Shakin' The Salt

No one that I know would want to go through suffering just to build better character in themselves! Most of us would much rather learn in a gentle and easy way how to be a better person, wouldn’t we? Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page. Tha...

Six months ago we began drafting Bud’s book when he was invited back again to be the keynote speaker for a hospital cancer awareness event. I am so proud of him for stepping out of his comfort zone and being the keynote speaker! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button a...

Everyone has asked why I haven’t been on Facebook or done a podcast recently. Or why haven’t I returned texts or phone calls! My answer is I have been having fun living life and co-authoring Bud’s new book! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the pa...

All of us are aging – like it or not. Some of us are thriving and enjoying our “Golden Years” while others hate getting older and they let everyone else know it! My mother will be 101 in two weeks! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page. Thank...

We all make friends through our lives, and some of us remain friends 50 years later! It may even be years between visits, but we pick up where we left off reminiscing and then making new memories! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page. Thank...

None of us like being judged, especially if it is an unfair or wrong judgment! But the whole reason for Christ coming was not to condemn us, but to save us! John 3:17. Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday!  Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page...

When you know yourself and your loved one(s) you learn why you are attracted to certain “types” and not so much others. My husband and I have been together 57 years, married for 54, and we’re opposites! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page....

When you hear of someone going through the same thing you are, it seems you immediately share a “common bond” even if you don’t really know them. So it was with actor James Van Der Beek who shared his bout with cancer. Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bott...

A friend recently told me she thought God was mad at her. After a brief discussion she admitted there was nothing to blame it on except for so many horrible things happening in her life! I believe whatever it is, God can use that – and us- to bring good! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a &...

Are you still exhausted from the holidays, and maybe have the flu or at least a bad cold? Maybe you are just “down” for no particular reason. Well, I can relate; and I have a few suggestions I gave myself! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the pag...

I got out of my heated pool to answer the phone. Family and friends “back home” were in a horrible snowstorm with flights canceled, their roads closed, and they couldn’t even find a store that was open.  Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page....

My sweet grandmother spent over 60 years attending church alone each week until my “womanizing” grandfather at 83 decided at a funeral, he wanted a “Graduation Celebration” just like this one. But my brother, the Minister, told him he couldn’t because he didn’t know if he was going to Heaven or not! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will...

If you have had the flu going around like most of us have, you also want this flu to flee I am sure. But it hangs on, it is contagious and it so tiring that chronic fatigue is part of it. Yet, on we go! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page....

I never dreamed our neighbors would put up scary Halloween decorations at Christmas, mixing them with the nativity and other Christmas decorations. They call it The Nightmare Before Christmas…and boy is it! What would you do? Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at t...

When everyone around you seems to have the Joy of the Christmas season, shopping, singing, looking forward to family fun, and you are miserable, what do you do? I have a few suggestions, as I have been there too! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of...

We know the teenage eye rolling with the words, “Whatever!” Most parents would love to them drop that attitude. But the growl of GRR in front of attitude can be the catalyst for a great attitude bomb! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page. Th...

Most mothers feel overwhelmed or unappreciated at times. Yet years later, all of us have thought of our moms in love, as we remember certain things our mom did for us when she thought that we weren’t looking. Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the...

When asked this question, many immediately think of a movie star or rock legend or super hero. But most think of a loved one, a favorite coach, teacher or friend. But what does it take to be a real hero? Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page....

I hadn’t seen her in almost fifty years! And now this former student of mine was going to be near me in Florida and wanted to do lunch! I was so excited to see her and hear all about her after 50 years of “life”! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of...

Ask an alcoholic if alcoholism is real. If you have ever been under the power of demonic forces, you know it is real. Unfortunately, I have. But there is one word demons hate the most, and I traded darkness for Light. Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the botto...

If you suffer with excruciating pain as I have for 25 years, and it stops – it is a miracle! I would never think of how God healed me – but He did! And maybe you have an unexpected miracle coming too! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page. Th...

This old Hee Haw song brings a smile if not more to most of us who remember. But those going through a serious depression may not find it funny at all. How do you deal with an ongoing long-term depression? Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the pag...

The longer we live the more we see that life really isn’t fair in our judgment! Some really good people – as well as really bad ones as we see it, just don’t get due justice! So how do we explain it? Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page. Tha...

Have you ever felt completely broken, and unable to “fix” yourself? What if that very brokenness was exactly what you needed in order to surrender, so that you could be completely healed and made brand new? Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the pa...

Did you ever have one of those weeks where everything was wonderful, celebrating an anniversary, and then you end up in the hospital? Although there was nothing tragic it still puts things in perspective! Support the show Support our ministry by clicking "Support the show" above where you will be directed to our website. You will find a "Donate" button at the bottom of the page...