What’s your word for the year? Watch is mine. Last year it was ‘one.’ I asked the Lord to give me one person at a time to encourage, one speaking event, one new opportunity and he did, and he did. This year, the message was clear, “Hey Karmen, instead of you…
“What are you going to do about sharing your journals with the women in jail?” “Great question. I’ve been praying about that very thing. The number of women varies from week to week. I don’t want to leave anybody out, but to be honest, right now I don’t know if I can afford…
#WHOA! What a year! Let’s take a quick look back, shall we? JANUARY We move like molasses in winter, well, because it’s winter. The boys suit up and play as usual because outside is necessary. The family sings, “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck…
Last minute Christmas shoppers will you please stand? Look around. You are not alone, so I don’t want anyone to panic. I want everyone to remain calm. It’s Christmas Eve, Eve, Eve and we are all calm. We are savoring the season. There are gifts still to buy and whose…
Last minute Christmas shoppers will you please stand? Look around. You are not alone, so I don’t want anyone to panic. I want everyone to remain calm. It’s Christmas Eve, Eve, Eve and we are all calm. We are savoring the season. There are gifts still to buy and whose…
My Dad has always encouraged my sisters and me, “Dream BIG girls!” His words have given life to many of the dreams we are living today. As a bossy adolescent, I dreamed of becoming a teacher. Daddy is the one who urged me to fill out the scholarship forms that lead to a Drama Scholarship to the…