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The Blue Pot
It was the late 1970s, I was 21 years old and a newly licensed real estate agent. My very first listing was a home that was owned by Christians. These Christians were not like most church going people I knew, they...
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“Keep your “antennae” out to pick up even the faintest glimmer of My Presence” ~ Jesus Calling Heading out this morning a single doe crossed the road in front of my car and leaped over the fence. She was breathtaking...
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Enduring Love
In 1981, we married in the small chapel at Sharpstown’s Gethsemane Methodist Church, in Houston. My childhood pastor and family friend, Rev. Keith Kellow, officiated. A few friends and family were in attendance. I...
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Zinnias
My childhood subdivision was called Shenandoah. Brand new brick homes, fenced backyards, concrete streets and streetlights, located in southwest Houston. Houston was a big small town in the late 1950’s and early...
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Be Bold!
Over 25 years ago, at the request of a dear friend, I sang Via Dolorosa at the funeral of her husband. I don’t speak Spanish, but I sang the song in English and Spanish. Everyone in the room was bilingual or Spanish...
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Curling Irons
Not wanting to be late (again) for our monthly lunch date with friends, I was hurried to get out the door. About a mile from our house, the accuser of the brethren whispered in my ear, “You didn’t unplug your curling...
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The Things That Matter Most
My grandmother loved me with her time and loving interest in my life. I remember the ways she showed me her love … In 1973, my graduation ceremony was held in the now razed Houston Coliseum. My class was big, over 500...
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Priceless Treasures
There are priceless treasures in my home, small reminders of love and friendship, purposely placed in strategic rooms, on walls and on the shelves that hold my very favorite things. These tokens of love continue to...
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GOD CAN DO IT AGAIN
Isaiah had had enough. Israel sunk so low that the prophet said it was like they were never called by His name. They were invaded. The sanctuary was rubble. Their morals were erased. Things were at an all-time low. How...
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GOD IS LAUGHING AT THEIR PLANS
GOD IS LAUGHING AT THEIR PLANS They will make the greatest bid for world domination in history. It is no longer just armies that threaten freedom - it is corporations and corrupt politicians. I believe that evil in all...
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5 REASONS YOU CAN NO LONGER WAIT FOR LUKEWARM CHRISTIANS TO WAKE UP
What are you waiting for? Here are five reasons you can no longer wait for lukewarm Christians to wake up All around you is the rumble of revival and reformation. An earthquake of American freedom. It beckons you! But...
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CALLING LOVE HATE AND HATE LOVE
Chip and Joanna Gaines have a new show that features a gay couple with children. That couple said their mission on this new show is to “normalize” gay marriages with children. There is no way to deny it - this is a...
