I recognize that my quirky brain may function differently than most people; however, my hope is that someone else can relate to the experience of reading an article or listening to a church message and the appearance of a phrase creates a brain worm that never seems to find its way out! And the word …
Category: Spiritual Life
Salty People
Are there any phrases spoken in your family that only a relative would understand? Perhaps, a word usage that pinpoints to a specific geographical area? Your ears possibly perk up a little because they are so unique, or it takes a few seconds to process? While volunteering in Calgary with West Jackson Baptist Church, my …
Saying Grace
When the announcement was made that the summer series at West Jackson was entitled God is Great, God is Good, my mind immediately recited the entire prayer from my childhood. There was no pause, the words flowed easily, which proves the importance of teaching children to Say Grace and other prayers early in life. Struggling …
Weeds of Ingratitude
There is a lengthy crack that runs through a large portion of my driveway. It’s not pleasing to the eye, but it stays because many attempts I’ve seen at repairing other pebbled surfaces really don’t seem to improve the aesthetics. During cold seasons, the crack rarely draws my attention, but in the warm months when …
Wrinkle Free
Once upon a time I teased my mother when we would be out clothes shopping and one of the determining factors guiding her choice was whether or not it would require ironing after being laundered. Now, I am in danger of becoming the ideal candidate for those Progressive commercials about not becoming your parents. Admittedly, …
Fragile Faith
A week into the break between the spring and summer semesters and I’m confident that no one will ever employ me to be a domestic engineer. An exasperated, “You’re fired, Julie!” would have escaped my lips today if I’d had an alternative, because not only did a glass storage dish escape my grasp while dividing …
Follow and Fish
Do you remember ever playing the game Follow the Leader when you were a child? According to one site I viewed, game play is described as, “One player, the Leader, begins moving around with actions that the rest of the players must mimic. Anything — including wildly flailing his hands or furiously scratching his head …
Spoiler Alert
Recently, while reading Chad Veach’s Faith Forward Future, as I came across his description of what he calls Spoiler Guy, I was reminded of one of my own Spoiler Alert stories, which I will share briefly in the paragraphs to follow. Should you be unfamiliar with the term Spoiler Alert, it is defined by the …
Unhurried Life
“Hurry rushes toward the destination and fails to enjoy the journey."Alan Fadling, An Unhurried Life If you happen to know my dad very well, then perhaps we can agree on the fact that you likely have rarely, if ever, witnessed the man being in a hurry. The only circumstance where I recall my dad ever …
Hellish Hallway
My friend, if you are reading this today and have never experienced the agony of being Stuck In-Between or in a Hellish Hallway, as Jentezen Franklin refers to it in Acres of Diamonds, then I beg you to share with the rest of this world your amazing secret. Better yet--write a book, generate significant income, …
Flourishing @ Life 