Thoughts can drive us crazy sometimes. Other times we wish we could think of something constructive to address a problem, contribute to a conversation, or translate our thoughts to creative word choices "on paper" or screen. Thoughts can be relentless, bent on processing or reviewing or reacting to situations we didn't anticipate. Do we…

     Granted, these are professional gardens. So pretty to look at these manicured areas of lovely flowers and greenery in beautiful settings.   Lord, if flowers alone can't convince unbelievers of your magnificent creation, men are indeed without excuse. Thank you for beauty in the land of the living and the hands and hearts that cultivate…

                           This is a good one by a lovely lady.   Father, so much talent allocated to each individual, so many exceptional ones. That you're no respecter of persons as far as valuing one above another is such a mystery to us. We're desperate for…

                               There are few writers who write noir as well as James Scott Bell. And I have yet to read an author with better opening lines, witty metaphors, and unique descriptions seen from his troubled protagonists' eyes. Those of you who read my reviews know I'm stingy with the 5-star designations, and I don't prefer novellas. However,…

                "I AM the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" [Jesus] (John 11:25-26 NIV)

           Never forget what He did for us, all of us.  Thank you, Jesus. Thank you is never enough.

                After speaking with the young woman, I took a few moments to survey the group huddling behind the tape and to inhale the familiar fragrant aroma of horses, listening to the whooshes of their nostrils, some of them pawing their hard rubber mats at the fronts of stalls…

    Some serious greenery down this garden path with lovely flower accents.    Lord, your imagination and creation is wondrous. Thank you for it all. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                They had some great ones. This is one of them.    Thank you, Lord, for the beauty in music. Not always happy but so often meaningful. Music takes us places and when we love it, we know you had a part in it. Thank you is never…

                     If you're a "foodie", love "women's fiction", find researching your family's history fascinating, and are interested in the German invasion of France in WW11, Hillary Manton Lodge's Together at the Table is the contemporary story of lost and found love, a family's history of superb culinary skills, horrendous sacrifices, and persistent discovery. If you meet…