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I am an unapologetic, yet proud, drawer/colorer/creator/doodler. I love to draw. I love to color. I love to create. And I love to doodle. Let me share a vulnerable fact with you, my friends. I am addicted…was that strong enough? I am ADDICTED to the gathering of pens and pencils. As far back as IContinue reading “Sharpen Your Pencil”

Many of you reading this know that we started a new campaign at Rock Springs last Sunday — 40 Days of Love. It’s really going well. So many amazing responses and stories are already surfacing. Just today I heard stories of brand new and renewed friendships, repaired relationships, surprising God-moments, aha moments, hearts growing threeContinue reading “Stay Alert”

I just got back home on Monday from a 6-day trip to the Nashville, Tennessee, area. I went to be the featured speaker at a women’s retreat that’s been going on for 19 years already. To say that I was honored is a total understatement. It was a crazy-amazing weekend of refreshment, renewal, and remindingContinue reading “Waiting On My Soul To Catch Up”

I’m leaving this afternoon to fly from Durango, Colorado…to Dallas, Texas (#mytexasheart)…to Nashville, Tennessee (#mytennesseeheart). Do you get as completely crazy totes stressed before a trip as I do??? Doesn’t matter if I’m flying, driving, walking or taking a mouse-drawn carriage. In the last minutes, I get stressed — out of sorts, as it were.Continue reading “Trips/Traveling/Whatever”

Before August 12, 2013, my father-in-love’s funeral day, I had never spoken at a graveside service. In fact, if I can, I stay at the back of the crowd so I don’t have to be too intimately involved in what’s being said and done. But I offered because Brad was my second dad. And David,Continue reading “The Final Earth Goodbye”

This past weekend, I was privileged to get to go “home” to Texas to attend my youngest nephew’s wedding. Let me just say…it moved me to tears. He is only 19 years old, and his new bride only 18…for the love of matrimony!! Yet, in spite of their young ages, I know beyond the shadowContinue reading “A Cocoon Of Grace”

Hebrews 12:1b “…let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.” I’m not a runner. Let me just say it again: I am not a runner. As my husband says, if you see me running, you better run, too, because something scary is chasing me.Continue reading “entanglements”

I’ve been young all my life. When I got married at the young age of 20, I looked all of maybe 18. When I turned 30, most people thought I was 25-ish. When I told someone I was “over 50” not long ago, they exclaimed, “No way!” I’m told I look younger than my actualContinue reading “Aging Ain’t For Wimps”

I almost died today…6 years ago. (February 6, 2011) Many of you may know about my “adventure” in February-March of 2011, but some of you may not. So I thought I’d tell the story…in fact,  David wanted me to write it all out so he could remember some of the details (even though it causesContinue reading “I Almost Died Today…”

I made this soup last night. It’s a Lemon Dill Rice and Chicken Soup that is a classic Greek soup. There are several nationalities/cultures that have a version of it…and a completely different name. Really fascinating if you research it. But this is the one I’ve been making. It’s a soup that’s thickened with eggs,Continue reading “Avgolemono”