I will never get over growing up. It's part of the reason I don't drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol is such an adult thing to do and...

Today, I watched the sunrise, but I could tell I wasn't getting the best view, so I walked to the window to see it more directly. A pilot...

When Jim and I were dating, we had a three-month breakup over Calvinism and alcohol. (I would say, in case you're wondering, we are still...

Today I stepped out in the Birmingham air. It smelled better than coffee, it smelled like a prayer. It awakened my spirit, it awakened my...

I was standing at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem when a little boy ran past me with this shirt on. True story. It captivated me. I came...

Lately, my thoughts have been so cluttered with details that I’ve needed some quiet in the ole brain. I’m finding it in three second...

If God whispered a special secret about himself in one ear of each of the seven billion people on the planet, all those secrets compiled...

I like the smell of afternoons. It's not like a lady's sweet perfume. It's not like the lavender in bloom. It's the smell of something...

Talk God chose words. It's a funny thing. He could have used hand motions, music, or zings. He could have sent lightning bolts down from...

Tuesday is my birthday. When I was young, my mom always deep cleaned the house on my birthday. The moment I walked in the house from the...

Grandaddy Williams will be 82 in October and he still works as an autobody man. Work brings him great purpose and delight. I did not...

How often do you wish you could cuddle with God? Part of the tragedy of Eden is felt in that vacuum that happens when we are lonely or...

In the 90's, spending a Saturday evening watching Miss America with the family wasn't unheard-of. All sorts of analysis could follow, but...

Wall-to-wall carpet was, at one time, the thing. Saturday nights in 1986, my 8-year old freshly bathed for church self would come running...

I used to hate walking across the front of the sanctuary to receive Communion.  Everything tripped me up, even if the uneven floors...

“Til death do us part” used to be so depressing to me. I adore my husband. I can’t imagine a Heaven where he is not my other half. While...

I have always wanted to jump into a book! 2D friends...but in a half of a moment...just look! They’re real people who cough and cackle...

I was in the fetal position under the covers avoiding the day.  Why didn't home feel like home to me?  The rest of my family seemed to...

It was the dog with the top hat on that caught my attention.  He didn’t seem to mind it.  He may have even liked it.  That’s how dogs are...

It was the smell of root beer brewing in the basement.  Or at least that’s what they told her.   My grandmother was young and she can...