June 17, 2013
11:50 p.m.
A few weeks ago I asked my readers to start talking about their gifts and talents. I wanted to get a sense for how God was working through us to share his love and his peace. And, I wanted people to be honest about what made them hide their gifts. Thankfu...
June 16, 2013
11:20 a.m.
This summer let’s honor those who fight for freedom and the One who designed freedom… A couple of books I love: Remember Rooms by James Rubart? I asked everyone to read it in 2012 and did an interview with Rubart, who works the theme of spiri...
June 6, 2013
11:28 a.m.
It’s fair to say that I have some connections in Oklahoma, and I’d like to use them for a good cause. If you’d like to send a little note — perhaps a picture drawn by your child or a scripture — to cheer the people who surviv...
June 5, 2013
11:21 a.m.
A couple of weeks ago I told the story of my son’s adoption through my column in the Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle. I’ve told it here on my blog before, where it’s safer. Where there aren’t as many readers. Where I can cont...
June 4, 2013
11:27 a.m.
Even spiritual novices know not to pray for patience. It’s not like God just doles that stuff out in chic, reusable shopping bags. You have to learn actual lessons, and you have to practice patience. It is not pleasant. Neither, however, is praying for a ...
June 3, 2013
12:01 a.m.
It all started with this: “Yes, there is probably someone else that can do that thing you do better than you. “But chances are, they are not standing where you are. You are surrounded by people, right now, that would love to hear and see and share in that...
May 29, 2013
11:21 a.m.
I was 8 or 9 when I first fell in love with my gray trunk. It was sitting among rows and rows of things at an estate auction, and even then it was scuffed up from traveling in the 1940s. Its leather straps were worn. Its insides smelled like the pages of ...
May 27, 2013
5:20 p.m.
With a name like Marketta, you’re bound to have nicknames. That is, unless you have a mama like mine. Growing up there were countless people who tried to shorten my name but each person was corrected – firmly – by Mama. She named me Marketta, she’d say, a...
May 20, 2013
11:20 p.m.
I come from a place that’s no stranger to storms, a place where Mama restocked the storm shelter each spring and where schools — from kindergarten to college — have tornado drills. We prepare because we know the rain and wind will come. ...
May 15, 2013
11:21 a.m.
Need a good book for summer? Well, we have some recommendations for you! May these books be a blessing to you – and may you visit again on June 15 for a list of books about freedom. Enjoy! A few I love: The Exquisite Ordinary by Rachel Whaley Doll. She e...
