The phone rang. Our children invited us to go to Arizona with them. It would be a quick trip, four days, lots of fun, great food, fix my Sweet Al’s hearing aids, celebrate my grandson’s birthday and get a pedicure. Our daughter had me at pedicure. I said, “Yes, we’ll go.” “We’ll pick you and Daddy up at 7 a.m. Thursday morning.” At 3 a.m. Thursday morning, my Sweet Al woke up excited. He got ready to go, dressed with his coat and shoes on. Woke me up at 3:30. “You’re going to be late. Get up.” “…

On the evening of March 28, 1990, the Chicago Bulls played the Cleveland Cavaliers. Michael Jordan led his team to victory, 117-113. His scoring brought him to a career high of 69 points, giving him a legendary title in basketball. A rookie, Stacy King, also played for the Bulls. King took four foul shots and missed. On the fourth, missing his first shot, the ball went into the basket on the second one. After the game, the newscasters crowded around Jordan. A reporter found King and asked him ab…

When God won’t turn loose of us it’s a good thing. He wants something more from us. He becomes redundant, like a gnawing, a constant reminder in our hearts until we say, “OK.” He wants our attention and reminds us, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Mathew 6:21, NKJV). The Passion Translation reads, “For your heart will always pursue what you value as your treasure.” Probably what I value most is leaving my love for Jesus to my children in a book. It sounds high and mi…

The biggest job we have is to keep our busy lives in balance. How does God bring balance when life pulls us to one side? Many of us hit the floor running—a book to edit, a job that requires our attention, a house to keep clean. Not to mention the people who live in the house—family members needing our attention. These two watercolors are examples of how life could be. One is full of things and the other one scaled down, both with the same design, but each with the same problem. it’s not the te…

When I didn’t think life could get any more ridiculous, people have surprised me. Oh me, the foolishness of this age. Recently, we heard in the news that those who deem themselves smarter than the average person have decided human breathing is harmful to the earth and they are going to eliminate our breathing. How? I’m not sure. Does that mean I should stop breathing for them? I say, “Stop with the nonsense.” God gives, and God takes away. There is a God, and you’re not God. He’s on the throne a…

Spencer Whiteout, film director and podcaster, spent the month of December 2024 writing a screenplay for my novel, Taming Wild Hearts. We spoke each week about his ideas and mine. It was fun collaborating with my grandson. I learned so much in scaling 70,000 words on a page to 18,000 words or less for screen. His creative mind took the story to places that made it more intriguing. It’s a winner. Join Spencer and me on February 24th at the WCCWN Monday morning weekly meeting at 9:00 MST. If anyon…