I never look forward to Holloween, no offense everyone who enjoys the death celebration holiday. I never understood a Christian who loves celebrating death and evil with this holiday. I would much prefer a masquerade ball that provides a takeaway bag of candy. That would be lovely. However, there is this stupid evil twist with…Read more This Day

In Florida, you do not want to go up into the attic. Ever. But if you do, you want to go for 10 minutes to get down the Christmas decorations and another 10 minutes to put them back (all safely in the coolest month of the year). That is it. Lately, for the past 4…Read more Attic Time

I read in a book recently that one sure sign of maturity is when someone humbly takes responsibility for their words and/or actions. Of course, my first sarcastic thought was “wow, I am surrounded by immature people”, but afterword, I realized that my own comment was evidence I was not too far from immature myself.…Read more Careless Words

I was frustrated earlier at a lack I have noticed of people doing what is right. If you are doing what is right, I want to encourage you to keep going for the Lord and yay you!!! I believe, after much thought, that what we have here is this virus garbage being an excuse to…Read more Doing What is Right vs Right for Us

Many neighbors and people around me are feeling confused and Topsy turvy, like everything is upside down. I feel annoyed by many of the things they are talking about, but I can no longer help but say that no one has to feel upside down. The cure is as simple as standing up. It is…Read more To Cure Feeling Upside Down, Stand for Something

Today, we spent most of the day with my 83-year-old Great Aunt Evelyne and 89-year – old Great Aunt Ellen in Sebring. We were finally able to visit her- it has been since February and we usually go once a month. We weeded her flower beds and took them to lunch and celebrated birthdays. That…Read more The Good and Bad of Family

What fascinates me is the rat race. The love of money, root of all evil. The wanting more. It is not enough to have square footage, two cars, air conditioning, a roof, windows to keep bugs out, cleaning supplies and tools, fresh paint job, vacations, clothes, shoes, televisions, DVD players, cellphones, games, books, all these…Read more Richly Poor

So, living with a constant barrage of attacks of honor and dignity requires grace and strength that only comes from God. I am asked by the few that know about it how I live with an addict that would rather keep the addiction than honor God or me. Isn’t it berating? How do you not…Read more Grace Under Fire

My friend told me tonight that their 18 year old marriage is over. Just like that. A shock to her. Apparently not him… someone online. How stupid is that? But I digress. Sadness is ugly. You are sad for their pain, for the ugliness it will put their 3 kids through, for the division of…Read more Tonight, I am Sad

People generally want to avoid pain. They shy of even discussing it. They avoid it at all costs. Pain is to be avoided and when chronic pain is present, it is to be drugged and numbed to avoid it’s effects at all costs. Avoiding pain seems to be most people’s primary goal and objective. They…Read more Aversion to Pain

The power of pain is that it reminds us of our fragility. Some of us need such a reminder or we get a little big for our britches. Setbacks do the same thing. Sometimes we forget to be humble until pain comes along to remind us. God can and will heal me but I am…Read more Pain’s Power

My mom is a family therapist and clinical social worker. She rarely worked before she started a non-profit (which lived up to its name). Nonetheless, she knew some stuff and is very intelligent about a good many things. One of her theories, she put together from several pre-existing theories out there was her “Parts Theory”.…Read more The Parts Theory

A sister in the Lord has been fighting to get custody of her 3 kids from their father who took them and has kept her from them. The courts were taking forever. She was unable to do anything but wait. So she asked for advice. I told her to fast and pray for a week…Read more Praise God!!