God is Patient as He Pursues Your Soul

It seemed improbable—growing a deep relationship with God who is patient while building a successful business. The business was a home-based one. As it grew, it required more and more of my time. I hired an assistant. My two children helped with minor office tasks. I...

Thirst lessons from the Samaritan Woman

We all thirst for God, whether we know it or not. The Samaritan woman at the well is a story that intrigues me. I can relate to her loneliness, her defensiveness about some of the poor choices she made, her avoidance of others. She was less than open to Jesus when He...

Trust, talking to God, and the Gift of Tears

We all know tears, but the gift of tears? What’s that? I’m off to tell more stories from my book at the Coastal Library in Santa Rosa Beach, FL today including the little-known spiritual gift of tears. Crossing my fingers for an audience, however small....

Grace gets unearthed and stirs my soul.

Grace gets unearthed at odd moments.  Do you notice when something’s dying? Landscapers noticed a patch of turf on the grounds of our townhome that was dying. Because they saw the dying and cared about the living, they searched and uncovered a broken pipe hidden...