August 21, 2025 What We Treasure Impacts Our Heart I had the joy and honor of presenting the message at the Atascadero United Methodist Church. I shared the importance God places on our…
July 24, 2025 When Things Go Wrong, What Goes Right? I keep a small card in my car that says, “Everything is going exactly as planned, it’s just not our plan.” When my son…
May 30, 2025 Is Your Life Ebbing or Flowing? Three years ago, my life was flowing in all the ministries I felt God was calling me: writing, speaking, family, and church life. It…
April 17, 2025 Unshakable Hope: Atascadero Ladies’ Conference 2025 was a Success! Now in its 42nd year, the Ladies’ Conference in Atascadero was once again an incredible event. The conference originally started with a simple desire…
April 9, 2025 Father, May I Ask You a Question? While visiting an aquarium, I stood next to a child with his father. We were all entranced by the fish swimming past us in…
February 13, 2025 Listen to the Music Years ago, I received a most creative and unique Valentine’s gift. Ten cassette tapes (remember those?) filled with music and marked A-R. The only…
January 16, 2025 What’s Your 2025 Reset? Have you pressed your reset button for 2025? What did your life look like a year ago? What will your life look like a…
December 13, 2024 Who Do You See? Who do you see when observing a nativity scene at church, the mall, or a neighbor’s lawn? Do you smile at the sweet baby…
November 22, 2024 Can Grief and Gratitude Co-Exist? “My brain doesn’t work.” “What?” My husband, Rick, repeated, “My brain doesn’t work.” And so we began the final eight months of his earthly…
December 12, 2023 The Great Expectation Advent means “arrival” or “the coming.” For the Christian, it is a time of great expectation. We anticipate presents, traditions, family, and fun, all…
