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I make choices every day. What to eat for breakfast What clothes to wear What to do with my time What I believe What’s my source for truth Last week I wrote about how God delights in us. I love knowing I am the sparkle in His eye. But you may wonder how I came…

My Daughter’s Victory The exuberance of victory surged through my daughter as she crossed the finish line first. She leaped, clapped and shouted. She grabbed her sister in a bear hug and together they hopped in a circle. Joy radiated from her. My Victory Today God gave me victory. Last night someone offended me. I…

How this escaped me is a mystery. “The chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest whose name was Caiaphas and they plotted to arrest Jesus in some SLY way. ‘But not during the feast’, they said,’lest there be a riot.’ Matthew 26:4 NIV I know the…

  GOLF The title of the book caught my eye. I read a section about two college golfers playing with Dr. Rotella, the author, and Tom Kite, a professional golfer. Afterwards the two young men asked a profound question. Their scores that day were within a few shots of Tom’s, yet he was the all-time…

I forgot my glasses. Again. Ugh. Without them I could not see the tiny grocery labels, nor the novel I brought to read while waiting for my hair appointment. It happened often enough in the early days of needing glasses that a friend and I worked up a reminder. I’d say out loud, “I have…

Sobs leaked out of the play tent my then-3-year-old grandson commandeered as his sleeping quarters for Grandma camp. I peeked in. “Hey Buddy, I love you. Why are your crying? Because I said you earned a consequence for disobeying?” “No,” he moaned out. “I’m crying because I’m mad at myself!” Fifteen minutes earlier I gave…