Category: Choices

  • All the Ways We Hurt

    We have all known pain. Whether physical, emotional, or spiritual- pain is not a respecter of persons; it does not play favorites. There are all sorts of studies on pain and how we experience it, why we hurt, who (and why) has a higher tolerance for pain, and the various methods that people use to…

  • Be Kind: Here’s How

    I had the privilege of meeting my friend Sandi Joy just a couple of months ago at a conference/retreat for Christian women comedians, speakers, and writers. In fact, Sandi was the first person I met when I arrived at the hotel. It was a “dark and stormy night” kind of Sunday afternoon, and I had…

  • Writing Your Life’s Story

    One day we will blink and this life we know will be over. While we still have a chance, let’s love with a pure heart, because only a pure heart can break through the darkness in our world. Let’s laugh with the joy and gladness that comes from lasting goodness, and not merely passing fancy.…

  • Take Your Medicine

    Autoimmune disease often comes with the nasty little issue we like to call “chronic pain.” Man, do I hate that stuff. About three years ago, I discovered a treatment for autoimmune disease that is rarely prescribed.

  • Two Choices?

    Today, Americans will cast their ballots and the next President will be chosen. This election season has been filled with more turmoil and uncertainty than at any other time in history. Our nation is definitely at a crisis point, and many are in great fear of the future of our nation.  We believers have two…

  • Fortress

    Where do you go when you’re afraid? When I was young, I remember being afraid at night and going into my parents’ room telling them that I was scared. Most of the time, there was no good reason for my being afraid, so my active imagination would conjure up something.  To this day, my mom…