Category Archives: Random Thoughts

What will I always remember about Carla? Well, for starters, she rode a motorcycle and drove a big blue hippie van back in the day. She was very cool! She loved to camp and fish with my Aunt Grace. She was fun and outdoorsy, and she loved the lake. She didn’t like me much whenContinue reading “In Memory of My Carla”

Today is Christmas Eve, and I’d like to share with you exactly how my Christmas holiday is going. This is one of those stories in which one can choose to laugh or cry. I choose to laugh. It’s Christmas. I refuse to get all worked up about the truly unimportant things. Ya know, like runningContinue reading “Christmas 2022”

The holidays are upon us! I just spent a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family (not all of them, but many of them), and I’m thankful for them, especially now, as my family members seem to be dwindling away. That’s what happens as we get older. We lose our grandparents, then our parents. Our children growContinue reading “The Importance of Family”

The moment I was baptized, I was washed by the blood of the Lamb. I was clean for the first time in my life. I was guilt-free and sinless, spotless like Jesus. I look back now and realize God had moved Mona to say those things to me about baptism. I was thirteen. I wasContinue reading “My Testimonial (Part 3)”

Fear is the beginning of wisdom. (Proverbs 9:10) My friend Mona had given me a new, more pressing reason to think about baptism. A short time after our conversation of Heaven, hell, and being a Christian, I told my mom I wanted to be baptized. I told her at church on Sunday morning—no time forContinue reading “My Testimonial (Part 2)”

I remember when my family was thinking about placing membership at a church we had been attending for quite some time. We sat through a class that explained what the church was all about, specifically what they believed, etc. We had to fill out some paperwork, and in that paperwork was a space to writeContinue reading “My Testimonial (Part 1)”

For those of you who enjoy reading Christian fiction, I’d like to announce that my novel Remember Me is now available in hardcover/large print through Amazon (as well as ebook). You can find it by clicking on my book link on my home page. Thanks for all of your support. God bless and stay inContinue reading “Large Print Release”

My mom had a circle of friends she called the Steel Magnolias. I envied them. Her generation led such a different life than mine. I have friends too, but I do not surround myself with a gaggle like she did. It’s a generational flaw. My generation of women has led the task of “having itContinue reading “Gaggle of Friends”

Well folks, we are a few days into 2022, and we all hope for a better year, but what are we doing to make this year better than the last? If we are waiting on others to improve our lives, we will keep on waiting just like we did all through 2021. So, what canContinue reading “Hope For the New Year”

It’s a good time to look back at our new year’s resolutions and take stock in our lives. So, what’s your resolution? Are you any good at keeping them? I have found that the more specific the goal, the more accountable I am to it. For example, one year, instead of resolving to lose weight,Continue reading “Happy New Year!”

My Dear Prayer Warriors, My childhood friend, Charlie, needs your prayers. He is in the fight of his life, FOR his life. Cancer. It doesn’t look good right now, but our God is mighty, and He promises that the prayers of the righteous are mighty too, so please extend this plea to as many peopleContinue reading “Prayers for Charlie”

My favorite Halloween memory is from many years ago. It was my son’s second Halloween—the first where he actually got to go trick or treating. He was so cute dressed in his Tigger costume, and he was so proud for wearing it. That evening, I finished cooking supper and then we hit the streets. HeContinue reading “My Favorite Halloween Memory”

Hello readers! I know I have been away for a while. I moved and started a new job a few months ago and have been busy settling into my new life (which I love, by the way). We also have a new puppy. The kids are grown and gone and have been replaced with someoneContinue reading “I’m Back”

Most people might agree that 2020 has been a pretty bad year. On a personal level, my family was doing okay until about halfway through, but unfortunately, when the hits came, they just progressively got worse. We can’t wait till 2020 ends, but what on earth will the new year bring? Will Covid magically goContinue reading “The Hits Just Keep on Comin’”

Many of you already know, my husband and I have embarked on a new adventure and started the long process of moving. Over the weekend, we moved the animals (We have two cats and five chickens). Believe it or not, the cats were much easier to catch, and chickens aren’t stupid! Our spoiled chickens liveContinue reading “Chasin’ Chickens”

But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:15 Forgiveness is a hard choice, but a choice it still is. When people hurt us, we can either forgive them and move on, or we can let the hurt take over our hearts.  Do they deserve ourContinue reading “Forgiveness”

Well, it’s time for me to put my money (or lack thereof) where my mouth is. I talk about faith all the time. I say, “Don’t worry, just pray.” I say this because it works, and I have had to put it to the test more times than I can count. The past two decadesContinue reading “Peace that Surpasses All Understanding”

Today is a bittersweet day for me.  It’s the second Mother’s Day without my mom, but she is in Heaven enjoying freedom and good health, and I feel her with me every day. Sometimes I still feel that finger in my face fussing at me too, and she would be surprised that I do still listen.  IContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day!”