Some years ago one of my dearest friends and my spiritual mentor, Ney Bailey, asked me a question, “Imagine that a movie was made of your life. Nothing was left out. Everything that you have ever thought or said or done was displayed on the big screen for anyone to see. How would you feel?” [...]

I don’t know what your church background is or even if you have one…so some of what I write here might make sense or not. Apologies up front for any “language of the kingdom” stuff! My background is Scottish Baptist. I was raised in a small church where my family have been members for several [...]

I came across this photo the other day of my mother getting off the plane in Dublin, Ireland on her honeymoon. She was twenty-six years old. She was so in love with my father. Her favorite Shakespearean sonnet that captivated her heart and soul is, “Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit [...]

“This first book in a new series offers a comforting message for young readers—God loves you very much and is always watching over you! What little girl wouldn’t love her very own guardian angel? Parents and children alike will be won over by this humorous tale of Gabby, a guardian angel in training who has [...]

You’re Invited! I’m excited to announce a FUN How to Be God’s Little Princess Tea Party on my Facebook page Wednesday evening! I hope you’ll be able to join me on May 4th from 5-6 pm PST (6 MST, 7 CST, & 8 EST). To RSVP and find out all the details, just follow this [...]

The words to this beautiful Welsh hymn written by William Rees seem perfect to reflect on this Easter Here is love, vast as the ocean, Lovingkindness as the flood, When the Prince of Life, our Ransom, Shed for us His precious blood. Who His love will not remember? Who can cease to sing His praise? [...]

“You’re welcome!” I love those words. We usually hear them when we have stopped to say, thank you! I love to hear them from my son when he’s cleaned up the man-cave he calls his bedroom without prompting. I love to hear them from a trusted friend who had allowed me to pour my heart [...]

One of the greatest gifts that I have been given in life is to be able to share my own story, how God even in the darkest moments, took my hand and walked with me. There is a powerful redemptive element in speaking out where you have been and where you are now. I will [...]

This One Principle Is Changing My Life “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9 Just ask any songwriter who has tried to come up with a unique way to say, “I love you,” or a mystery writer wanting to [...]

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday but as I thought about mothers struggling to will their children to live in the harshest places in Haiti or the families in New Zealand who will face their first Christmas soon without 29 miners lost in the Pike River mine disaster, my question was,

“What can each one of us be thankful for?”