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Insurance Called Faith

The road of discipleship is not straight. There will be a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, and caution lights called Family. You will have flats called temptations. But if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, and a driver named Jesus, you will make… Read More

Amazed and in Awe

My daughter and I went to a Michael W. Smith concert last night. Oh my – what a night of worship and praise. Everyone was brought to their feet in awe of God’s goodness and grace through this incredible worship leader. The night was truly a blessing, not to mention fun, fun, fun!!! At the concert, we were able to… Read More

Amazed and in Awe

My daughter and I went to a Michael W. Smith concert last night. Oh my – what a night of worship and praise. Everyone was brought to their feet in awe of God’s goodness and grace through this incredible worship leader. The night was truly a blessing, not to mention fun, fun, fun!!! At the concert, we were able to… Read More

Think Big

Below is a post from a ministry partner, Leigh Gray at Speaking Thru Me Ministries. Awesome thoughts! Thanks Leigh for letting me share your thoughts here. What is God asking you to do right now? I don’t mean if God has ever asked you to do something, I mean right now He is asking something of you – Are you… Read More

Momma Mia!

As Hubby told you, we celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary last week. Thank you for your sweet comments and emails. It seems only a few months ago when the kids threw us a party for our 25th. We spent the day together and went to the movie Momma Mia! We both loved it. You certainly leave with a smile on… Read More

The Grass is Always Greener

The grass is pretty green here in South Texas after all this rain from Hurricane Dolly. But, are you always looking for something other than what you have? Have you ever wanted someone else’s career, house, wardrobe, body, lifestyle, friends, or even spiritual gifts? Those things seem more fun and exciting when someone else has them. You might think your… Read More

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