Taking Care of Yourself

The older I get, the more I realize that taking care of me (body, mind and spirit) is more important than I ever thought.  Yep…I’m slow like that! Not only do I want to be healthy as I age, but I’d really like to feel good, too!!  Of course, my vanity is mixed in...

Thank you, Jesus!

There are days when your life flashes before your eyes and you realize how fortunate you are to still be breathing!  Today was one of those days. After school and the grueling homework of first grade – yes, sometimes it feels like torture – Chase (my six-year-old)...

What Temps You?

I’ve been reading Sharon Jaynes’ two-part devotion on “I’d be happy if…” over the past week, so it was no surprise when I looked at today’s topic on the GEM calendar about temptation.  God is so cool that way! Sharon, a member of the Girlfriends in God daily blog...

The Woman at the Well

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”  John 4:13-14 I love that story of the...

A Winter Olympic’s V-Day

Watching the Winter Olympics does not bode well with my attempt to love my neighbor or at least others from another country.  In fact, it brings out this ferocious, competitive monster within me that wants to stomp every other competitor except for those from the...