“I’m glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you’re again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite […]

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:25‬ ‭AMP‬‬ Remember being a little girl on the playground at school plucking petals from flowers in hopes of finding out if he loved you or not? I remember little crushes in the 3rd and 4th grade and wondering […]

“If you’re married to an unbeliever, and he’s pleased to dwell with you, let him. If not, let him depart.” scripture tells us.  The Lord has called us to peace. It’s certainly beautiful and best if a couple can work it out.  The Bible even says that divorce covers our garments with violence, and it does. […]

Ahh, the great love chapter of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13. If you picked this chapter apart, verse by verse, and replaced the word, “love,” with ____ (your name), would it still hold true? “Love endures with patience and serenity,” Love endures.  Love doesn’t quit.  Love has patience with others who are not having patience […]

In Happy ANYWAY, I break down a 75 year Harvard study that proved the key to happiness is love. After pondering that a while, I thought, oh so then ❤️=😊.  Harvard tells us happiness  (😊) is love (❤️). Scripture tells us God (✝️) is LOVE and that love never fails. Drawing from basic philosophy, if […]

Something on the inside working on the outside🎵🎶Ohhhh what a change in my life🎵🎶     We sang that song to the top of our lungs on our 45 minute drive to and from church many nights. Those memories have never faded. We would inevitably be shushed by someone in that 70’s psychedelic purple van […]

What do these things have in common? Sitting in high school waiting for the lunch wave to start Starting off the week rushing to your 8 AM college class a few weeks before finals Dancing the night away with your closest friends Finishing morning lessons as a kindergartener, eager for the upcoming Christmas break Gathering […]

“That’s just the way I am… It isn’t up to me… I haven’t any choice… I’m destined to be glum.” Sound familiar? The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen isn’t just a children’s book, oftentimes it’s a way of life. In this endearing book, a “pout-pout” fish wears a frown and meets a plethora of other […]

Did you know that if you are born again, you DO have joy? Galatians 5 tells us the list of the fruit of the spirit. Notice there it says the “Fruit of the spirit is love…” Then it goes on to list the others. All the other fruit come out of love. I once studied […]

Imagine with me…it’s a huge day, packed with important appointments and massive deadlines. Things are finally looking up, though. You are ready for the day, excited to meet the demands with gusto but right from the “get go,” (excuse the Southern colloquialism) the day begins to unravel. The first few things that go wrong are […]