Living Real

I’m not out there with the crowds. I’m snuggled at home, enjoying down time — mostly. Those of you who are also at home enjoying some relaxation instead of the race to the best gift — let me help you out, and it will help me, too. Shop Black Friday specials right here on your [...]

The problem: arthritis in my hand — at the moment my left thumb. The pictures said there's little cartilage in the joint at the base. The solution of the moment: cortisone.  I don't know how many of you have experienced a cortisone shot. I got one Wednesday in the relatively tiny joint at the base [...]

The last Live Love event that our student ministry, The ConneXion, had (September 13th) was so full of stories, it has taken me almost a month to sort it out (okay, so I procrastinated, too). I will break it down into several posts so that they are more digestible. Enjoy. To say that extremes rule [...]

Today is the 65th anniversary of D-Day. That horrible day in 1944 when the Allied Forces drove into beaches along the coast of France to stop the march of the Third Reich.  My father was a young man then, all of 21 years old. By this time, he'd been in the U.S. Navy for four [...]

Friday was a LONG day for me. Unlike many women, shopping is not my forte. It's not even something I really enjoy. I don't mind going with some other women, but even then it's more for the company than the shopping.  The thing is, though, our church is hosting an event called "Jesus in the [...]

I've spent some time recently learning about church leadership. I love reading and learning from those who have gone before. I love to hear what has worked for them. It stretches me when I start to think about how God wants to use me and our church.  I owe a great debt of gratitude to [...]

Pete Wilson posted about this man late last week, and I frankly couldn't decide what I thought about this whole deal. This morning I saw an interview with the guys who did the website and claim to be helping this man.  Check out the website. Watch the video. Still can't say how I feel about if [...]

I call Anne Jackson one of my heroes. It's not because she's a super-woman with super powers. It's because she's just plain super! Follow me here. Anne is a PK, a wife, a woman in ministry and an amazing blogger. She is humble and just plain beautiful, through and through. I've met her and had [...]

I really think God is up to something in me — and in my ministry. I mean, why else would He have so much of the same information coming across my screen and across my desk at the same time? Since September, I've known there are changes we need to make in the realm of [...]