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 →
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
Here is a new post I wrote for Arise Daily Devos. If you'd like to get a short devotional each day go to their website and follow them. My Dad truly scattered seed. I am thankful for his life and the quiet ways he planted. If we all scattered with our own unique gifts, what... Continue Reading →
Nobody puts this one on a t-shirt. We've seen "Blessed" on farmhouse signs and coffee mugs and tote bags all over Pinterest. But I have yet to see anyone screen-print "Blessed are those who mourn" across their chest and head out the door. And yet here we are. Beatitude number two. Jesus is not finished... Continue Reading →
"Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation." — Psalm 71:18 Have you ever walked through a season so hard that you wondered if God had forgotten you or the ones you loved? I have. I watched my mother battle Alzheimer's.... Continue Reading →
I can still hear it. "I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan..." If you grew up in the seventies, you know exactly what I'm talking about. That perfume commercial told an entire generation of women that we could do it all. Have it all. Be it all. And we believed... Continue Reading →
I have a confession to make. I was a Christian women's speaker groupie. There. I said it. Two of my closest friends and I used to love going to big women's events together. Driving distance, four hours away, two-day conferences. It didn't much matter. We'd sit in those arenas with thousands of other women, soak... Continue Reading →
I sat at my kitchen table with my Bible open, a cup of coffee going cold beside me, and a women's retreat to prepare. The Beatitudes. Easy enough, I thought. I'd taught these before. Studied them. I basically had this one in the bag. And then I read them again. Something shifted quietly, the way... Continue Reading →
Last week I found myself surrounded by an ocean — and I was definitely the minnow. I attended the NRB Convention, National Religious Broadcasters, in Nashville, Tennessee. If you've never heard of NRB, picture thousands of Christian broadcasters, producers, publishers, radio hosts, and media professionals all gathered under one roof. It's the kind of place... Continue Reading →
Mend "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." – Ezekiel 36:26 Do you remember the Bee Gees' song "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" Written in the early 1970s, those haunting... Continue Reading →
