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Read this when you want to quit

I would love to tell you this post is for you. And maybe it is.  But in full disclosure, I wrote it for myself several years ago. Because I am prone to forget what I know to be true. It’s what I do.  But I want to remember—I need to remember—and so this is for […]

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It’s ok to be scared

I was nice years old when hurricane Elena sat off the west coast of FL for days. At a category 1 it wasn’t anything compared to the recent storms that have wreaked havoc in the southeastern US. And yet, as a 9 year old little girl having to leave my house and all my prized […]

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Paws in His Presence

This devotional wasn't just me putting words on a page, it was me putting my heart and my deepest prayers in a book in the hopes others might encounter the same powerful presence and peace that steadied me through a very difficult season.

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Project Solomon Gallops to Bookstores in 5 weeks!

Once upon a time (about two minutes after I turned in the manuscript for JOEY) I thanked God for allowing me to write that story and then confidently, and assuredly, declared that I would never ever write another book about a horse...until I met a horse named Solomon.

Beautiful Resilience

Resilient. She was planted years ago. Watered regularly. Watched expectantly. The gardener eagerly awaited her first blooms. But one night her leaves were stripped bare. A late night meal for a hungry deer. Over time new leaves unfurled. One by one they came. Tiny, but present. The evidence of a promise that life still resided […]

Convincing Raven – a short story to paws and ponder

I had so much fun recording a recent podcast episode for A Remarkable Thought Podcast that I wanted to share it with you! If you’ve ever fought to overcome a fear, wanted to overcome a fear, or tried to claw your way away from something that scared you, you might relate to Raven’s fearful tale […]

Maybe it’s time to drop the ball

Must keep the balls in the air. This had become my mantra. It had also become my prison.

A Night to Remember

Martha looks so happy! She’s not just serving tonight. She is floating! Her face, radiant. Never did I think filling cups and serving food could look like such fun. Or, so much like…worship! How wonderful that my sister has found such peace! I know I should be helping Martha right now, but I can’t help […]

A Night Like No Other

As the world and all of her inhabitants settled in for the night—You walked into a garden.As mothers tucked their children into bed, You fell to your knees in prayer.As fathers locked their doors to keep evil out, You prepared to face it head on.As infants cried tears of hunger, You cried tears of holy surrender.As humanity stood lost and defiant, You humbly laid down your life to save ours.

When a whisper is louder than a shout

“Mama, you said that love is stronger than hate, right?” my thoughtful little girl asked from the back seat. “It sure is,” I replied, unsure of how a debate about the deliciousness (or lack thereof) of Peeps had taken such a philosophical turn. “Well then why is hate so much louder than love?” “Louder?” I […]