The Gift of LAUGHTER

A couple of years ago my family told me I don’t laugh very much. I argued with them to assure them I do laugh. But they were adamant than I didn’t laugh very much around them. It seems I was always trying to get something done or frustrated because they were […]

The Gift of PEACE

We live in a contentious time, y’all. It seems as if people are longing for a fight and looking to be offended. Between 24-hour “news” and our social media feeds, we can find a reason to be hostile or hurt without much effort at all. And, I don’t know about […]

The Gift of SONG

Do you remember the group Hanson? Their song “Mmmm Bop” was popular in the late 90s. The lyrics weren’t especially compelling but pretty much everyone I know was humming the song. Why? Because it was so catchy. It’s funny isn’t it, the way a tune can get stuck in our […]

The Gift of NEARNESS

Scott is in Brunswick, GA, this week leading worship for a revival there. He left yesterday before I got back from the (in)RL conference in Nashville. And I’ll leave for Raising Generations Today THRIVE conference on Wednesday before he returns on Thursday. We’re on our fourth day apart and I’m […]

The Gift of RELATIONSHIPS

Scott started a new job last Sunday. And for the first time in my life, a new position at a new church didn’t require an immediate move.  So, even though we no longer attend and serve at a church in our small town, we still live here. Which means, last […]

The Gift of CONTENTMENT

Have you ever had an epiphany? Periodically I spend the day at the church. (The practice began when we lived forty minutes away from our church, so I went with Scott on Wednesdays so we didn’t have two cars there.)  One of our first Wednesdays at First Baptist, I walked […]