Where is your heart today? It’s raining here in the ATL. Drops fall in a torrent one moment to be followed up with a light drizzle the next. In my childhood we used to recite the poem, “April showers bring May flowers.” Today my heart is falling with the droplets as it waits for the flowers to bloom. There are moments when the showers seem to be drowning any opportunity for beauty to be found. Do you find yourself drowning too? I received a cliff-hanger yesterday via text. Ne

We have another day of Thanksgiving ahead of us and while we will all be thinking and sharing what we are thankful for, I am so very thankful that Our God IS with us! In today's world, there is so much angst about the future of our freedoms, our families and our finances. We can become centered around our technology, our social media and our toys; at which time the world seems to be falling down around us. It is then when it becomes easy to get lost in the distractions whi

My heart is heavy this morning. Over the last week I have heard four different unrelated stories of people choosing to end their lives. People who have a seemingly great life, people with family, people whom you would never imagine would / could just give up. So today I ponder this question: "Why?" What could bring a person to this point? Is it fear? Anxiety? Uncertainty? To be able to leave everything behind, everyone they loved behind . . . I just cannot understand i