You know that groggy, fuzzy feeling you get when you first wake up? So often when I was having quiet time at five a.m. I would apologize to God ( thinking, this might not go well) before I read the first verse. Lord, If I am to retain any of this today, it will be because of You. My mind may not wake up for a bit. I needed the Holy Spirit to help me put…
Sometimes it seems as if the odds are stacked against us. Have you ever said, “This is just who I am or how I was raised.”? Struggling with a habit or behavior that is hard to change is so frustrating. We’ve all heard the statistics – abuse victims are more likely to abuse, children of alcoholics are more likely to become alcoholics and obesity tends to run in families. I am a child of divorced parents…
We seemed to take the wrong turn every time. We had Lola (my GPS) but she was confusing us and we were obviously easily confused. Karen and I were on unfamiliar roads and what seemed natural to us was not the best way. Lola had mapped a plan. She knew where we needed to be. But, when she said turn here we turned there almost every time. One thing about Lola…she can take me…
Monday night I had a dream. I was at church wearing a very short dress and boots — by the way, I looked pretty good in that short dress. It was a dream, and if you’re gonna dream, make it a sweet dream. The horrifying realization came, my dress is tucked in my panties on one side. I frantically rushed to the ladies room and was horrified because well, one, my very short dress (short…
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