Thanksgiving weekend, while watching the long, wet and nasty football game between Baylor and TCU, the lights in our house began to flicker. They went on…then they went off. Then they went on…then they went off. (You get the picture.) It was the first ice storm of the season. As my husband and I scrambled to find flashlights and candles,…
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(In honor of National Nachos Day I decided to share a bit of nostalgia.) A few years ago I posted a photo of my husband and me on Facebook. It was a sweet photo, part of a throw-back album to celebrate our twenty-seventh anniversary. The photo featured the two of us at a local restaurant celebrating my pregnancy. It received an endless…
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I like my pastor (actually, I like ALL my pastors — I attend a large church and we have a bunch of them). I knew I liked him the first night he met with the congregation. A storyteller, he used illustrations freely and connected with the crowd through laughter. (I’m a storyteller too, so I totally related to his communication…
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I started a new job last month. A job completely different than anything I’ve done before. Something totally unexpected. I am the new food pantry manager for Reaching Our City (ROC) – a non-profit located on the 10th Street corridor of Oklahoma City. (We also run the Tulakes pantry in the Lyrewood area of OKC.) It isn’t a job I…
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You probably already know that September is National Suicide Prevention Month. It was created to promote awareness and offer hope to those dealing with the temptation of suicide, as well as those who have lost someone because of it. I have known only a handful of people who have taken their own lives. I have known many, many more (including my…
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