Category: Ponderings

The. Book. Is. Here. It’s FINALLY here, Friends! The book I’ve been telling you about–the book which seemed like years to write is now published and has recently been released into the world.

  It’s ALMOST TIME to launch my new book, Deliver Me: Ditching Your Shame. Embracing God’s Freedom. I’d love for you to join my book launch team. “Just what is a launch team?”, you ask. Lemme tell ya!

This past year felt like being awake during surgery. Ha! That was a recent meme I spotted, referring to 2024. I laughed out loud at first, but then my thoughts turned somber. Such a notion wasn’t too far from the truth. I thought it was just me, but grew to discover that tons of people

Here we are again, heading into a brand-new year with a list of resolutions. Throughout my seasoned age, let’s just say I’ve made my fair share of New Year Resolutions over the years. Sadly, with little or nothing to show for my well-intentioned desires.

Yep—you’ve managed to put away your card tables, folding chairs, and autumn linens, and you’ve polished off the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers. Just as you are about to relax from your recent fall gathering, your neighbors begin hanging lights from their rooftops and the familiar ring of Christmas carols on the radio ushers in

Was it all worth it? The perpetual question traveled through Samuel Montgomery’s mind while he shuffled into The Crow’s Nest with an unsteady gait. It was a question interrupting his mundane routine by day and delivering haunting nightmares by night. A sharp, spicy aroma of garlic wafted through the air, boasting the pub’s signature gourmet

Do you ever feel like you’re living in a sitcom? I certainly do, and much more often than I care to admit. Recently, it was the day before my granddaughter’s very first birthday. (I know, SO exciting, right?) My daughter’s plate was full finalizing details of the party activities, yummy treats, homemade party favors, and

“Oh, what if we hadn’t come to Florida for a family visit!” My brother-in-law’s voice bellowed above the rest of our chattering clan, leaving us speechless and a bit stunned. Our family clan had gathered at my brother’s house for a reunion and my sister’s young infant was napping on my brother’s bed. Naturally, when

  In the quiet of the night I heard the distant, steady hissing from somewhere in the walls of my house. By morning, after confirming the outdoor water hose was off, my hubby determined the eerie whistling wasn’t coming from the walls but rather, under the floor. We had a leak.

The hideous creature skittered back and forth in rapid fashion across the lens of the camera. As the ferocious critter extended its hairy legs to gather and spin, I was convinced this was a gargantuan Wolf Spider, determined to find an entrance from the back corner of our block house into our master bedroom. My