each one was unique in their gifts, yet all four shared and shone God's love into our lives. That's what building a legacy of faith... Continue Reading →
So thankful I get to write for the AriseDailyDevotions. Here is one I did on August 5th. It slipped by me, and I didn't realize it had been published. If you'd like to get a daily devotional from them, please sign up on their site. https://arisedailydevos.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/walk-toward-it/comment-page-1/#comment-19487
Every so often, I come across words that stop me in my tracks. Because they're painfully honest. This is one of those pieces. Glenna Mitchell shares what happened on July 11th, when a head-on collision changed her life in an instant—and took the life of her grandmother, who I actually knew. She lived just across... Continue Reading →
My daughter and I were driving home from an event when she pointed at the sky. "Mom — do you see the face?" It took me a minute. Then I saw it too — a figure in the clouds, looking up, one arm reaching toward Heaven. I keep coming back to two ways of seeing... Continue Reading →
https://arisedailydevos.wordpress.com/2026/07/18/the-weight-of-a-mothers-sorrow/?page_id=24848 I hope this touches your heart like it did mine. The love the Father has for us in desperate and hard times is such a great blessing.
I have longed to write something about the path of joy for a very long time. But I have a confession to make. For most of my life, when I thought about joy, what I was really picturing was happiness. Lighthearted. Easy. Life as a breeze, with the wind at my back and nothing too... Continue Reading →
There is no greater blessing than teaching our children to love like Jesus. Lee Ann Mancini has this wonderful article that should inspire us to love like Jesus. Hope you enjoy. https://arisedailydevos.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/teaching-children-to-love-like-jesus/?page_id=24649
