Dear Deedee, First things first: You will grow to appreciate your name. Your mother didn't know it meant "sorrow" when she named you, and one day you'll realize that and get over it. And also? If people don't understand you when you tell them your real name, if they ask you to repeat it five …
Sunday
Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. ~Psalm 23:6 (MSG) ~~~ Welcome to The Sunday Community. Link up with a photo and just a few, brief words of inspiration – a favorite quote, a favorite line of words from the bible, a short poem, a small thought. Not many words at …
Not Daring
One morning, I sat on my front porch minding my own business. It was a good morning, and I was feeling just a tiny bit daring, so I wrote in my journal, "Good morning, God! What's next?" Now, I'm not saying I heard God speak in an audible voice. That would be crazy. Right? But I did know — as …
Grip-Challenged
People say my cousin looks just like Muhammad Ali. They're probably right, but I've known him far too long to see the resemblance. He's my older cousin and the only boy on that side of the family. When we were younger, I pretended he was my brother . Since I'm the oldest in my sibling set, he was my …
It Was An Off Day (Until It Wasn’t)
On Sunday, I zoned out in church. There is an entire section of H's sermon I completely missed. I'm sure it was good. It always is. But I wouldn't be able to tell you much about it. A lot went wrong on Sunday. Some of the music was off. The interim church secretary (that would be me) had …
Sunday
What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it. ~Psalm 18:30 (MSG) ~~~ Welcome to The Sunday Community. Link up with a photo and just a few, brief words of inspiration – a favorite quote, a favorite line of words …