Living Real

Imagine being at THE conference you’ve looked forward to for weeks, even months. Imagine having had a delightful luncheon at which you were tremendously encouraged as a person as and in your ministry. Imagine going back into the conference for the next session and being wrecked by the stories you hear, which, by the way, [...]

This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, in exchange for which this blogger will share her honest opinion about the book. Both these books by Lisa Tawn Bergren tackle some pretty tough subjects in a way that children can understand by using Little Bear and her family. Little Bear asks [...]

I was startled to hear all that’s gone on with Tiger Woods the past several days. My emotions have run the gamut of anger — at him, his wife, the media — to sorrow over the loss of so much for such temporary things. Today, I’m being challenged by those in the world of Twitter [...]

So, I wasn't able to stay connected well yesterday, because Gwinnett Center is this HUGE metal building and when you go into those rooms, they're like a cave where nothing gets in. Today's plan is different. Instead of trying to live blog — I'll take notes and when I get out of a session, I'll [...]

John-John's introduction to me wasn't exactly cordial. As I talked to Josh about us all being messes that God cleans up, John-John walked up and started trying to drag Josh over to where he'd been sitting with some other people. John-John told Josh that "Mama" wanted him to come over and sit with them. It didn't [...]

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. This Sunday evening started out [...]

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 [...]

I lost a friend yesterday. Not in the way I’ve talked about before, but to an ugly killer known as cancer. Maryanne Tyson was a beautiful woman. Sparkling blue eyes that showed love and hope and a bit of mischief, too. Her heart was huge. She would listen to your woes, your foibles and your [...]

Heroes. Who are they? Definitely the guys and gals who serve in our military, defending our nation and all she stands for. Add in those who lay their lives on the line every day as law enforcement and firefighters.  I met some heroes of a different ilk on Tuesday. They are currently residents of the [...]