Absent Minded

And the winner is…. “Me” for being absent minded! My pen was behind my ear the entire time I searched my desk to find it. Equally embarrassing is when I go blank when asked “what’s your phone number?” Or the times when I scan photo’s that I personally took with my phone and I beg…

Austen meets Byron

This original tale of ‘A Changed Heart’ puts Jane Austen and Lord Byron in Bath, England during a period that both were known by facts of history to have visited. Jane visits for her health, and Byron for his renewal. In 1812 Bath was the place to be, and in this year Jane was 36 years […]

Stroll Slowly

This delightful garden tale was written by one who believes God makes us all different, for His purpose, plan and delight. May it speak to your soul as it did mine. Stroll slowly through the king’s garden and look up and give thanks. Our Father delights when He sees us using our gifts to the…

Winter Miracles

“Winter paints our lens with a most holy frost. The snow falls and buries the seeds we tossed. As frozen ice sickles adorn the trees, we pause with awe and thanksgiving. Indeed, it is a season of reflection. His call to anticipate miracles. To ponder the things to come. The purpose of all things. White…

The Girl I Was

I WAS that shy girl who had low self-worth. I WAS the girl who felt like an outsider. I WAS the girl who was quiet, kind, envious, empty and depressed without knowing why. I WAS the girl who believed she had no chance of being accepted or loved. I WAS the girl who compared herself…

The Journal of a Pilgrim

The promises of God that we have experienced and witnessed are best captured in writing. In the midst of ongoing trials, the journal entries of God’s faithfulness is the treasure that keeps our hope aflame! Like Ruth Graham Bell, today many record their thoughts in journals and on blogs. As scribes for generations to come,…

Alcan Adventure

The historical Alcan Highway was built in 1942 during World War II. Due to the perils of shipping goods from the USA to Alaska, the solution was to build this connecting highway. It is known as the greatest engineering feat of the 20th century. Men worked in freezing weather at seventy to ninety degrees below…

A Woman of Value

We all meet people along our journey that make an impact, a beneficial difference for life. As God would have it, Ruthie Castaneda moved next door to me in 2012. Immediately we were connected by a live stream recognition as purposed by the Holy Spirit for His double blessing. Before we were knit together in…

Who is that?

Who looks us back in the mirror? Whom do I see? Who is never against me? Who never departs from us? Who never ceases to surprise us? Who is everywhere we are? Who gives us courage? Who is always available 24/7? Who consistently issues us mercy and grace? Who is extravagantly patient with us? Who…

Songbird Amy Grant

Vince wrote a song called “When my Amy prays” – All my life I’ve known of Jesus, but that connection never came – And when my world was torn to pieces, I still couldn’t call His name. But when my Amy prays, when my Amy prays, that’s when I see His face. She gave me…