You Raise Me Up

Thank you for this pumpkin, Jesus. As I carve it, please hear my Pumpkin Carving Prayer.  (Cut the top of the pumpkin) Open my mind, Jesus, to learn more and more about You. (Clean out…

Have you ever wondered why you describe yourself as “feeling blue” when you are sad or in a melancholy state? “Feeling blue” is a naval term coined by the deepwater sailing ships of old. When…

Aren’t you glad if you plant tomatoes you don’t get habanero peppers instead? That’s because the law of the harvest never fails: You always reap what you sow. That can be a good thing and…

As we crowded in front of the TV listening to weather icon, Jim Cantore’s latest report on Hurricane Matthew, a song my three year old grandson sings in his Junior Jivers class came to mind. “God makes…

So excited! This week’s Thought From Penny was published in Christian Devotions!  BOUNCE! DON’T BREAK… QUIT CHOKING ON CONFLICT If you’re a people pleaser like me, you’d probably rather eat bugs than employ confrontation as a healthy…

Author and speaker Cynthia L Simmons was kind enough to have me on her website with an interview. I truly enjoyed this radio interview and would love for you to check it out here. We discuss Bounce!…