I have a long-standing love affair with books. Bookstores put me into a peaceful, happy state as I run my fingers across the spines of...

(Note: The admissions in this post may be slightly embarrassing for the writer of this blog. Yet in the interest of honesty and telling...

Why hello, Wednesday! Because of traveling on Monday, I thought you were Tuesday, but nevermind. And since you’re here, it means it’s...

Oh, Punxsutawney Phil (yes, I looked up how to spell Punxsutawney)! We had a deal! A deal that included you not seeing your shadow and...

Last year, I went all crazy and set this goal to ready 50 books in a year. While that didn’t happen, I did successfully read about 26...

So, I may be stuck in Chattanooga as you read this after the crazy winter storm that has traveled down the I-40 corridor. But even though...

Or at least words that make sense. Last night, the entire group worked in our booth at Conclave for a few hours, then headed out to...

So, I’m on the road again for work. First stop, Southeast Conclave in Chattanooga, Tenn. I had to be at work to meet the carpool crew by...

Yes, dear ones, it’s Wednesday. Meaning it’s time for “Dispatches,” that delightful little post that brightens up your week. Right? (You...

We’ve all had those experiences in which we expect a situation to happen a certain way and things turn out differently. Ever gone into a...

(So maybe the title is blowing things a wee bit out of proportion, but what fun is it to NOT overreact? And it just makes the post seem...

Today, I’m posting something I wrote in June 2008. I called it “These things are true” then, but it’s this week’s Weekend in Rewind....

Last night, in the middle of reading a book, I started crying. That admission actually isn’t the newsworthy part of this post. I cry a...

If you’ve ever been to my house, you know that my stereo is located in my kitchen. Seems a little weird, yes, but I have my reasons....

Let’s just say it this way, people, you’re lucky I’m up and functioning today. It looked a bit iffy this morning when the alarm went off....

We all know it’s true: sometimes the ones we love most are the ones who annoy the holy crap out of us. Case and point: my dog, Muffin the...

If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself —2 Timothy 2:13 A couple of weeks ago during choir rehearsal, our...

For this weekend rewind, I give you something I wrote in March 2006: Midnight, Moonlight, and Stars. I grew up in the country. The real...

Haiti Earthquate These past few days it’s been a little surreal to me that on Tuesday afternoon when I was running on a treadmill at the...

Coffee in a large white mug makes me happy. Sometimes, I think the beauty of the rising or setting sun is a gift just for me. I get...