I am coming soon. Revelation 3:11a I’d texted a cop friend of mine, asking if she’d conduct a little investigative magic around headquarters and determine what brand and scent of lip balm a mutual friend uses so I could include it with her birthday gift. #coplingo 🙂 I glanced at her text. My first thought was, ‘So, how long? Like seconds, minutes? The end of the shift? Dare I text and ask?’ Our friend’s birthday was still five days out. Surely I’d hear back before then. With

If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea. Isaiah 48:18 Just recently, I lost my father-in-law following a head injury he sustained several months ago from which he never fully recovered. At the funeral, a few kind souls offered their condolences. “I’m so sorry for your loss.” I appreciated that, as well as comments shared on social media. “Sorry for your loss.” Loss. According to www.dict

I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation…. Philippians 4:12b When one of my older sisters was in high school she got herself all prepped one Friday evening in anticipation of a dreamy date night with a football player who attended a local university. The dreamy date never happened because the date never showed. Pitiful. Oh so pitiful. And pitiful isn’t pretty. Or so said our very wise mother while sitting at my sister’s bedside that almost-emotion