Oprah on the Big Screen

Family, Friends, Relationships, The Blog

We had two of our dearest friends over for dinner last night, followed by the movie, The Butler.  None of us realized that yesterday was the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s famous, I Have a Dream speech. And none of us thought for a minute about the...

Love Your Life Lesson — Finding a Friend for Life

Faith & Ministry, Marriage & Family

In this Love Your Life Lesson I’m with one of my lifetime best friends, Kathi Graves, as we’re hanging at her house discussing our 4 tips for having a friendship that lasts a lifetime. In spite of distance, seasons that change, and heartbreaks that come,...

Off to New Orleans

Friends, People & Events, Relationships, The Blog, Work

Ron and I are flying to New Orleans today, to be with our dear friends Steve and Jennifer Robinson.  We love this couple for many reasons… Generosity — they’re putting us up at a very nice hotel for two nights so we will feel lavished, including a...

Not So Happy Endings

Faith & Ministry

I spent much of this morning in tears… I decided to call a friend from church to say I’d been missing her, after just a few minutes of hellos she blurted out, “Oh Lynette, we’re not going to the church anymore.” (the church where my...

Friendship and Election Watch Party

The Blog

Never doubt the day of small beginnings in friendships… We spent a casual but fun election night with our dear friends Nathan and Jennifer Gooden.  Jennifer made chili and cornbread, we brought salad and ice cream bars.  In spite of the election tensions, we...