Category: Family
Brain Fight
We all have or have had people in our lives who continually upset or hurt us. Often times it’s the people we need to be…
Duties and Desires, Tithes and Offerings, Responsibilities and Options
My life has always been busy. I complain about this but the truth is, I like to be busy. If there aren’t things I have…
Doing Life Together
It’s interesting to look back on what seemed, at the time, to be an inwardly frustrating situation. I now recognize how understandable it really was,…
Solid Rock-Word For Laura
In 1986 my mother-in law, Laura, was diagnosed with lung cancer. She had surgery and seemed to be doing well. In 1987 it was found…
Not a Victim
From the journal . . . March 2007 I love you, Lord. I love Your ways. I love how You are involved with my life. …
Take This Critical Attitude
Back when my friend Angie was a young wife and mother she asked me if I would mentor her. I had been married for a…
Poison Skittles
Poison Skittles?? What kind of a group is that? Roller Derby!! My granddaughter, Naomi Kiyoko, was on a team for about 3 years. It was…
Sometimes I Forget
This was written over 30 years ago. I dare not say, “Insecurity is never a challenge now” but the Lord has shown me so much…
When You Pray, You Love
When I first came to know the Lord back in 1975, prayer was always an important part. By 1980, I had five little kids and…
Love is the Reason You Grieve
When I write in my journal, it is pretty raw, especially if I am upset. I edit it before publishing of course, sometimes more than…