When the World Says “No!”

Have you ever gotten really excited about something and then the world comes along and squashes your joy? Or maybe it’s a certain person who is always telling you that you can’t do something. I don’t know about you, but I’m a dreamer. My dreams have always been big....

Great Big Beautiful World

Their world was small. The size of a kid’s shoebox. Their world was dark. Just one little hole to let the light in during the day. Their world was cozy. Three siblings, Mama, and Daddy all sharing the same tiny space. They were helpless. Dependent upon their...

The Joy of the Lord

What do you do when you just can’t do it? “Do what?” you say. Anything productive! Sometimes you’re just tired. People who live with chronic illness experience this a lot. We hit a wall and we’re done. We have nothing left to give, to...

Highs and Lows

I was going to title this blog, “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” but I’m pretty sure I’ve already used that title. There’s a lot of good, bad, and ugly in my life, but God uses it all. I’m so thankful! So highs and lows. The low...

A Puppy and Her Pizzle

Sometimes God teaches me lessons in the strangest ways. Ruby Mae (a.k.a. The Scruffy Princess) has been loving online church. She gets to sit with us on the couch and cuddle while we watch church on my iPad. But sometimes she gets bored and wants to play in the middle...

The Good in Good Friday

Hello friends, Medical treatments have me feeling pretty down so today I want to share with you the post I wrote for Good Friday last year, The Darkest Day. If you’ve ever wondered how we can call the day Jesus died good, read this. God’s richest blessings...