Favor Favor Favor!
One of the common prayers, we pray over those we love is "God please send your favor, favor, favor!" Our friend, author Robyn Dykstra recently wrote a blog explaining her view of God's favor: I lost track of my little…
Love is So Tweet!
We just celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary. Our journey began in Bakersfield, CA and we currently live on a live aboard boat in Oxnard, CA. We hope to share a few things that worked for us with the prayer they…
“I Am” is Christmas
Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am... ”. (John 8:58 ) The name IAM is the connection of Jesus, God incarnate of the New Testament to the person of God from the Old Testament.…
How to Have Your Best Relationships
Please meet my co-author of 10 Best Decisions a Single Mom Can Make, PeggySue Wells, a single mom of seven! This blog is a favorite teaching from PeggySue vast wisdom in building or rebuilding relationships to a healthy place. Recently,…
Twenty Thankful Ideas
Being thankful is an attitude you cultivate year after year. This year, I was in ICU near the Thanksgiving holiday. On the day I woke up, I was on a ventilator, so my only means to communicate was to write…
Life-giving Verses to Pray over Your Health or Those You Love
Last week, my body had an unexpected crash. We first thought perhaps it was a heart attack (my dad died of a heart attack at age 62), but the wise doctors in the ER soon diagnosed and successfully treated my…
Are You Two Riding in Tandem?
We have some dear friends who are also very skilled at riding in "Tandem" --and not just on a bike-- but in LIFE! Robert and Kay-Lee are Business-Marriage coaches for entrepreneurs and small business owners. They have helped couples all…
God’s Creative Touch
In the Beginning God CREATED... (Gen1:1) Usually about once or twice a year I speak for Creatives, those that want to write a book, a screenplay, paint, create a film, be a photographer or other expressive endevor. I love sharing…
7 SUNsational Summer Memory-Making Ideas
We just had our yearly summer family vacation, a near miracle to schedule as your adult children and mates climb the ladders of success in their given careers-- and as grands begin to get jobs, go on summer missions, compete…
Building Character
Like my friend, Marci, author of the newly released, Lakeside Retreat, we share some common loves: time in nature, creativity and the joy of building character into kids. I am currently enjoying her new full color devotional and as a…