On July 29, 2011, I’m giving away one of my recent projects—a shabby chic French country style table reborn in a luxurious shade of Swiss Coffee. The four matching chairs are embellished with cane-back details and recovered in beige linen. Share your dream for your chance to win! Read on for details! Why a Dream Sharing […]
Do you have scriptures you don’t like? I have one. I’ve previously written about my aversion to what I call my boomerang verse. No matter how many times I try to ignore it, it keeps coming back: Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 37:10). This scripture has guilt inducing properties for […]
Did you know there are trophy wives in the Bible, women who were so beautiful that they were a status symbol? When a famine in Canaan forced Abram and Sarai to go to Egypt for awhile (Gen 12), Abram was so aware of Sarai’s beauty that he actually feared for his life. In fact, he […]
This week a tragic fire took the lives of three small children in a Del City RV fire. Little Christopher, Crystal and Kailey were the grandchildren of Crystal Chappell, one of my Whiz Kid’s tutors at Destiny Church. I wasn’t sure what the emotional climate would be like when I arrived at my site today, […]
Are you addicted to love? Have you settled for an unhealthy relationship even though you know better? Do you hop from one unhealthy relationship to another? You might be a love junkie. As tempted as I am to do my own “love junkie” rendition of Jeff Foxworthy’s humorous slur, You Might be a Redneck, I’ll […]
Christmastime is a time of extravagance. In décor, gifts and spending we see overindulgence everywhere. Many of us spend all we have or more than we have budgeted, often going into debt with credit cards to ensure the season is lavish. International Business Times recently reported that 42% of people are in debt due to […]
Have you ever felt like your romantic relationships had a lot in common with the baggage claim at the airport–a constant rotation of luggage loaded down with dirty laundry? As soon as one bag gets off, another appears. All seem to look good on the outside, but inside they’re loaded down with stinky issues. I […]
I walked into the dry cleaners and plopped my basket on the counter. “How are you today?” Vicki asked. “I’m great, how are you?” I replied. “Oh, pretty good,” said Vicki as she sorted my cleaning, “except for my heart. It keeps skipping a beat.” The smile on Vicki’s face didn’t match the concern in […]
Years ago, marriage arrangements were supervised, but in our culture it’s common for men and women to jump into relationships and make their own decisions regarding marriage without considering advice from friends and family. As a result, I often receive prayer requests for troubled marriages. Marriage is the single most important contract and commitment we […]
The other day I wrote about how God knit my heart together with John on January 28, 1998. This single revelation is what has kept us together when times got tough. Before we got married I thought John was perfect. We’ll never argue, I thought. The bliss of love kept me smothered in romantic ignorance… […]