Family

When my children were small we lived on the marsh in southeast Georgia. Our backyard overlooked the eighth fairway in Osprey Cove, a neighborhood located in St. Mary’s Georgia. Our home had a large, two-story window in the family room and as you looked out, you could see across the marsh into Florida.   You…

Mornings are a great time to pray, the earlier, the better because the house is quiet and the demands for my attention are just about nil. Not only that but, biblically, there is a clear precedent throughout the Word of God that establishes a model of rising early and having a designated place to pray.…

Several years ago when I went through the fires of refinement and faced a serious and potentially fatal health challenge, I asked myself, as well as God, many questions. How did I find myself in this furnace of affliction? God, am I being sifted? God, am I being disciplined? Am I being punished? Are you…

Nothing outside of salvation will impact living a life without regrets more than having a Godly character.   Freedom Today was my birth child, given as a gift from the Lord. It was a nationally and internationally syndicated television show that aired for a number of years. I was the host and executive producer of…

Some days I feel like I have to create something, and doing the same thing twice is no fun, so I change things all the time. I can’t even use a recipe the same way twice. I can’t help it. I have to create, and when I do, it’s messy. I surround myself with my…

Another rat scurried by as thoughts of hopelessness filled his mind. Hungary and dirty, he leaned back on the cold wall and closed his eyes. His heart felt empty as hopeless thoughts echoed deep within him. It had been thirteen years since he had left home. Thirteen years. The words, “I will never get out…

When I was a kid I lived close to a children’s amusement park, appropriately named, “Kiddie Land”.  The most adult ride there was the famous Tilt-a-Whirl.  I longed for the day I was allowed to ride it.  But once I did, I wished I hadn’t.  No sooner did the whirling start, I wanted off. The…

The first thing I noticed were the size of her hands–large, but neatly manicured and nails impeccably polished.  Silky skirt, tailored blouse, boots and a beautiful blonde wig–yet the size of her hands let me know that “she” had been born a “he”.   We were shopping almost shoulder to shoulder in the ladies’ department.…

It is so rare to find that person that you click with. That one you find intriguing and have a desire to get to know better. But when you come across one, you know it, there is a spark. I can meet one hundred new people, be friendly and kind to them all, but at…

Yesterday was not my best cooking day.  It all started when my daughter Marie-Louise wanted me to fry some plantains for her.  I hate deep-frying, but I said I would do it for her. I was in a hurry, mistake #1…never fry in a hurry, so I poured the oil in a smaller-than-usual saucepan and…