Seriously? It happened one morning when my life had sprinted past whatever control I thought I had on anything resembling a schedule. This was during a time when I would cringe if anyone asked me to speak about “balance in life”. I had showered and slipped from the darkness of my bedroom minutes before. In…
Stories Inspire Divine Conversations
Stories Inspire Divine Conversations Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. – Jeremiah 1:5 When people ask what I do for a living, I hesitate to say, “I am an author.” An author? That sounds like a “big deal” and I am not one. I…
The Very Best Life
Is It Possible These Two Lives Might Look Entirely Different? Have you ever laid out an opportunity with the possibility of great rewards for someone you loved — or perhaps more than one someone? As you watched them struggle, you quietly prayed for them, hoping beyond hope for their success. Without interfering, you closed your…
You Are Right Where You Are Supposed To Be
His name was Jones. I was twenty-three when I saw him for the first time. I had been crying. My cries were the anguished wail that a guy will let loose only when he is sure there is no one around to hear him. And I was sure. Wrong, obviously, but sure. My mother had succumbed…
How Kids Can Change The World
We all want our kids to grow up and be world changers in the positive sense of the word, don’t we? We want them to be lights of the world who love Jesus and encourage others to do the same. We want them to be a voice of hope to a hurting world. We want…
Are You Creating a Masterpiece?
Gulf Shores, Alabama Thirty-two years ago It was a cold night on the Gulf Coast, and I was wearing everything I owned, including an insulated denim jacket I had found in someone’s trash. It was almost midnight, and I was coming from a marathon session of cleaning fish for Jeannie’s Seafood at the intersection of…