Today I am a guest blogger at ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers). If you wish to read my post, Reflections of Tone, click here to link to it.
A Heart to Listen
It’s so easy to get wrapped up in life and miss out on the simple pleasures. Like going on autopilot at times when I drive a familiar route, the days pass by in a blur and I’ve missed out on the gifts with which God surrounds me. I do that for too long, and my spirit sinks into apathy—or worse, …
Rebirth
Several years ago, I planted a small hydrangea by my front steps. I figured it was the perfect location—or as perfect as it can be in my yard—because the spot receives morning sun, afternoon shade and there is plenty of room for growth. It took a couple of seasons before I saw the first sign of flowers, and I was …
God’s Not Dead!
Our first week home from vacation, we hit the ground running. It seems like there’s always a re-entry period after being gone for more than a week—routines to re-establish, laundry to catch up on, and this time of year, taxes to deal with. And don’t forget work. No more lazing around on the beach or unplanned days. Oh, but what …
A Dripping Faucet
Have you ever been in the company of a complainer? You know the type, someone who constantly focuses on the negative. I’m afraid, there are days I’m one—especially when stuck behind a slow driver (and we get a lot of them on our one-lane roads.) But God is so gracious—He gives us a glimpse of what we might be like …
Changes in Latitudes
Tonight, we’ll be sleeping in our own bed, and, as usual, God’s timing is perfect. Knowing yesterday would be our last “tourist” day, we had a plan—have breakfast at Baja Peppers in the Mar de Cortez hotel (touted as the best, cheap breakfast in town) and then walk out to the ocean and see if we could get to Lover’s …
The Long, Dusty Road to Blessing
In my last post, I indicated there was more to share about our Sunday trip to San Jose del Cabo—and there is—but every day brings with it new experiences that lessen the impact of the one before. Sunday was finding ourselves unexpectedly in the midst of the Ironman competition as we slow-crawled down the highway toward church. We saw some …
What Wonders Await
Cabo Continued: Friday night, Chris and I went on a sunset dinner cruise on the Rissalena—a catamaran that holds about twenty passengers. It left the marina in Cabo San Lucas and putted down to the southern-most tip of Mexico’s Baja California (on the Sea of Cortez side) and into the Pacific Ocean for a short time. The key descriptor here is …
Rebooting
If you at all follow my blog on a regular basis, you might have noticed that I didn’t post on Tuesday, as is my habit. Nor did I make up for it by posting on Wednesday! For the next ten days, things will be a little…irregular. My sweet husband and I left very early yesterday morning (just after 4:00) to …
Stop and See God’s Splendor!
My ladies Bible study group just started last week in the book of Romans. Romans 1:19-20 says They [sinful, wicked people] know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal …
