no laughing matter (although it IS pretty funny now)
I thought I would re-share this little gem in honor of the 5th anniversary of this debacle. It is a crowd favorite and has even been picked up for publication a number of times. Now, …
Read More →a very good place to start
Before I repost some of my other favorite pieces, it makes sense to first retell the story of how this journey as The Jesus Gypsy began. It is, quite frankly, my very favorite story to …
Read More →once upon a time
HOWDY STRANGER!!! Hope you are well. I was thinking about you this morning and deeply missing the good ol’ days when I got to use my words for CREATING and CONNECTING instead of GRADING and …
Read More →on Willie Nelson, Puppy Dogs, and the Holy Spirit
I am essentially an expert emotional escape artist. I am also a professional performer.
“PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN,” my life has shouted through the years.
We moved around like gypsies growing up …
Read More →i live here, i give here
DID YOU KNOW that Texas ranks 2nd nationally for human trafficking and approximately HALF of the known cases include the sexual exploitation of children? Shocking, isn’t it? I know I was floored. I was …
Read More →bigger than the sky
“Bigger than the sky, right, Nay-Nay?” my 4-year-old Nephew asked, smiling up at me as we walked to the park.
I smiled back and replied, “Yes, Jakey. Bigger than the sky.” I laughed to myself, loving …
grateful again (a repost from a weary soul)
As Thanksgiving approaches, I am faced with likely spending 80% of yet another holiday season in the car, packing back on half the weight it has taken me all year to lose, and frantically working …
Read More →to be continued…
I am choosing to believe that you have missed me as much as I have missed you. It likely isn’t true, but perhaps the best part of being a writer is my ability to create my …
Read More →victory celebration
me on Baptism Sunday (except really Taylor in a VMA awarded music video)
I am a sucker for baptisms. They get me every time. I don’t know why I even bother to wear makeup …
Read More →get up and get busy
Sometimes, when I look out on that great big world of ours and I see all the sickness and suffering, I just want to curl up in fetal position and rock in the corner until the …
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