Get up, and do the next thing.

Published February 21, 2024

I thought of a name for my autobiography, if I ever decide to write it: Well, That Didn’t Work. My life is full of things that didn’t go the way I’d wanted or planned.

God knows. 7 thoughts.

Published August 2, 2022

God knows.

Actually, He knows everything about you. He knows your thoughts before you think them. He knows what will be going on in your life on November 5, 2022, 7:13 p.m.

That’s called omnipotence. God knows all.

I don’t even begin to comprehend that.

My understanding of that truth, though, is actually pretty comforting. Maybe you knowing God knows will comfort you, too.

No one listens, and no one understands.

Published July 27, 2022

“No one listens, and no one understands.” Have you ever said or thought that? You are not alone. “We have learned that the places to which He (God) leads usually have nothing to do with what we think we will make us happy.” – Erin Napier, Make Something Good Today. If you ever say, “No […]

Love all, serve all, get punished.

Published August 4, 2021

Love all? I suppose that, even when you have the best intentions, some folks will misunderstand you – maybe even slam you.

I am a hot mess.

Published May 26, 2021

“I am a hot mess.” You ever feel that way? The ever helpful Merriam -Webster Dictionary defines hot mess as 1 informal : something or someone that is emphatically a mess: such as a: something in a state of extreme disorder or disarray, and b: a disorganized, disheveled, or self-destructive person So there’s the official word. For […]

Holding out for hope: A guest blog by Adam Trest.

Published December 7, 2020

Y’all know I purely love having guest bloggers. So I’m so so pleased to welcome Adam Trest to our special place! Here’s his official bio: Adam Trest is a full time studio artist working and living in Laurel, MS with his wife Lily, and his daughters Fincher and Poppy. He is represented by The Caron […]

When I’m 64.

Published May 20, 2020

John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote a song about me many years ago. Here’s what I’ve learned since I have fulfilled their lyrics. It’s not “When I’m 64” but “Now That I’m 64.”

The Call That Compells.

Published May 12, 2020

Carol is one of my former students from my ministry days at First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, almost 40 years ago. Hers is a compelling story. I love this “kid.”