Maybe one of the reasons I love college football so much is it’s the one indication I have in central, coastal Florida that fall has arrived! The temperatures in September are the same as in July. The temperatures in October mirror June’s. So how can a girl tell it’s fall in Florida.Thinner air. Yep. And football.Saturday’s change for me in the …
Journey of Insane Obedience
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27We just came off of an election this week. Maybe like me, some of your are or were disappointed in the result. While God calls us to obey every governing authority, …
I saw this recipe for an apple pie on All Recipes and thought it looked fab! I’m going to make this soon!Apple Pie by Grandma OpleYou’ll need:Recipe for a 9 inch double crust pie. You can make your own or buy pre-made crust at the grocery store.And you’ll need:1/2 cup of unsalted butter3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour1/4 cup of water1/2 cup …
Diary of A Writer: Politics Continued…
Are you struggling with the vote? I hear this so often, “I’m tired of voting for the lesser of two evils!”Well, Beloved, being silent, quitting and/or checking out and drawing into ourselves is not the answer. Some Christians have become so insular. We’ve left the world to itself and lookit… Then we become more discouraged and more insular and yes, this …
How I Met My Husband and Other Lessons In Surrender
This week brings us to the end of our Table Talker series. Our final question is this: In FIREFLY ISLAND by Lisa Wingate, love at first sight brings a city girl to a remote ranch as a modern day mail order bride. Is there an “out of the box” love story in your family?My Story:Ever notice patterns in your life? I have …
Dairy of a Writer: I Care About Politics
I think a lot about politics. Not because I’m a junky. I’m not.Nor because I’m a news junky. I’m not. But when I read the Bible, I see politics. I see Jesus as a returning King to judge the nations. I see verses like, “If My people who are called by my name humble themselves and prayer… I will heal …
Meeting Up With The Cow Man
After I graduated from Ohio State, I traveled a semester for my sorority, Phi Mu, before landing my first corporate job.There was this guy… isn’t there always?… I’d crushed on my senior year. But after graduation, we’d gone our separate ways. While I traveled with my sorority and later my corporate job, he traveled for a food company.Elsie the Cow …
I Live In A Great Vacation Spot!
I was flying out of my local airport to the American Christian Fiction Writers conference when I looked down, out my window. I saw the green-blue of the Atlantic. The sandy, foam washed shore. The curve of the horizon as Florida’s edge stretched north beneath floating white clouds. I thought, “People pay lots of money to vacation here. But this …
Living the Dream. Yessiree!
My biggest concern growing up was regret. I didn’t want to live with it, turn 40 and look back at my life regretting all the woulda, shoulda, couldas. Leading worship at ACFW But how can one avoid regret? How does one orchestrate a life that knows every right turn to take?Which job to take? Which career to “go” for if …
Miscommunication or Wrong Topic in a Wrong Setting
Okay, I just confessed to my fellow belles I can’t think of any miscommunication worth blogging about. Worth your reading time.It’s not that I haven’t misqueued before. I just don’t remember any of them.I do remember clear communications that I disagreed with and the “discussion” that followed. However, one story comes to mind. The belles will cringe as they read …