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.
Questions often have no answers. Why do things happen as they do? Why did my roommate die on her honeymoon? Why do jobs have to change? Why did that friend not love me enough? How come my parents couldn’t stay together? Why do friends come and go? Why did that accident occur? Good questions; I […]
Change is difficult. It’s also uncomfortable and often times lonely. Yet do you continue to dig in the rut and stay where you no longer belong? Do you become hardened and angry because you have burrowed in? If the Lord is prompting a change are you willing to trust Him? “I know the plans I […]
What am I doing in my life right now? 1. With God’s help, I am tearing down the wallpaper of my mind. Wallpaper that consists of doubt, shame, guilt and fear, and replacing it with confidence, integrity and virtue and assurance. 2. With God’s help, I am attempting to sort through the mound of feelings […]
Feeling disappointed, causes you to lose hope. What you viewed as a wonderful plan was thwarted. Dreams came to an abrupt end. Excitement suddenly turns to discouragement and a cloud of disappointment settles in. That cloud obscures potential that others have but never see. Gifts that they are given yet remain unopened. Imagine a table […]
The game has been won declaring you a winner. Yet the opposing team won’t give up. Checkmate has been declared on our enemy Satan. He is in a losing battle but refuses to resign. Defiantly he ignores the declaration of “checkmate” nevertheless the Lord on his return will say “Check – Game over.” In Christ, […]
Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Frustrated with relationships, at odds with people, struggling with a budget yet buying more presents than necessary, are just a few of the things I personally do over and over. Add to that my thought life, as I argue […]
I heard this story this weekend shared in a sermon. I thought it was a perfect time to share it……… Who Packs YOUR Parachute?A TRUE STORY about Charles PlumbCharles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane as destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. […]
Sitting down, harness latched ready for the ride to begin. Listening to the clicking of the wheels we ascend to the heights anticipating the spiral ride back down. Upside down, rotating and just as you catch your breath, you are catapulted up and experience nose dives, dips and turns. Spinning while trying to focus yet […]
The Writer’s Conference is over. In retrospect, it is obvious to me now why I went through hell to get there. In the last month, I have had health issues, my Mom was in the hospital, my brother in law and sister had surgery, my daughter relapsed, my husband’s company is splitting, negative marks put […]
Have you ever dreamed of being so wealthy that you could walk into any store and buy anything your heart desired? Or maybe buy any car you wanted? You never had to worry about whether the funds were in the bank. Money was no option. I am always dreaming of things to buy, or adding […]
