Just add water. Jesus answered her, “If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”  John 4:10, NET I once tried to focus on drinking water during Lent. I…

As I looked at the odometer on my 2006 car, I realized that there are nearly 162,000+ miles on it. I was driving back to Oklahoma to help out my mom. While it wasn’t an exciting drive or a full onslaught of Sunday morning praise and worship, I found myself rejoicing. I have no car…

This is a complicated again word that spoke to me this morning. Apparently it was Dictionary.com‘s word of the day recently. I had to look it up. Refugium means “an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.” Biologically speaking it’s a…

Reassure means to restore to confidence. I seem to need this more than others. However, I often need to have multiple forms of reassurance. My friend Dana reminded me one day that I didn’t have to take a certain situation. I could make a change. It was then that I started looking for a resolution.…

My mom used to make all my clothes. All of them. She could take a remnant and turn it into a skirt or a blouse or a pair of shorts. As a matter of fact, she used up all those bits and pieces, the leftovers of other sewing projects, to make a prototype for my…

Rectify — I always have to do it to my mom’s phone. The latest system isn’t installed. She has several, make that hundreds, unread and unnecessary emails. With no wi-fi, I had to use my hotspot to download the latest version of the software and generally optimize all the settings. I have to do it…

We’ve all heard the silly joke: Pete and Repeat were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off and who was left? Repeat. Pete and Repeat were … Tonight as we prepare for my mom’s second knee replacement the silliness caught up with me. We’ve been here before. It will be a short night since we…

If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton Only I can change things. Unfortunately, it takes work and dedication and a little bravery. And, mostly I have to change my attitude. I find usually that means turning to gratitude instead of complaint, offering praise instead of request. ❤