Nov
04
2022
Oklahoma City is not my favorite in terms of beauty. The water is brown, much of the city is worn down and the tree in our Spokane backyard is prettier than the entire urban sprawl. We call it “uglyhoma...
Nov
03
2022
I have frustration at the hypocrisy and moralism of certain forms of Christianity in America’s extreme right. Men measuring the skirts of young girls and calling these young women sinners is appalling. On the other hand, I am frustrated...
Nov
02
2022
My youngest child Bella and I only have a few months left together before she launches off to college and a brand-new life. We do a devotional together each day. One day I bring the topic, the other day...
Nov
01
2022
My husband Shann and I had a bit of a spat in Oklahoma City after our daughter's junior recital. After all the planning, there was an issue with the video recording of the event. The sound worked but her...
Oct
31
2022
My dad deeply loved Psalm 23. He meditated on it often. As I read C.S. Lewis's Reflections on the Psalms, he brings attention to something I haven't considered. He (God) prepares a table for me in the presence of my...
Oct
28
2022
A very sweet friend took me to lunch. She has been so kind in sending encouragement after a Words of Hope message she resonated with. As we met for lunch, she asked me about the writing process. For me, writing Words of...
Oct
27
2022
During date night, Shann asked me an elegant question. In the metaphor of sowing and reaping, he asked what two seeds I am thankful I am planting in my life. The seeds that I need to plant every day...
Oct
26
2022
I have been missing Dad so much lately. I walked by a neighborhood bench where he liked to sit and pray and shocked myself by bursting into tears. They came without warning. A friend of mine who was one...
Oct
25
2022
In math, A + B normally should equal C. In life, the same should happen. A loving home will produce loving kids. However, this is not always the case. Dad and I often talked about the psychological and spiritual...
Oct
24
2022
I recently watched a movie about a man who demands a perfect world to the point he abuses others to achieve it. Perfection is so seductive. It is another form of will, to power and control instead of surrender...
