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What’s Holding You Back from Your Next Adventure?
Yesterday, I went on a new adventure that almost didn’t happen. Earlier in the week, I’d been complaining saying how no one had invited me out on the lake or to a 4th of July BBQ. For years I’ve lived in Oklahoma, the land of a million man-made lakes, and I’ve only been out on…
The Battle is the Lord’s
This is part of a series of studies from my research trip to Israel March 2019. It is not meant to be “unquestionable truth,” but just my interpretation and insight from what I saw, heard, learned, and felt in my heart. Day 1 second stop on my trip to Israel was on Tel Azeka overlooking…
Unpredictable God of Israel
This is part of a series of studies from my research trip to Israel March 2019. If is not meant to be “unquestionable truth,” but just my interpretation and insight from what I saw, heard, learned, and felt in my heart. We stood at Beth Shemesh looking out towards where the Philistines had camped 3…
Surely God is Present in this Place
I never had a burning desire to go to Israel, but this was a trip I couldn’t pass up. My kids’ school took a two week trip to Israel every two years. My boys had attended years before and had an amazing time. My daughter was now a junior. This was my last chance to go. How…
Christmas Miracle, New Release, And Turning 50!
As I type this, I’m on a plane home from Orlando where I celebrated my 50th birthday with family and friends. It’s something I never thought would happen. The last several years I’ve been busy rebuilding my life after my twenty plus year marriage ended. With all the changes and new responsibilities, I didn’t have the…
When Dreams Die and You Want to Quit
I’ve said it before, my writing journey has NEVER gone as I’ve planned. Neither has my life, but that’s another slew of posts for another time. I wonder if any of our plans turn out exactly as we want. I’m sure there’s some blessed soul where the universe works in her favor, but for the…
Your Life: The is Your Greatest Show
What is it about the movie “The Greatest Showman” that gets our feet tapping, heart racing, and mind daring to dream the impossible? It’s the ultimate rags to riches story, a man who had nothing, who risked it all for love and living the life of his dreams, and he succeeded. A man we wish…
When I Wake Up in the Morning
I woke up this morning and didn’t know what day it was. I woke wondering if I had to get up for work or which job I would be going to. I woke up this morning and for a second didn’t know if my kids were home. Were they home? Am I forgetful? Or perhaps a…
What’s Your Plan?
Doesn’t this photo speak the truth? I used to get so out of sorts when things didn’t go as I planned. I wondered “why do things never go according to my plan?” “Why isn’t God moving in a certain area of my life.” “What am I doing wrong?” Then I realized, that THIS is life.…
Fresh Beginnings. Something New!
Is there anything scarier than starting something new and not knowing what it will look like in the end? Today, as I begin my mystery novel after a year off, this is what’s on my mind. But literal blank pages aren’t the only beginnings I face. So much unknown in my life. So many things…