The Battle Cry

As horrific storms have been ravishing our nation, death tolls rising and grief abounding, I’ve been thinking. Some who stop by our Place have been struggling with the terrible storms, or a tragic medical diagnosis, a sudden job loss, a seemingly immovable and very mountainous situation in your adoption, a financial blow, a relational trauma,…

Not One

In the wee hours this morning I was up reading my Bible and spending time with the Lord.   I call it my “whispering” time.   Because during that time, I almost always hear His whispers. Anyway, this morning a verse popped out at me.  So much so that I had to write about it….

She Said “Yes!”

Oh the inexplicable joy of being a parent! Last evening  {in our backyard}, with sweet love songs filling the air, a completely shocked Savannah was gently led by our son   down a candle-lit Memory Lane laden with special photos  and  old love notes from the  past three years… to a place where he knelt  and through…

What She Left Behind

I confess I am addicted to homes. I love any type: mobile homes, cottages, starter homes, executive homes, mountain homes, old farm homes{my favorite}, long abandoned weathered shacks, apartments, condos and anything in between. There is something about homes that has always fascinated me. If given the chance to peek through any home, the thoughts…

Need Some Joyous News Today?

“God places the lonely in families;he sets the prisoners free  and gives them joy.” Psalm 68:6  nlt Remember a week or so ago I did a blog post  advocating for a family for little Susanna?   Many of you advocated with me….you posted the link on your Facebook, many prayed… Do you remember?   There…