Dana has been married since 1980, has three adult children and eight grandchildren. She loves that they are all living within 10 miles of each other in the Southern California desert. She enjoys reading, writing and teaching. Dana delights in the gift God has given her to teach life lessons from the Bible through picture stories.
I APPLIED MY HEART TO WHAT I OBSERVED….Proverbs 24:32a The first time I recall learning to apply my heart to what I observed was in 1982. Sitting alone, I stared down at the fairly new wedding ring on my left hand. Two individual rings, a shiny gold band and engagement solitaire diamond beside it. We […]
I am better than you is essentially what one claims who embraces a sense of entitlement. It is acted out: when cutting someone off while driving, cutting in line, or cutting another down with words. They have elevated themselves to a superior status and you are unworthy. For all intents and purposes; you are less […]
Let go and let God: conviction or cop-out? Hearing this motto for many years always held a negative connotation for me because I usually interpreted it as a cop out. When a person refuses to “own” what he has said or done, it is easy to simply blurt out: let go and let God. Cop […]
I did it again. I offended others. Out of the abundance of personal hurt, my mouth spewed. I verbalized my pain in cutting, judgmental and bitter words to innocent bystanders. AND I got called out on it. I might add….rightly so. I was gently and lovingly asked, “Do you want to lose your witness […]
A continual thud was heard on the far side of the house. Searching its source, it narrowed down to the laundry room. The noise pinpointed to the dryer. Someone had inadvertently placed a shoe in the dryer. With every tumble the shoe was plummeted downward over and over again, banging inside the drum. Much like […]
“Mine! No, that one is yours. No, this one is mine. You took the yellow one. No, you took the pink one. I’m going to tell on you! I don’t like you! Well, I don’t like you!” I would like to say this is a conversation in a pre-school room. But instead it […]
Criticism hurts. An adverse comment or judgment is made by someone who disagrees with your words, behavior or beliefs. It is painful because it is done in a disapproving manner; tone of voice, condemning look, or condescending gesture. For an approval seeking individual…… criticism can be the death of their dreams. I have been that […]
Feeling insecure and fearful I am like a cat backed into a corner. With a hunched back, I hiss, growl and prepare to strike. In a defensive mode, my only thought is escape and I will do whatever it takes to get back to feeling safe. As the fear builds and I try to hold […]
The first trip flying alone was stressful. Anxious about the time along with the long wait line, I was worried. Almost frantic when I finally reached the desk to check in, the attendant placed my luggage on the scale and said, “Your baggage is six pounds overweight ma’am.” With fear in my eyes and distress […]
But Lord…. He did this….. She said that…… They were unfair….. I didn’t have the money… I was the victim…. Why should I be the one to change? They are the ones that did something wrong. I am not to blame…… Excuse after excuse after excuse. But Lord… If they change…. then I could. If […]
