New Adventures in 2012

My 2012 is already starting out with a new adventure! Today I am headed to the Brazilian Consulate in San Francisco for a visa! Yes, that's right, I'm goin' to Brazil!!! I've traveled all over Europe, but this is definitely something new! Everything…

Top 12 God Lessons of 2011

This past year I've been in the school of the Holy Spirit. No, not the school of signs and wonders, but the school of conviction and correction! I've gone from the mountain tops to the desert valleys. I've heard the unmistakable voice of the…

Jesus Doesn't Trust You...

Jesus Doesn't Trust You... Reading that is like nails down a chalkboard to me! What do you mean He doesn't trust me! I mean I want to be trusted... Everyone wants to be trusted. Heck, most of us live our lives proving we are trustworthy to…

The Story of Two Births: Joshua VS Yeshua

Fourteen years ago today the story of my son's life began. If the story of his birth were told it would go something like this: Joshua was born into a free and powerful nation, a Christian heritage, and to a caucasian American family. His…

Christmas Confession #3: Not A Christmas Card In Sight

How many of you check your mailbox daily? I bet a good majority of you have community mail boxes and you're lucky to check your mail monthly! We pay our bills online, and we communicate via email. We send out holiday and birthday wishes via…

How Can There Be Sorrow & Suffering During the Holidays

Something about the holidays makes suffering and sorrow seem more of an injustice than at other times. Maybe it's the whole Peace on Earth thing... Throughout this week I've been thinking a lot about Mary. About the joy she had and the sorrow…

Christmas Confession #2: I'm Not Buying Gifts For EVERYONE!

Christmas shopping stresses me out! I love to shop, really I do! However, from the time Black Friday kicks off to the day after Christmas I have this shopping anxiety! I feel this urgency to hurry up and go buy everything before it's all gone! Maybe…

Christmas Confession #1: I Didn't Make It All From Scratch

We used to have a Christmas Eve party every year. We were military and most of our friends didn't have family in the area. So we'd all gather at our house. The kids would track Santa on the computer, and every family would bring something…

Making Simple Christmas Memories

It's that time of the year when every bite of food, television show, or song on the radio invokes memories from the past. After all, that's what's promoted this time of the year - MEMORIES...  Simple Memories of Christmas Past:  As a child…

Shame! Forgiven but Silenced...

Today you have to hear my voice to hear my heart... Much love sisters...   I came across a blog today called People of The Second Chance. It is all about breaking down the labels others put on us! This is probably the closest thing…