Daily writing promptCome up with a crazy business idea.View all responses A business where one doesn't seek to make a profit would be considered a crazy business idea. That is the goal that people have in mind when they think of starting a business. Why even expend all that energy to showcase one's talents, if... Continue Reading →
Letting Go of the Notion of Perfect Blogs: Blogging More Consistently in 2025
Rodin Museum, Paris, France, 2023 Like the statue, I sometimes feel overwhelmed by all that needs to be done. I find myself having long periods when I seem not to know what to write about, because my life doesn't appear as full or glamorous (dare I say perfect) as many of the bloggers I follow... Continue Reading →
It’s Been a Rough Year, But I am Hanging in There
I haven't blogged as much as I wanted to lately as I fight off different health issues. Today, I am taking antibiotics, prednisone, and albuterol for an upper respiratory infection and congestion. But, I decided that you can let the problems in your life control you or decide to soldier through. Ironically, I make this... Continue Reading →
When a Fellow Blogger Dies, We Suffer a Great Loss and We Mourn
One of the bloggers I have enjoyed reading daily for years died yesterday. Her family wonderfully wrote her blog each day until they announced that she had passed away. I am grateful to them for doing so. Becky Dingle of Chapel of Hope Stories was a consummate blogger whose posts were filled with wisdom and... Continue Reading →
Covid Finally Made an Appearance in Our House
The only "good" thing about catching COVID at this time is that I had just taught my last class of this 8-week semester and had the time to rest my seventy-something body. I was already behind on blogging, teaching two college courses, and taking two graduate courses, and now I am really behind. I hope... Continue Reading →
A Roof Over My Head is a Gift to be Thankful For
Daily writing promptWrite about your dream home.View all responses When I was a teenager in the 1950s and 1960s, we lived in a neighborhood where everyone was black due to segregation. There were beautiful brick houses that I craved to live in. We lived in a three-room wooden apartment, with the bathroom tacked on to... Continue Reading →
Blogging Brings Us Global Friendships. Thank you, God!
Bloganuary writing promptIn what ways do you communicate online?View all responses I started blogging about six years ago, and I have 1605 followers. Many of my fellow bloggers that I follow and who follow me are in Europe, Mexico, India, and Asia, along with the United States. I connect with these global friends every day,... Continue Reading →
A Break to Say Hello and I am Still Here
Between teaching a course twice a week and taking a class online twice a week, I have had little time for blogging. I made many plans for writing but forgot that I had passed the "three score and ten years" mark. I am enjoying teaching and have one more week of classes and finals for... Continue Reading →
Knowing When to Fold Your Cards Brings Peace and a Measure of Joy
I quit the Master's program a few weeks back. Because I decided to withdraw after the midpoint, I will receive two failing grades. Knowing that I might be seen as a failure normally makes me so anxious that I continue on even when I can feel the stress of the tasks hurting me. But I... Continue Reading →
I Can Testify
2 Corinthians 12: 8-10 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 