Walking with God

Walking with God

Have you ever paused to consider how people might remember your journey on this side of heaven? What lasting impact do you hope your faith and life choices will leave? Recently, I attended three Celebrations of Life, each unique but all honoring faithful women whose...
Hold On

Hold On

Our mountainside home overlooks beautiful Lake Guntersville. Some mornings, I stand at my back door, watching the sun peek over the mountain across the lake. Slowly but surely, that sliver of light swells into a giant orange ball. In no time, the calm waters between...
Dead Things

Dead Things

Spring is here, and I couldn’t be happier! After a long, cold winter, my heart yearns for warmer weather, for trees to bud, and flowers to bloom. I don’t think I would do very well living in the colder regions of the country with longer winter seasons. I...
Your Hard-Fought Hallelujah

Your Hard-Fought Hallelujah

Recently, I had a 26-year-old spiritual granddaughter move to heaven due to a blood clot. It came out of nowhere. On Saturday, she was having a great day with her fiancé, on Sunday, she was teaching small children in Children’s Church, and on Monday, she was fighting...
Deer in the Headlights

Deer in the Headlights

“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls; Yet I will rejoice in the...