Weekend Reflection: No Lines

The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers. Psalm 24:1-2 (NASB) It’s the weekend. Around here we remove our shoes and tour the stillness. Start with Sandra Heska King’s Still Saturday.  Then drop by Deidra Riggs’ Sunday Community. You’ll […]


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Bug-Collecting and a Mother’s Heart: Lessons in Compassion

picture of great-grandmother with three children

What Hearts Remember I read this amazing story the other day, I say to my mother-in-law. She and I sit in Denny’s, lingering over the last bites of our pecan-banana pancakes. Really?  Yeah. It was a blog post. Your kids caught bugs when they were small, didn’t they? And they brought them home in jars? She nods, […]


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Interview with “Rules of Engagement” Author Kathi Macias

Book cover: Rules of Engagement

Ready For Some Christmas Spirit? It’s September already. The kids are back in school, the evenings carry a little nip–and before we know it, we’ll be hanging Christmas lights. Award-winning author (and friend, I’m honored to say) Kathi Macias’  latest story, “Rules of Engagement,” debuted on September first to smash reviews. Kathi was kind enough to chat with […]


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Weekend Reflection: Unquenchable

Happy Anniversary, Rich. Here’s to deeper and deeper. 6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered […]


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Would You Know Me By My Love?

Cadence feeding Daphne

I’m reflecting on a different aspect of the conversation I launched here on Tuesday.  Thanks for bearing with me. I think I finally have it out of my system for now.  Give ‘Em What For!  When I was a teen, Sunday services often included a song, They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love. Some days I […]


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