Blog
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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
Out of the Box…continued
It's not just camp that is making me step "out of the box", but grad school is doing the same. I will be taking a class this summer that requires me to be in residence at Iliff in Denver for about a week. A week on my own at school.Another week away from my family.A...
Out of the Box
"If you want to grow, you must be willing to change." Gail SheehyChange.Stepping "out of the box."It's scary.In a few weeks I'll be stepping "out of the box" in a huge way. I am going to be a camp counselor at hemophilia camp in New Mexico. Something I have never done...
Rough Week
It's been a rough week. Work is crazy (a good kind of crazy), my depression has been hitting me and I've been fighting it, and we are anxiously awaiting the end of my hubby's travels to Denver (Masters Degree) with 2 weeks left!A lot of things going on but not much to...
My Mama
Mama always had a bank envelope in her purse...always with a $20 bill for whoever needed it.If she didn't have a bit of makeup on, she grabbed the lipstick and took off!When you were hungry you could always count on a great pork chop and tortilla.You could always hear...
The Simple Things
I am working from my home office today, all the doors are open, I hear the birds singing and eating from the birdfeeder, there is not a cloud in the sky, the breeze is making its way through the house, I have my computer on Pandora.com on the Baroque station, glass of...
Accomplishment
I love the feeling you have after an afternoon of work in the yard. Since we've lived in New Mexico, we've not really had the opportunity to really "work" a yard (and it's very different compared to the climate in Houston). Our plan is to transform and pour some love...
Making Himself Known
Last night, the Bible study group I've been leading ended for the semester. We studied "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World." It is a wonderful study. I highly recommend it.But last night, we never left question #1! It was a powerful evening.We talked about...
Perspective
Today is chemo day. Me and my Christian are in the infusion suite getting his treatment. I'll be honest...I'm getting so tired.I was complaining to my husband about the chemo...."Why isn't it working faster? When are we going to be done? I really don't want to make...
The Only Person on Earth
I am preparing a sermon for next Sunday. My text is from the book of Ruth. It's a wonderful story and the love Ruth shows for Naomi is amazing. Ruth goes to a foreign land with Naomi, accepts her people, her homeland and her God as her own.She gave everything up with...
Oozing a Day at a Time
I picked up the phone and had a really good conversation with a family member yesterday. We don't talk very often...no reason...but she adores my children and our entire family.It was an "oozing" moment. I took the time, let my guard down and simply loved someone...

