Heavens Been on My Mind

Heaven has been much on my mind of late. When a good friend dies and you know without any doubt that he now abides there, it does cause you to long for heaven a bit more than you did before.  Confidence in his destiny comes from knowing of his faith in Jesus. He knew...

The Tale of the Hard Heart

My heart grew hard.  Crazy thing is I didn’t know it. I went along from day to day thinking everything was okay-it wasn’t. I wasn’t.  God knew I had a broken heart. He knew I had good reason to grieve. And, He would have comforted me with His love and His Word, had I...

The Traveling Lady Bug Purse

 Bear with me…the following is a silly story, though, in truth, a wonderful testament of how much God loves us.  I know. You’re thinking and wondering, how a silly purse can have anything to do with the love of God. Read and find out.  On my fiftieth birthday, my dear...

Urban Fiction, who knew?

I was amazed when I saw what was being called urban fiction and hearing it described as new or novel.  Sure back in the 1970’s an enterprising writer by the name of Iceberg Slim, better known as Robert Beck, broke out with his timely work, Pimp. Then in the 90’s...

Georgia, the Flower

  My grand-daughter, Georgia, is not only beautiful, but also very precious.  Two Easters ago, when she was one year old; I took her to the backyard to see the flowers. Georgia saw a daffodil, toddled up to it, cupped it in her small hands and said, “Hey” in the...

The Wonder of it All

Luke 18:16-But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.  Is it any wonder that Jesus wanted to be with children and that he wanted His own followers to be...