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.
Fear has struck…… I feel stuck. Why is it that fear attempts to take the “best” of us, not the worst? Fear tries to grip the things we are good at, not the bad things, and then leaves us inoperative. Working through a mind-full of “clutter thoughts’, I let my guard down. Similar to lying […]
Drama used to be an experience or situation acted out on television or in the movies by actors and actresses. It was action for the stage that we could laugh, cry, applaud or jeer because we knew it was just a movie. The Free Dictionary describes it as, ‘a prose or verse composition, especially one […]
Anxious hearts are very heavy, but a word of encouragement does wonders! Proverbs 12:25 DEATH The stroke took what little life she had left. With a directive for no life support, I watched her gasp for breath for five long grueling days. As this loved one lay dying, I reached the point I was begging […]
Pinball is a game in which points are scored by a player manipulating steel balls on a board that is inside a glass-covered cabinet called a pinball machine. The objective of the game is to score as many points as possible. Points are earned when the ball strikes different objects on the board. A drain […]
If you can’t say something nice, don’t say it at all. We’ve heard the cute yet wise phrase, but why don’t we heed it? Yesterday, in the blog, “Hurtful Words Are Like Wild Fire,” we talked about the negative outcomes of words: · makes tempers flare, · crushes the spirit, · destroys friends, · constant […]
The family and friends gathered for the celebration. And now, the tables are gone, dishes are washed, and decorations have been taken down. The only evidence of the party that remains is a cluster of balloons. They were once bright and flowing, yet now are losing their luster. Blowing in the breeze, and deflating…… Reminds […]
Two police officers were out patrolling in the middle of night as they came upon a red light at an intersection. Waiting for the light to turn green, chatting away, contemplating any calls to come through, they were ambushed. Out of nowhere, another vehicle across the intersection begins shooting at them with an assault rifle, […]
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Colossians 3:13 The roller coaster travels up and comes down with twisting, turning, upside down curves. Sometimes slow and then picks up speed. Just when you settle in, the bottom drops out from under you. Does that ever describe your life? […]
Have you ever found yourself mentally pulling a flower petal off and chanting loves me, loves me not, loves me, loves me not……wondering about God’s loves toward you? Do you ever ask yourself if prayer is important? Does prayer accomplish anything? Does it ever fall on deaf ears? Does prayer really change things? Let […]
I am horribly afraid; heart-pounding, head throbbing, tear jerking, breath-taking extreme fear. I wish it was a dream and I would wake up and it would be gone. But today, it is my reality. Everyday my thoughts are consumed with what if? What if they die? What if the police show up? What will my […]
