One current popular phrase used to describe relationships, work situations, and just about anything that makes normal things harder than they should be is, "It's complicated". No  kidding. Life is filled with complications. Snags, hardships, busy-ness, illness, failure to communicate. All kinds of circumstances contribute to those elements of confusion and chaos in our lives.…

This song by Twila Paris is one of my all time favorites and never fails to elicit tears.                       Powerful, sorrowful, and beautiful.                        Thank you, Jesus. Never enough.

  We're going rustic for the next few weeks. Simple, functional beauty here.   Father, thank you for the simple and beautiful. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                        Although I received The Bones Will Speak by Carrie Stuart Parks for review from the CFBA, the book arrived past the deadline for review thus making mine late. We join Gwen Marcey in this second novel post breast cancer and out of work. She's a forensic artist who's suffered a messy and particularly hurtful divorce…

  When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,    but the righteous stand firm forever.   Proverbs 10:25 (NIV)

     Five things most people enjoy, but I rarely or never do: Ice cream – I eat it once in awhile. (Favorite flavors: B&R's Pralines and Cream; Daiquiri Ice) Popcorn – Rarely eat popcorn. Pepsi – Never drink Pepsi. I'm a Coca Cola girl. Coffee – Never drink coffee. Love the smell, hate the taste. (And…

               The first time he looked over the half-empty pitchers of beer on the rectangular rough-hewn table and past the cheeky smiles and loud laughs of the men seated there, he caught a glimpse of her pulling the tap lever while smiling across the counter at a kid he’d swear was under 21. Immediately…

  Okay, is anyone else dissatisfied with the ridiculous turn of events in the series this fall? I could roll with it if it was a three-part story, but to carry on like it's a mere separation without attending to the supposed reason for initiating it leaves me baffled and disappointed. If the writers have…

Big and roomy. Lots of cabinets. I believe that's a window over the sink because I think this picture is taken at night to show off the lighting and "shimmer". Elegant.   Lord, there is beauty in all kinds of places. Thanks to you for every bit of it. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  What the wicked dreads will overtake him;    what the righteous desire will be granted.   Proverbs 10:24 (NIV)