Exhausted from unpacking, the glow of the security light seemed to say, "it's gonna be alright. You are home!" It was July 2005 and we were partially moved in. Each night for sixteen years I would think," thank you Lord for my house." Then getting into bed I'd tell my husband, "Did I ever tell… Continue reading The Rest of the Glory Story
I'm thankful the word of God speaks to our needs daily. Because of health reasons my husband does not attend church with me some Sundays. Friends will ask, “How is John?” Being the honest person that I am – I say, “He is hurting, he didn’t sleep last night or not too good today.” Wanting… Continue reading Alive and Grateful
Did he know, or did God know that I needed these gifts?
During a recent bout with laryngitis I was reminded of the number of words a woman uses daily versus the number a man uses. Louann Brizendine who wrote The Female Brain concluded that women use 20,000 words per day while men use 7,000. More recent studies do not agree with his findings. But in my… Continue reading Do you think before you speak?
Ms. Pat, your house is so beautiful. People who don’t have kids have beautiful houses. Our house is not pretty” Jada said. I responded, “Well you should have seen my house when our boys were your age we had toys and shoes and stuff all around and it was not beautiful.” I thought of my… Continue reading What is Beautiful?
