simply me and jeans

I’ve been married 30 years to an amazing man and, truthfully, it’s hard to believe. Our family was lucky enough to celebrate together by going on a short vacation for the first time since we’ve gained two sweet granddaughters.  Sand, waves, sun, babies, kids, endless food and hammocks were the stuff of memories. At least […]

We build walls so easily. So naturally. Without even realizing it, our hands pick up stones that are mindlessly laid one upon another. Year after year, the walls reach higher and higher and higher while we instinctively know what we need and what we desire, but, what is not so naturally given or received. Connection. […]

Spring has begun to show itself here in Texas and, although it hasn’t been a harsh winter, it’s a welcome friend. I love Spring with every part of my being.  I love the fragrance of fresh-cut grass, newly budding flowers and spring rains.  I love the vibrant colors of our Texas sunsets and the various […]

“Do you know how special you are to me, little one?  You’re my daughter. My treasure! I love it when you walk in my footsteps and imitate me. I’m absolutely blessed as you try to become more and more like me and  I smile at your attempts… no matter how weak they may be. You’re […]

“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”  Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’  This is the first and greatest commandment.  A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based […]

I’ve heard more talk this year than ever before about our “One Thing”. That one word or concept that seems to resonate in our minds and hearts as the thing God wants to do, reveal or develop in us over the next 12 months. Last year, I felt a clear leading that “restoration and reconciliation” […]

My daughter, Madison (Mattie), has a cat named Matty.  Believe it or not, he was named when she adopted him from the animal shelter. At least their names were spelled differently. Matty is old and feeble. He’s had a stroke, sheds excessively, walks crooked, misses the litter box, can’t see well and has a hard […]

 I love the sky. Sunsets in particular. Infinite paintings that reflect the various facets of infinite love. Endless combinations of color, clouds, wind, water, dust and sun that change each day but that always remain.  Constant and sure.  Everyday. the sky seems to close its curtains in a flamboyant manner as if to say, “Forget […]

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.  But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my […]

It’s Christmas afternoon and I’m sitting on my bed wishing that my knee would allow me to go for a run. I’ve never been a fast runner, but that didn’t matter.  I ran alone. I processed. I thought. And, sometimes, I cried. Ever since I ran my first mile with daddy at the age of 6 it’s […]