Blog
My blog is broken into three main categories but I touch on endless topics. To read my posts about these categories just click the buttons below.
The Fishbowl Podcast
The podcast for leaders in ministry and the world
Oozing Everyday
Thoughts on life and faith while “oozing”‘ with the light of Christ
2 Brothers with Hemophilia
The journey of two brothers with Severe hemophilia A
The Things We Say
You never know how powerful your words are.An old school friend of mine shared a memory with me. She described the scene, told me what I said...but I couldn't remember the moment! She sure did. I said something kind to her and it was something she needed to hear. It...
One of Those Days
You ever have one of those days that just pushed you to the limit every time you turned around?That was today. I don't feel like talking much about it right now, but I know that Satan had a field day with me today. I was so busy and overwhelmed and angry at a...
Routine
There are some things in everyday living that just bring a sense of comfort and joy to my heart...Being the first one up in the morningMy snoring, overweight SheltieMy husband playing computer solitaireSetting clothes out at night for the next dayListening to my...
Sunday Morning Struggle
I struggle on Sunday mornings. As the wife of a pastor, "meeting and greeting" is part of the morning. I always feel like I have to be "on" and am always concerned that I am not "genuine" in my intentions. I'll admit, sometimes I have to pull myself up and "fake it"...
Ten Minutes
I caught the end of a evening talk show the other night and the interviewer asked the celebrity a great question."If you could re-live 10 minutes of your life, excluding the birth of your child, what would it be?" I remember it vividly. December 21, 1992 at Bearskin...
Listening
Sometimes you do what you think you are "supposed" to do. But I have recently found that doing the next thing on my list has not exactly felt right.I have enjoyed my classes in seminary, but I have felt like I've been trying to put a square peg in a round hole. I'm...
What’s Their Story?
We went to one of our favorite restaurant's after church Sunday at the golf course. The deck is beautiful and the weather was perfect. The waitress knows our orders before we even sit down (we've been there a "few" times).A new waiter was working. My husband proceeded...
Making Things Happen
“ Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose. ” Lance Armstrong I've caught myself seeing the weeks go by with the...
Three Minutes
I like to get my nails done. Solar nails, the natural look, are my favorites. The last step in the process is a clear coat of special polish then it dries under a special UV light for three minutes. Three minutes.Three minutes of sitting with no phone to your ear, no...
Seeing the Joy
When my five year old, "Christian", was born and diagnosed with Severe Hemophilia A, I was devastated. My husband and I broke the news of his diagnosis to his then nine year old brother, "Lance," who also has Severe Hemophilia A, and Lance literally started jumping up...

