“Warning” by Jenny Joseph (poem)

This is one of my absolute all-time favorite poems.  Every time I read it I chuckle and picture a happy, little old lady wearing a purple sundress, red hat, and sandals living her life fully and unapologetically, making the most of every moment and not having a care in the world.  One day I will …

A letter to me

We have all at some point or another caught ourselves saying, "If I knew then what I know now . . . "  My life would certainly be a lot different if I know then what I know now.  Wouldn't yours?  We look at the obstacles that we've overcome that we thought were hopeless at …

End Of The Music (poem)

In one momentwith just a few wordsI was able to seewhat, from everybody, I had heardI can't serve two mastersI can't stay true to my faithserving the flesh and the SpiritOne had to be given awayYou were my weakness, my forbidden highAs I reach for salvationfrom a power greater than you and IYes, I miss your …

Stepping stones

Finances . . . the bane of many relationships.  If you are struggling to make those ends meet than you know exactly what I mean. I will be honest and say that my husband and I struggle every single month to get the bills paid.  We shouldn't be struggling, because he picks up several hours …

A journey into me

By now, if you have been a reader of mine for any length of time, you know that I wrote my first book last year and published it on Amazon (under my real name-sorry) on January 2nd of this year.  The point of writing that book was to see if I actually had the guts …

Finally recognizing God’s voice

About a week ago I started a class at church led by my pastor.  The group in the class is very small.  Aside from me and our pastor there are only 3 other people.  I like the small size of the group though.  It makes for a more intimate setting.  With only a few people …