Porches and Heavenly Wine

July 13, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

As I have been waiting for the editing process to finish up with my book, I have had a strange lull in my writing. Which is pleasant for me to sit back, try to be patient and not think about writing. Knowing I will soon begin the process of reading through the edited version of […]

No Nonsense

June 29, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I had asked my two sons what they had learned from me over the last 4 years. My youngest son encapsulated exactly what he has learned from me in the last four years and was the first to state: Mom this is what I learned,

How I Kick Fear to the Curb 👊🏼

February 28, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

This is something I rarely speak about; yet I promised myself this would be an open journal. Please read all the way to the end because this is not an, “Oh feel sorry for Darlene but a glimpse into stubbornness that can be used for good as God lives inside me healing me through the […]

#QuoteoftheDay

January 29, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Was looking through my old posts and found this Spirit and Truth and wanted to share it with you.

Sally’s Question

January 11, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

In my last blog post The Greater Sin I started with a conversation I was having with a group of girlfriends. Now I want to finish what we spoke about that night. My good friend Sally had been watching a documentary about the new Pope and a meeting the Pope had had to apologize to […]

The Greater Sin

December 8, 2018.Reading time 17 minutes.

Last week my family and I were at a friend’s new business celebrating the “grand opening”. It was just a few close friends that had come together to celebrate God’s goodness in this new chapter for their lives. As the handful of us stood around the reception desk drinking wine and eating cheese and kibitzing […]

From Cubs to Lions

November 24, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Today as I celebrate four years of freedom, I have come to realize, finally, what I, my family and my friends were really warring with. God started me on a road that I simply could not look back on four years ago over three days. As I lay in bed this morning and visited with […]