“When an English vicar was asked by a colleague what he expected after death, he replied, ‘Well, if it comes to that, I suppose I shall enter into eternal bliss, but I really wish you wouldn’t bring up such depressing subjects’” (Heaven, by Randy Alcorn). Death is something I sure NEVER wanted to talk about … Continue reading Our Salvation is Nearer Now!
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I don’t sweat, I sparkle!
While walking the track at the gym, I noticed the writing on a woman’s t-shirt: “I don’t sweat, I sparkle.” Yes, where better than the gym to sweat, I thought to myself. But it also made me think of my apartment, a place I would rather not perspire, for the most part. For some nonsensical … Continue reading I don’t sweat, I sparkle!
A Fragile State of Repair
"...And were at their wits end. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble And he brought them out of their distress...My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!" (Psalm 107:27b-28; 108:1) Hopeless and confused, describes how I was feeling in 2015 … Continue reading A Fragile State of Repair
The Last Goodbye!
Some memories grow in perspective. Like the end of 2014! Rodney and I drove to Alabama (from North Carolina) to spend a few days with family who were driving from Louisiana to meet up with us. We were looking forward to a big Louisiana gathering for July 4th, 2015 like we had experienced in 2013. … Continue reading The Last Goodbye!
Confessions of a “Sugar-holic”!
I can relate to a scene in the movie, Parental Guidance (2012) with Billy Crystal and Bette Midler. When the granddaughter, Harper, tastes sugar for the first time, she becomes aware of the sugary goodness her parents have been keeping from her. She loses all self-control, indulging in the sweet sugary substance! I remember as … Continue reading Confessions of a “Sugar-holic”!
Twelfth day of Christmas
After a beautiful snowy, Colorado Thanksgiving, I returned home looking forward to making Christmas more of what it was always meant to be. With a daughter expecting her first born son the day after Christmas, this celebration already had taken on a fresher more tangible expectation. As I reread some of my treasured books on … Continue reading Twelfth day of Christmas
Chadwick, Who?
“It’s a girl,” the doctor announced; How exciting to hear our prayers had been answered! Yet, who knew the whirlwind adventure that would be ours when this little bundle of life was gifted to us, and a whole week early, not to mention it was Labor Day! God did, and He certainly had a well-designed … Continue reading Chadwick, Who?
The Night We Wed!
That incredible Friday, June 26, 1981, I left the church as Mrs. Rodney Alan Phillips! The anticipation of becoming "Mr. & Mrs." had been building and now it was finally a reality. (I say finally, in reality, I think our engagement had been all of three months 😉 ) The ceremony was superb from the … Continue reading The Night We Wed!
Living on the Edge of God’s Perimeters
Have you ever been rescued from a scary plight you ignorantly got yourself into? Well, it is possible there were many for me! One perilous predicament took place while experiencing college life at a Bible college as a middle-aged teen. Being somewhat gullible, not to mention naïve, I allowed myself to be escorted by a … Continue reading Living on the Edge of God’s Perimeters
The Scarlett Road 