Death In The Flesh

Clean and sober, pinnacle words for an addict. Intoxication, it’s a dark world; you learn to survive in a vicious cycle. You bargain with you time and time again; always making the same promise to yourself, this is it! Yet, somehow you find yourself in a state of mind that battles the good with the evil; your heart wishes for you to quit and grace contracts it one more time; another chance, still you succumb to the dark voice that calls you by name. Romans 7:19 reminds me we all suffer with something; death in the flesh.

Leave Tiger Alone

"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone." ~Jesus

Accomplished in your fields and you consider this news. It’s gossip! As a Christian I by no means condone his behavior. Yet, on my journey, I’ve had an opportunity to study people as a sociology major and my life experiences contribute to my ability to speak on social issues. So I now choose to speak. Leave him alone.

Indisputably he is the greatest golf player in the world, and rather you love him or not, he will forever be recognized as the man who revolutionized the game of golf. Even I show an interest in the game. What I care nothing about is his personal life, and for some reason, today I wanted to share with the associate press why I clearly see three fingers pointing back in your face.

As you attempt to trash his name; you defame your own. You created the image and presented him to the world as a young man who at a tender age had perfected life; when in fact, he was just coming into his own. Such pressure for a kid his age. Now that he’s hopefully learned a life lesson; the don’ts of a husband, father, and famous personality, you continue to sensationalize his mistakes as if this is a first in history and you call it news. The true shame is on you!

Earth Has No Sorrow That Heaven Cannot Heal

It’s been some time since my devastating loss, so I wanted to check with God and see how I was doing. He and I have been quite busy this year working on the book, Amazing Grace: A Tribute to You, The Story of Us. He has graciously kept my mind occupied, yet I still perform periodic mental assessments with God.

Since He made me a nurse, I assess my progress by reviewing material that I vaguely paid attention to while in nursing school. There was really no need for me to take a deep interest in the subject. My family was intact, and it was not of great interest to me at the time. Thirteen years later, however, I’m very interested to read carefully what I merely skimmed over the first time, so in 2007, I reviewed my old class notes, words a stranger in a hair salon found more interesting than I did in the summer of 1994.

God reminded me of the day I initially reviewed this material. It was a Saturday afternoon, and I sat under a dryer in the hair salon studying my class notes. There was a woman who appeared to be my mother’s age sitting next to me. To my surprise, she was reading my class notes as well. She said, “It’s all true.” Referring to my notes, she stated with absolute certainty that the author was totally on target. As I recall that day, I go to my attic and dust off the notes that were once of very little interest to me. Now I want to review the “Grieving Process.”

In Loving Memory (1938-2006)

Coming Out The Wilderness

I tell stories for people like me; made some mistakes, but it didn't stop there. When God brought me out; I felt like writing...
What will you do? ~Donna

The wilderness, at some point in our lives we all find ourselves in a place that appears to have no outlet; I bring you good news. It is God who allows and is able to bring you out of the difficult times. The enemy is clever in that he tends to have us focus on the here and now, but I write to show you the truth: Jesus. My message will always be one that helps you to navigate as I remind you who’s truly controlling the storm: Jehovah. I encourage you to embrace the storms of life; for on the other side, in Christ, there is always a rainbow. Peace, be still. Let’s go…