I sent in a whole stack of devotional writings to a publication. They said, “Allow six months for a response.” Well, it’s been six months, and I just received a whole stack of rejection emails. And I think back to when I had to bend down on my knees to look my little boy in…
I’ve been unhappy this week. Because I’m so tired of when people say they know Jesus but they’re not happy –not just having-a-bad-day unhappy but having-a-bad-life unhappy. Like every time I see them or talk to them I can expect them to be unhappy. And I think, How can you say you know Jesus but…
I went to the tiny town of Lakeside yesterday, to meet up with my Australian friend (mostly to listen to her cool accent over a cup of coffee). Driving through the entire town lasts only two minutes, so I was frustrated when I couldn’t find the coffee shop. I finally pulled into the grocery store parking…
My dad left a big chunk of his hearing acuity in Vietnam, so the VA just bought him some genius hearing aids with Bluetooth technology. When the phone rings dad can press a button and listen through his hearing aids. He can even program the TV to come through his hearing aids. He is now…
Here’s how it went yesterday. I had a little weep as I typed my last medical transcription report. Job of 11 years over. Had a little weep as my husband asked me about it later in the morning. Had a little weep after he went to work. Just kind of sad to lose a job…
I’m trying to decide about a few things, and it’s mostly miserable trying to make decisions. I reason –listing pros and cons. Then I pray –listening for God’s direction. Then I reason again. Then pray some more. But the conclusion is the same –I don’t know what to do. Years ago I found these wonderful…
I chose a Kindle as a birthday gift recently, and my husband said I HAD to get the Kindle Fire HD. If I was paying that much, why not go a little more for high definition? It’s all about pixels. The more pixels the better quality the picture. Isaiah says, “I saw the Lord seated…
I recently made the 12-hour drive, by myself, to visit my parents in Wyoming. That’s 24 hours alone in the car, and I determined ahead of time that I was going to use it as a time of devotion to the Lord. I downloaded a devotional audiobook onto my Kindle and borrowed a few worship…
Recently I posted a blog entitled Is Self-Pity a Sin? Several hours after publishing that blog I opened my email to see a short note from my employer of 11 years. She regretted to inform me that as of the following Friday they would have no more work for me. My first reaction was pain….
I drove down the hill in Cody, Wyoming and saw a shocking sight. In front of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center were two fire trucks, an ambulance, three police cars, and a swarm of emergency personnel. I imagined that the museum must be on fire, or maybe there was a bomb situation, or maybe some…
Yesterday morning I had a good reason to feel sorry for myself. I woke up at 1:30 a.m. in a quiet, comfortable hotel room and could not go back to sleep. I’m used to insomnia as a nightly occurrence, but when 4:00 and then 5:00 rolled around (the alarm set for 6:00) tears of self-pity…
I lean toward gullibility, so my counselor husband is often saying to me, There could be two sides to that story, honey. And I say, What? Two sides? Oh yes. That changes things a bit. Come to find out, there are two views on every issue. Well, I was making the seven-hour drive from Lander,…
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