The Dentist I ask you if you are “white knuckling it” because I realized that’s what I did. And as usual I want to tell you what I learned from what I did. Does the very words dentist set your teeth on edge? It does mine. I hate the dentist! No, not the dentist. The […]
Quiet Your Spirit. The engineer sounded his whistle long and LOUD at the little guy watching beside the tracks. It was loud. The ground rumbled under us as the black train engine roared past. I held Brayden’s hand to keep him safe, but I wanted to put both hands over my ears. Brayden loves trains. And I […]
In this podcast I want to share with you how the love of God carried a woman through the horrors of Germany’s worst death camp, Ravensbruck, during the holocaust. I want to share a truth with you that she shared around the world after her release. Her story was indeed a horror story of epic […]
I absolutely love the harvest season. That’s easy for me to say because I’m not the one doing the work of harvesting. I just eat it! There are some things that you can’t grow for me. There are things you can share with me, but I am responsible for my harvest. If I want […]
God with you? Jehovah Shammah, one of the names of God that I include in my prayer almost everyday is only used once in the Bible. Ezekiel shares his prophetic dream of a city that God calls Jehovah Shammah which means “God is there.’ Easton’s Bible Encyclopedia says the city that Ezekiel saw is a […]
Is it possible? Will we stand divided or united? Can there be unity? Ever since our trip out West, I’ve felt God whispering “One root. One root, Pat!” And like so many of the things I learned while we were there, I have a story to share with you. I had to share Jason (my […]
What do you do with a broken heart? No really? What do you do with loss? And grief? Disasters? Heartbreak of all kinds? If you follow my blogs you know that I written several times about strength lately. I haven’t been able to get away from the subject of strength. I am convinced God wants […]
Do you ever read a quote and feel it all the way through your being…I mean like all the way to the tips of your toes? And you’re not really sure why it resonates so loudly, but it just does? This quote did that for me. “ And, I’m not even musically inclined! So, it […]
This isn’t a Christmas post. This is not even a late Christmas post. Maybe it’s just my personality…maybe I’m trying to get the last little bit…like trying to squeeze the last little bit of toothpaste out of a totally flat tube. But I don’t want to leave the season without getting transparent with you one more time. […]
This Alabama girl, (Yes, that’s where I got this accent that makes me hard to understand. People will shake their head at me and say, “You’re not from Florida.”) was surprised to find Alabama Hills at the eastern slope of the Sierrra Nevada Mountains. Alabama Hills in California? In case you were wondering like I wondered, the Alabama […]
My garden is blooming in a rainbow of colors. Join me…I want to share with you what I saw and learned. Brown eyed Susans stand in rigid bouquets. Tiny white blooms cascade from the wheelbarrow that Wayne made me from leftover log siding. Yellow and fuchsia colored mums compete with pink and yellow roses are […]