Transformed by Prayer

transformed by prayerYou may spend an incredible amount of time on the phone, texting, or on Facebook.
If you were to guess how much time you spent doing these things – what would be your estimation.
I know some that always get close to the limit on their thousand minute plan. Continue reading

Church Camp Day!

Our church camp group in 2004

Our church camp group in 2004

It’s finally here!
It’s a day I really look forward to all year. It seemingly takes forever to arrive and is then gone in no time.
It is Ark-La-Tex Family Church Camp day! Continue reading

Truth gives life; rumors give death.

headstone1Last week I saw a Facebook status that brought me grief. It said that Paul Ffrench, class of ’76, had died.
Paul was one of my friends and it pained me greatly to know that this had happened, despite the fact that I have not seen Paul in 35 years. Continue reading

Now! Today!

doitnow2Lately I’ve noticed how much time is spent on planning for the next future event. Everyone does it.

On Facebook it looks something like this, “I can hardly wait. Next week I’ll be lying on the beach soaking up the sun.”
Or this one, “I’m not looking forward to next week. I’ll be having tests run.” Continue reading

Stress free Yoke

yoke of oxenI have a Facebook friend that lives just down the road from me and recently she and I have been picking at each other about our personalities. She’s Type A and I’m Type B.

One of our conversations went like this:

HER-Finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Whew! Continue reading

Reconnected

coaxLast Saturday morning the Satellite Internet I use had no signal.
I didn’t think much about it because, even though it was clear weather here, there could have been a problem at the uplink.
Besides Linda and I were about to leave for Lufkin. Continue reading

Forgive and Forgiven

forgive meAs previously stated, there were some things that happened to me that caused me some major problems.
I inflicted my problems onto someone else.

As I grew older I ended up with two problems. Continue reading

Happy Birthday, Lindz!

lindsey birth

Linda and Lindsey in January 1983

We love Him because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19

Last night, while lying in bed, Linda and I began discussing the events of 30 years ago.
It was 1983 and about 2 o’clock in the morning she began to have some abdominal pains. They were intense enough to warrant waking me up. Continue reading

Will you recognize Him?

weddingYears ago my mom married a man named Larry.
Larry had three beautiful daughters, one of which was married and had some children about the same age as ours; these were my stepsisters, stepbrother-in-law, and my step nieces.
Mom and Larry lived around Waxahacie, Texas and the children lived closer to Dallas. Continue reading