Keeping It Real: When all Hell Breaks Loose

When all hell breaks loose in your life, what is your initial reaction? I’m not asking what you want it to be. Truly, what is your “go to” reaction? Do […]
Keeping It Real: The Tipping Point

PHOTO BY JODIE BRIM CREATIVE Is it just me, or are you feeling the weight of the hour, too? So many significant things seem to be hanging in the balance. […]
Keeping It Real: Eyes Forward

Have you driven anywhere lately? How often did you use your rearview mirror? How much of your focus remained glued to the windshield? To be sure, your forward focus got […]
Keeping it Real: “TO COME IN BETWEEN”

Ever read Scripture that sounds completely out of character for God? Here goes: “…the Lord said to Moses, ‘Let Me alone now….’” (Exodus 32:9) Did God really just say that?! […]
Keeping It Real: Savoring the Familiar

In 2020, predictability packed its bags and took a one-way ticket to one epic emergency after another. We barely catch our breath from one scandalizing reality before the tremors of […]
Keeping it Real: Fully Convinced!

Do you have people in your life who seem to see the best in every situation? If you don’t, you need them! My daddy is one of the most […]
Keeping it Real: Good Forecast

Have you ever tried to get your kids to grab a jacket on the way out the door when it’s stifling hot? The temps have been sizzling for days so […]
Keeping it Real: Seeing Is Believing?

Have you ever spent time with a blind man? It’s an eye-opening experience. No really! You see things you never saw before. Life was never easy for my brother, Stewart. […]
Keeping It Real Turns TEN!

PHOTO BY JODIE BRIM CREATIVE Believe it or not, I’ve been “Keeping It Real” with you for ten years now! Crazy, huh? So much has transpired in these 4,380 days […]
THE DREAMER-AND-DOER ENSEMBLE

For the most part, I’m a doer. I spend my days getting things done. One of the most exhilarating highs of my day is checking off my to-do list. (Some […]