What is NOT unusual is that I celebrated my birthday in Texas. I’ve done that every year since we moved to Massachusetts, except for one. The one I didn’t celebrate here in the Great State was my 30th, and that was because it took place right after Y2K. We had booked our tickets for… Read More A Party, Party Weekend = Flan, Fine Art, and Fish Tacos
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad the spirit is broken. Psalm 15:13 All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Psalm 15:15 Lord, why do I always see the problems, dwell on the disappointments, get bogged down in the details? Why is… Read More Not Resolutions, But Requests: Part 3
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:4 Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances. Proverbs 25:11 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and he who speaks right is loved. Proverbs 16: 13 Pleasant words are a honeycomb,… Read More Not Resolutions, But Requests: Part 2
Today felt like the REAL first day of our sabbatical. Christmas festivities are over, family have all returned home, gifts have been exchanged, money burning holes in pockets has been spent, and there are no more meals of complete indulgence in sight ~ to prepare OR to eat. I even took a nap today, which… Read More Not Resolutions, But Requests: Part 1
Ugh. This hair. It looks terrible! And the gray…goodness, it’s even more visible since I got that trim last week. Natural highlights? Ha! And why can’t I be like all those other women who can leave the house with their hair wet, and only look more gorgeous as it dries naturally? This is what I… Read More Old and Ugly or Wonderful and Good?
What a gift this past weekend was! It’s so consistent with the character of Christ that when you are called upon by Him to teach or serve or lead, the joy is not so much found in what you were able to give by His grace, but in what you received because of that grace.… Read More Sisterhood and Sanctification in Slick
A few weeks ago, we held a marriage conference at our church. Three churches participated ~ ours and the two church plants that have come out of ours. Anyone could come ~ married couples, engaged couples, dating couples, or singles. There was a great turnout. Robert and I spoke on Friday night, giving the biblical… Read More So I Said to My SELF ~ DECREASE!
As if a trip to New York City for 4 days is not enough, we continued to celebrate my 40th before and after the actual date! We arrived in Texas on a Tuesday evening, and quickly realized how much fun it would be to watch the UT (our alma mater) Longhorns play in the National… Read More Texas Trip Part 1: The Birthday That Won’t Quit
Two years ago, I sat in a circle with some young women from my church. We had recently begun a Bible study together and were beginning our time that night by sharing our “highs” and “lows” from the previous week. It was Sarah’s turn to share. (That would be you, Sarah K.!) She shared a… Read More A Blessed OLDER Woman Today
First stop: Carriage ride through Central Park. It was 20 degrees (wind chill – 0 degrees), but we did it anyway. We were just numb by the end! The last time we had been in a carriage together was on our wedding day in August of 1992. It was 100 degrees that day! A wonderful… Read More Big Apple Birthday Adventure – Part 1