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The Journey Can Be Lonely
Hey y’all, welcome back! Today I want to share something new that happened on February 25th. For the very first time, I was a guest on a podcast. Can you believe it?!? Now I’ll be honest with you… I started out extremely nervous.You know how it is when you step into something you’ve never done…
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When Life Overwhelms
What do you do when life becomes overwhelming? When you’re going along in your basic routine — whatever that looks like. I’m not judging you, so please don’t judge me. 😅 I would love to say the churchy thing — that I go straight to my Bible and search the Scriptures to calm my spirit….
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My Selfish Wish on This Anniversary
We celebrate the anniversaries of milestones in our lives. Personal. Relational. Professional. They are markers in time meant for honoring, reflecting, and commemorating what mattered—what still matters. If you Google the word anniversary, you’ll find page after page devoted to wedding anniversaries. Lists. Traditions. Gifts assigned to each year of marriage. And that makes sense….
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Finding Divine Fatherhood in Brokenness
I end every written prayer the same way:Your daughter. Those words did not come easily. For many years, I lived without the covering of a good earthly father. In that absence, I spent a lifetime seeking approval—first from men in authority, and most deeply from a surrogate father figure: my grandfather, my father’s father. I…
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My Christmas Wish For You . . .
Christmas is a season of hope—of gathering close with family and friends, sharing laughter, stories, and the kind of joy that warms us from the inside out. And yet… for many of us, Christmas is also bittersweet. We hold fast to the true message of this holy season: that God loved us enough to come…
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New Rhythms
December 13, 2025 I wasn’t planning to leave the Island and return to the mainland until 2027. Life, however, had other plans—and my control issues came roaring to the surface. I work remotely as an admin for my son and his partners’ company in North Carolina, a role that requires wearing more than a few…
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The Phone Call That Changed It All
I always said I would never get married in December — but life, and God, have a funny way of rearranging our plans. I’d been invited by a former employer to stay at his condo at the beach while he was out of town and do a bit of freelance work. Fred was supposed to…
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From Mustangs to A Divine Appointment
How Classic Cars Stirred Up Old Joys and Opened a New Mission My son-in-love, Bob Sholtis, recently purchased a 1968 Mustang that needs a bit of love. I am so excited for him! For Bob, it’s a joyful project — and a nod to another car he once worked on in his younger years. (That’s…
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Prayers That Carry Me
Over the years, I’ve whispered a lot of words heavenward — in hospital rooms, at kitchen sinks, behind steering wheels, and in the quiet of sleepless nights. But when I look back over the last thirty-five years, there are specific prayers that have carried me through more seasons than I can count. They’ve changed shape…
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Embracing Divine Appointments on Summer Travels
The healing began in the most unexpected place — the back seat of an Uber on an early June morning in Honolulu. As the driver pulled away toward the airport, soft Christian music filled the car. For a moment, I froze. I had never heard worship music in an Uber before. The sound felt like…