We sang a worship song at church that stuck in my head for weeks. The compelling words resounded in my heart and put me to sleep at night and rose with me in the…

I overheard a private conversation after a Women’s Bible study that caught my attention, “I can’t stand being married any longer, I think I’m going to leave.” The obvious concern from her friend precipitated some follow-up questions. (Sorry I couldn’t resist eavesdropping). Is he abusive? Has he…

The New Year has begun and not surprisingly, so many have already abandoned their hopes of fulfilling their resolutions. The repetitive goals are timeless: eat healthier, exercise more, and eliminate bad habits. Many women even update the…

I had the most faithful best friend ever; he valued every moment we spent together. I would talk to him in the early morning hours while sipping on my tea. Our conversation would continue throughout the day as things popped into my head. He never made me feel like…

I force myself to exercise daily. I don’t like it; my body doesn’t like it. But I do it despite the hard work, monotonous routine, and painful outcomes. It is the benefits that I gain…

I recently celebrated another birthday; I must admit the rising numerical just doesn’t compute in my brain. I don’t know when the phenomenon occurred, but there is a specific time frame, where my mind emotionally locked into a certain….

When I became a born-again Christian, I was excited about having a real relationship with God. I plunged into bible study with a sincere desire to learn and be used by Him. I had visions of becoming a modern-day…

Recently, I was out with my four-year-old granddaughter when a teenager caught her eye. I knew right away that her little brain was firing in a ball of confusion. She was intently staring at a very effeminate young male dressed in…

Have you ever taken a dip in the ocean only to return to shore blocks away from your original destination. Bewildered, you begin to look for some object of familiarity. What happened? Well, you didn’t intentionally keep your eye on a focal point, so you were unconsciously pulled away by the waves…

“I can’t pray.” “I’m totally overwhelmed.” “How could God allow this to happen to me?” I have heard these and many similar laments through the years from women who have been knocked off their feet in the face of an unexpected tragedy.

I have said those very words myself. I know that the initial sadness can be so overwhelming that you can’t even pray. The mind is orbited into a blank space; you feel emotionally and spiritually paralyzed…

I remember being invited to a “Pastor’s Luncheon” to speak about an organization that I was involved with locally. But that wasn’t all the Holy Spirit had in mind for me to…

There are moments in life that are so traumatic that the pain penetrates every recess of your mind and body and moves like a living, breathing entity. Your emotive response to the experience lingers…

We live in a day and age where all manner of self-identification is promoted. So, I shamelessly state that I identify as a sheep – it suits me well. So why a sheep and not some other animal? I once taught a…

Every so often I need a strong voice to remind me of the power of the God that I follow. Why can’t I hear Him whisper of His unfailing love when the digital clock flickers at 4 AM, taunting my mind with endless thoughts—with no shut off button. Spinning in…

Women, we have so many opportunities to impact our culture. “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Is the Hand That Rules the World.” Right? That was a poem published in 1865 by William Ross Wallace that praised motherhood. I believe…

I was listening to a podcast recently where the speaker used the theme of “one more night with the frogs” to drive home a point about the spiritual depravity of man. The frogs were the second plague deposed in the war between God and Pharoah, which stemmed from…

I don’t know about you, but everywhere I turn these days, I hear stories of devastating circumstances from wars to hurricanes to cancers to prodigals to death and the list goes on. Painful times are part of living in a fallen world. This is a hard truth but worthy of a heavenly spotlight…

It seems like yesterday that I taught a program in my county schools called “The Peer Challenge Program.” Its underlying themes were the 3 R’s: Respect, Responsibility, and Restraint. My friend and I, a biologist, wrote the program out of concern for the one-sided approach that was so…

Have you ever run into someone from your past, and you relay the encounter by placing her in the context of who she was in high school? Remember her? She was the girl who got pregnant, she was really odd, she was snooty…. our past reputations seem to embed…

When I raised my children, we did family devotions every evening during the weekdays. Our lives were so filled with school responsibilities, sports schedules, and overall daily busyness that we deliberately carved out a…