How times have changed. The sounds of CNN seem to be all that people hear as they travel anymore. How comforting to hear one crisis after another, accompanied only by the repeated code alert of our homeland security. It is usually orange. What does that mean exactly?!
After running hard to catch your plane, possibly […]
I had the honor of being asked to speak for Jack Hayford’s National Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia a few years ago. Pastors and spiritual leaders met from around the nation to be inspired and gain new direction for the coming year. Among the heavy hitters on the program were two of my favorites—Jack […]
One fall, I was asked to speak as a keynote for a fund raising banquet in Los Angeles, California. I always love these speaking engagements as I challenge others to engage in living and make a difference in their generation.
The setting was a ballroom with beautiful decorations and hundreds of attendees. After speaking, I went […]
Have you ever made the statement, “One day I am going to…?” What day is planned exactly? Is it already on your calendar? How many “one days” have come and gone while you brewed and stewed on your great idea but just never found the “right day?”
Your “one day” may take effort and some […]
People have always asked me if I have met Joni Eareckson Tada. They have often connected our triumphal stories of joy and victory in the middle of what many might call a “disability.” This word alone is for writing since it packs so many misconceptions and misunderstandings. Sometimes any disability is more in the […]
Hey! It may not be a televised Olympian race, nonetheless, it has been a marathon of six weeks and a great McTeam helping me complete over one year’s worth of radio features soon to be launched to the nation.
I completed my final recording session last week at the “PowerPoint” studio in Plano the day […]
Yesterday morning I had the joy of being interviewed by my good friend, David Madeira. He has a cutting edge early morning talk show based from Scranton, PA From 6:00 a.m. To 9:00 a.m. EST. David’s seasoned experience makes him the best of talk show hosts. He is a doctor, ran for Senate, trained […]
Last summer this “city-gal” was offered some hay. My husband broke out into laughter trying to imagine what we would do with thousand pound bales of multi-grain grass in our suburban dwelling . I pondered the opportunity, as my brain quickly went through its rolodex in my mind, thinking who I knew who might […]
A few years ago I was invited to speak at my first international engagement, Colima University in Colima, Mexico. My topic assigned to me was “Valuing Life.” My audience was lawyers, politicians and pre-med students plus one news reporter who wrote my presentation nearly word for word. Before the five-day trip ended, I spoke a […]
Hey, it’s my birthday! Let the celebration begin!!
My family and friends probably wonder why my birthday is such a big deal to me. It is about more than a mere day of celebration and my love language – gifts. No! It is about His faithfulness and my testimony.
When I was a teen, a doctor […]