David Phelps – and Montel

So, we went to New York City to tape the Montel Williams Show. It was crazy, Manhattan is nuts, 🙂 and we had fun! At the end of the taping – Montel was giving a “gift”, surprise to each of the “miraculous kids” on the show. David Phelps was the surprise for Kayla. Now, most of you know that he …

Packing Light

I have been attempting to pack all day for a quick trip to New York City. We are headed there to tape a Montel Williams Show. I say attempting, because there wasn’t enough of me to go around! Phone calls, excited children and me- trying to wrap my brain around the list that keeps on growing… The laughter began as …

Worship

How often do you think about worship? Do you think of ‘church’ as the “worship service”? Or do you think of the ‘singing’ as the “worship” part of the service and then the sermon/preaching/teaching is something else? Back in college, one of my favorite classes was Music and Worship — we went through a book entitled, Real Worship by Warren …

Clean Up On Aisle Two!!

If you know much about my story, you know that I don’t get out much. I have a daughter who doesn’t sweat and I need to keep her in a regulated temperature all the time. Anyway, grocery shopping has become one of my favorite times. And it’s not because I need social interaction and I choose the grocery store for …

Nothing Simple About the Mail…

Do you remember the day when your mail box was on your front porch? Or better yet, you had a slot in your front door and it just came shooting through? I remember being a kid and trying to catch it and then yelling, “THANK YOU!” back through the slot at our mail-carrier. He always smiled, laughed and shook his …

Book Reviews – Reluctant Smuggler and Death of a Six Foot Teddy Bear

I’ve had so many of you asking my opinion about Christian Fiction and faithful readers asking for book reviews that I thought I’d try to do at least one a week. This week, I’m going to start with two (yes, thank you – hold your applause)– Reluctant Smuggler by Jill Elizabeth Nelson andDeath of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear by Sharon …

T-I-M-E

A close friend of mine tells me that love is spelled t-i-m-e. And I think if most of us take the time to ponder this, we can come to the same conclusion. Love can be given and can be shown in so many different ways. But, don’t we all yearn for time with those we love? Think about your children. …