The Hairdresser

I was feeling pretty good about myself. Letting my hair go “natural” was so empowering, until I looked in the mirror. Yikes! That brownish clay/gray color didn’t seem to do anything but make me look older and made me feel even worse.  But, I reminded myself that I was so …. natural. Authentic. Real. And imagine the money I saved by not coloring my hair and instead embraced … Read more

Live Abundantly

I remembered that it was an incredible morning. There were birds calling back and forth to one another. A light morning mist was slowly disappearing from the garden out back. The sun’s first rays beamed over the top of my neighbor’s house. “Let’s go for a walk,” I said to my little dog.  I knew the lake would be the perfect place to hear the banjo … Read more

I’m All By Myself

Do you ever want to throw your hands up in the air and just run away from it all? I don’t believe I’m alone in feeling like this some days. Have you ever been physically exhausted, and despite all your efforts, felt totally alone? So did Elijah – thousands of years ago. Seems some things never change. Elijah was a great prophet. God was with him and … Read more

Manna from Heaven

Have you ever been so financially stretched that you had absolutely no idea how you were going to make it? Then suddenly, you received a forgotten refund check or found $5 in the pocket of an old coat? Have you ever asked yourself, “How on earth did I make it all these years?” Yet when you look back in desolate times, somehow … you always … Read more