After spending a couple of days in D.C. recently, hubby and I went to the airport to pick up a car for the next destination of our vacation. We reserved an SUV some three weeks earlier through a rental car dealer that will remain nameless. After the taxi dropped us off in the wrong spot and we shlepped two pieces of overstuffed luggage over hill and dale, we arrived at the rental counter only to find there was no car for us to rent, let alone an SUV. After David gave his name and confirmation Continue Reading
Mourning With Hope {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I don't even have to close my eyes to see her face in my mind's eye. My dear friend. That smile that dominated her countenance every time I saw her. Contagious. And she had a sassy voice that just made me chuckle. Because even if she was across the room talking to someone else, I could tell it was her without even looking. She was, in a word, special. And today, we were all there celebrating her home-going. There was standing room only in the church. Evidence of a life well-lived, yes, but Continue Reading
When Our Ideal Isn’t Real {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I thought the world would come to a standstill the day I discovered my ideal wasn’t real. It was a Sunday afternoon after church, December 2004, when my oldest son, a freshman in college at the time, walked in the front door, through the kitchen, into the family room and emptied his pockets of his most prized possessions, laying them gently on his daddy's chest. The weight of my son’s wallet, checkbook and car keys woke my napping husband. As if innately ready for turbulent air, he pulled his Continue Reading
Moses and the Honey Bees: Exodus 33 {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
A couple of summers ago, I had the opportunity to watch some bees going about the busy task of flying back and forth for hours, just doing their pollinating thing. This task ultimately produces the lip-smacking honey we southerners love to drench our cat-head biscuits in. And yes, that's a real thing. As I watched, I thought, “They are simply doing what they were created to do.” They don’t have to pray about it, or waste time trying other things until they figure out what they are really Continue Reading
Fear Factor {Stephanie Wilkins for #RechargeWednesday}
What's your fear factor? Mine is the fear of the unknown in regards to my children's future. I have a friend who is very afraid of spiders, and another who is afraid of heights. I also know someone who is afraid of being alone. Fear is an emotion. When it is in balance with our mind, body, and spirit, it is good and can be used in a healthy way to protect us from danger. When it is out of balance, however, it can be paralyzing. When the emotion of fear overwhelms us as individuals, Continue Reading
Going In Circles: A Lesson On Worship In Your Dry Season {David Miller for #RechargeWednesday}
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. - 1 Peter 5:6 - Moses had passed . . Joshua was the new leader . . 40 years of futility in the wilderness for the nation of Israel was in the rear view mirror . . and the road ahead would ask for nothing less than all the faith and courage God's people could find: water, walls and warriors would all appear to be directly in the way of finally settling in Canaan. The water? The Continue Reading
