It is hard for me to believe I have been publishing my own blog since April 2009. I really discovered my love for writing during a college English course. After that semester ended, my desire to write did not, so my husband, James, created a blog where I could have both an avenue and an Read More
In my house garlic salt is a staple, it gets added to just about everything we cook. Just as garlic flavors our food, the concept of “missional community” should characterize our lives. Perhaps I sound as if I’m speaking French? Well hold on, the translation is coming. In the church world, missional living can be Read More
Where do I begin? Okay, let’s just jump right in! Folks in the church world tend to use a lot of “catch phrases,” words or combinations of words that though they sound good often cause confusion, and may not always be the complete truth. Whenever I hear these phrases they absolutely cause me to cringe, Read More
The title of this post is actually borrowed from a long time friend. Jenifer “LaDonna” Sanders is the IMPACT Student Ministries Director for the Southwest Texas District Pentecostal Church of God. A few weeks ago she spoke at Youth Night during the fellowship’s general convention. Her words held a powerful truth; one I have spent Read More
Empty words drift through the atmosphere Spilling their rhetoric on longing hearts Hope turns to crippling agony as Truth reveals itself Like shards of broken glass penetrating their target Words with no heart wounding as no weapon can Familiar dance, familiar ending Only a fool dares dance again Though a brave soul Hope is Unbreakable Read More
Today is my birthday, and while this may shock you (sarcasm inferred), despite the many years I have roamed this planet, I still have not arrived. To celebrate my birthday, my husband planned a fabulous resort get away. The trip has been absolutely fabulous, until an incident tonight that literally left me spittin’ MAD! Many Read More
Be honest, who still watches, “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” every holiday season? (Looks around, timidly raising her hand). When our kids were younger, we had all of the Christmas classics on gasp…VHS! As they grew older and VCR’s grew scarce, we began replacing the videotapes with DVD’s. Although there is no one in our Read More
