All Things Blog

Jan 18, 2026 – Laughter

Jan 18, 2026 – Laughter

As I settled back into the heating pad (with my mushroom coffee), wondering what I was going to write about today, I decided to check for a reply to an email I sent yesterday....

Jan 17, 2026 – Revival and Light

Jan 17, 2026 – Revival and Light

Pastor Blake Lindsey started today’s prayer service talking about revival saying, “Revival begins with deeper surrender” and quoted Leonard Ravenhill, “The only reason we don’t have revival is because we are willing to live...

Jan 16, 2026 – Walking Through

Jan 16, 2026 – Walking Through

Prevail was buried under some papers as we finished yesterday; so, since Larson didn’t get to contribute, she’s going to start us off today and hopefully lead us into theme for the day. I...

Jan 15, 2025 – Peace

Jan 15, 2025 – Peace

Pastor Chris Hodges (in today’s photo) gave a message about peace at the beginning of the Church of the Highlands prayer service yesterday. When I was young in my faith, I learned that if...

Jan 14, 2026 – Newness

Jan 14, 2026 – Newness

As with the photos of our mugs from the other day, I could tell you the whys, whens, and whos of just about every object on the mantle in the photo from yesterday. The...

Jan 13, 2026 – Restoration

Jan 13, 2026 – Restoration

The second movie that kept me company the other day while I was shuffling things around in the kitchen was “The Notebook.” I love this movie, but I cried through the last bit of...

Jan 12, 2026 – Impressions

Jan 12, 2026 – Impressions

We haven’t had a wraparound sunrise in a while. Actually, we haven’t had a visual sighting of any sort of sunrise lately because of the fog; but, today was a special sunrise-hug around the...

Jan 11, 2026 – Restoring Order

Jan 11, 2026 – Restoring Order

For most of the cold, rainy day yesterday, I was organizing and decluttering. I had set my sights on restoring order to our bathroom counters and perhaps even our closet, but I noticed that...

Jan 10, 2026 – Receiving

Jan 10, 2026 – Receiving

It’s pretty difficult for some of us to accept help. In this area, I think people are happier giving than receiving. No one wants to have to rely on anyone else for things they...

Jan 9, 2026 – Lazy River

Jan 9, 2026 – Lazy River

On Sunday, Church of the Highlands started their January season of “21 Days of Prayer (and fasting)”. The 6am service came earlier than my psyche was ready for this morning (especially because Don is...