I Hear Voices... We’ve all seen those images, like the one above, with a mean-looking devil on one shoulder and a cute angel on the other. The image depicts our struggle to make the right choices. What voice do we listen to? It shows Evil and Good fighting for control...

A Memorable Trip and a Memorable Feast! Have you ever had a special meal that was so remarkable that you still remember it years later? I had such a memorable feast back in 1978. Yes, I know you are doing the math -- that was 45 years ago and probably long before you...

God is More Than Anything We Can Ever Dream I love picturing what Heaven will be like and being in the presence of Almighty God. How beautiful and wonderful it will be to dwell there and to be surrounded by all his glory. To be filled to overflowing with his love and...

David, a Slingshot, and a Mighty God Sometimes we face challenges that can be overwhelming or worse  -- terrifying. So, what do we do? We can run and hide. We can ignore the situation and hope it resolves itself. Or, we can do what the shepherd boy David did --...

More Doubt Than Trust Back in 2005, three country songwriters got together to collaborate on another song. The writers, Bret James, Hillary Lindsey, and Gordie Sampson, had collaborated on many songs in the past and had quite a list of hits. But now, they struggled to...

I Just Don't Feel Like It! When I was growing up, I fought with my little sister, Toni, quite a bit. I'd like to blame most of it on Toni as she always pestered me, especially when I had friends over. I was three years older, so I didn't really want her hanging...

Sweet Memories of Mama's Singing My mama was the most loving, sweet woman you’d ever meet. She was kind to everyone she met, and you could see her love for God in every word and action in her life, especially when she would sing. Sadly, in her last four years, she had...

Not With Might, But With a Whisper! I was reading 1 Kings 19:11-13 this morning. What a great but unexpected story! Elijah had fled to Horeb (Mt Sinai) because Jezebel had threatened to kill him. He was hiding in a cave. It was here that God planned to meet Elijah,...

Trust When Things Get Stuck While sitting in a hospital waiting room, I decided to visit the vending machines. I don't usually get snacks from them because they aren't the healthiest choices. Can I trust that they are even fresh? And spending $3 for a bag of chips or...

The Bible -- Help When I Need It Most There is no other book like the Bible! It is full of so many amazing stories. What I love most is how those stories always seem to apply to my life. I can read the same passages at different times and get different messages to...

Sweet Peace, Perfect Peace Don't you just love to watch sleeping babies? They can sleep pretty much anywhere! The softness of their innocent faces just melts my heart. They have no worries and are so trusting of the one who is holding them, especially if it's mommy or...

Little Was Given and Miracles Happened Jesus was a miracle worker. Not only did he heal multitudes, but he also did some pretty astonishing things. He would give what no one expected -- turning water into the best-tasting wine, turning a small boy's basket lunch into...

How to Get Clean: Lather, Rinse, Repeat I haven't looked at my shampoo bottle lately, but in the "old" days, the directions used to say, "lather, rinse, repeat." We don't really need those directions for how to wash our hair, do we? I mean, it's hair. That doesn't...

Bravery is a God Thing My friend Cathy is brave. No, she didn't fight off bank robbers, or skydive over cliffs, or even save a child from drowning. She is brave because her life turned upside down when her husband died recently. How is that brave, you might ask. Well,...

He Does His Best Work When I Am Weak! I've been pondering this morning. I like to ponder. I think God opens my eyes to truths that are hidden in places that might seem insignificant. I'm especially amazed to think about how He can use even a weak vessel like me. I...

Why Can't We Just Be Respectful? Sometimes those of us in the "older" generation complain and bad-mouth the younger generation. I want to say to you all, "I'm sorry." It's not fair to “judge” an entire generation by the ones who don’t do the right things or deserve...

He Knows All About You What we have learned about our all-knowing Father is that He loves us. He knows all about us, including our past and the guilt we carried for so long. He sees the concerns and worries that sometimes overwhelm our hearts in the present. But He...

He knows all about us, including our thoughts, dreams and struggles. And He knows our past, both the good and bad. So now let’s look at what He knows about our lives today – the present. He Knows All of Our Struggles It is amazing that our Father knows how His love...

He Knows The Past -- Even the Ugly Parts! He knows your past. That thought terrified me when I first realized that He knows every single part of my past. That includes all the things I did when I thought no one was looking, all the lies I told, all the promises I...

Note from Grandma D: I'm trying something a bit different -- a series of four blog posts which will run on consecutive days. These posts, entitled "He Knows," look at what He knows about us, as well as what He knows about our past, our present and our future. I hope...

A Little Girl's Imagination.... It was February 22, 1965, when my world changed forever. It was the first time I truly believed in the magic of fairy tales and imagination. You see, on that day CBS TV aired a made-for-TV musical of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella....

Busy (and hot!) Teachers! My daughter, Leslie, is a school psychologist. Even though she is not a classroom teacher, her schedule loosely follows the public school calendar. I say “loosely” because she has already gone back to work this week, even though it is still...

Puppy Terror! How can something so tiny and adorable be such a terror? We have a new puppy named Gracie. She is an itty-bitty miniature schnauzer. At almost 16 weeks she is about four pounds of energy and spunk. I should have known when the breeder repeatedly...

Joy Overflowing! We have a three-year-old miniature schnauzer named Brody. Now Brody may be three, but he is all puppy. He gets so excited at the smallest things. Even when we go to the mailbox, Brody acts like we have been gone for weeks. He jumps up and down,...

Praying When Life Is Tough! Sometimes we go through challenges in life that make us evaluate our faith and our prayer life. Of course, since I have lived a long time, I have had many such experiences where the only thing I could do was pray. My first husband, Bill,...

Apply Truth For a More Colorful Life! My husband, Clay, owns a painting and remodeling company in North Texas (https://lewisvillepainting.com/). They do all kinds of residential and commercial painting projects, both big and small. But I guarantee that if they didn’t...

But Is It Really Love? She grew up in a poor farm family, the oldest of three kids. Even before she was born, her future was not bright. Her dad, Howard, had been kicked out of his home in South Dakota by his parents when he was just 14 years old. He decided to head...

Being Content in the "Good Old Days" I came from a time long ago -- before computers, the Internet, cell phones, video games, and social media. How, you may wonder, did I ever survive? How could I ever be content without all the modern “conveniences” we have today?...

A Letter From My Heart To My Precious Granddaughter.... You have been on my heart so much lately. I mean, you are always on my heart, but lately you have filled my thoughts. I pray for you every day, and God has convinced me that I need to share some things with you....