Devotions of a High Heeled Warrior

  Okay, you may remember past posts I've written about patience. We are so accustomed to fast that we struggle when something isn't instantaneous. The gas pumps are a good example. How many of you find yourself tapping your foot and grumbling when you've prepaid your gas and the final twenty cents tick by one second at a time. I've even contemplated leaving the last few cents unused. I know I'm not the only one! As my daughter and I were washing our hands in Walmart. It all began with trying to find a workable bathroom. The first was being cleaned, so we quickly strode to the back of the store. It's allergy season so I was praying that I not sneeze on the way. My older ladies know what I'm saying! When we had finished our business, we tried to wash our hands at the automatic faucets. Have you noticed the new "saving water" faucets. I'm all about saving water, but these new faucets squirt out two seconds of water at a time. You find yourself fr

One of the side effects of my children growing up is absence. It's not that they want to be away from home all the time (although with my husband and my goofiness maybe sometimes that's the case). But most of the time, it's simply the business of living their own lives takes most of their time, and that's as it should be. This is why I was so excited for Easter. Almost all of my children were able to make it home for Easter. One of my little ducks had to work, so we missed her but look forward to seeing her soon. As we celebrate Jesus' resurrection from the dead today, it reminds me of when we come home. Jesus didn't just die on the cross for you. He rose from the dead! Why? Because he didn't die so you could have a perfect life on earth. He died so that your relationship with God could be repaired. Your Father God is waiting  in Heaven for your homecoming. We get so busy living our lives that we miss visiting with God, but because of Jesus, we will have t

I had a bird following me around earlier this week. I'll tell you all about it, but first, let me preface it with this. Have you noticed in movies that music marks important moments in a movie? In a romantic movie, soft, flowing music grows as the leading couple kiss. In a scary movie, eery music let's you know that some airhead person is going to walk into a dark room to their demise. That's why you scream, "Don't go there!" Then there is the comedy that is light and joyful preparing you to laugh. Well, this week I had theme music following me. I had just finished therapy with a few of my students. I carry a large bag, filled with tools of my trade. I may have crayons, flashcards, manipulatives, and sometimes noisy, light-up toys. This particular day, I had filled my bag with some electronic buttons. When a child pushes the button, they are rewarded with all kinds of noises. As I walked down the long preschool hallway, I heard a bird loudly chirping. With

 Last night, my husband and I helped at a benefit chili dinner for a friend. It was wonderful watching the community come together in support of a neighbor. That's the beauty of living in a small town. My husband made a couple of massive pots of chili. As people are his chili they kept coming back to me to ask what made his chili taste so good. We replied that it was a special secret ingredient. I finally revealed what made his chili so special- homemade salsa from a guy in our church. He grows his own vegetables, cans his salsa, and passes it on to others. We were cooking chili one day and realized we had no diced tomatoes or Rotel, but we had Larry's salsa. By accident, one of my husband's greatest recipes was born. Isn't that how life works sometimes? We expect certain things to happen, and when they don't we become upset. Here's the beauty of God's plans. They are better than ours. Our recipe for life might be okay, or sometimes tolerable but God's