Trust and obey has been my theme for 2010.  In the midst of challenging circumstances, the Lord is giving me opportunities to ...trust Him. On Wednesday afternoon, a transformer exploded in the backyard.  With triple digit temps in Phoenix, we lost all power for four hours.  Both Greg and I were in the midst of our work (on our computers, of course) and they suddenly shut down.  All power was gone! For the next few very hot hours we watched as cranes were lowered into the yard to remove and then replace the burned out transformer.  Frankly, Greg and I did…

It's Word Filled Wednesday and I'm linking up with Internet Cafe Devotions .  This photo was taken by Richard Doyle, my friend Tina's stepfather.  I'm truly amazed at his talent for photography and his willingness to allow me to share. Living in the desert of Arizona, I know what it's like to be thirsty.  I keep a water bottle handy at all times to quench my thirst.  But Jesus was speaking with the Samaritan woman at the well about a different kind of thirst.  Only Jesus could provide this kind of water. How thankful I am for this livin…

It would have been my mom's birthday today.  However, a little over five years ago she died.  This photo was one of my dad's favorite pictures of her.  Dad loves Marilyn Monroe and we always thought my mom looked like her in this photo.  What do you think?  Maybe just a little? As a teenager from Brooklyn, NY Mom and her friends went to Sheepshead Bay to rent horses. I think my mom and dad's first date was horseback riding.  Later, when she and my dad moved to Florida she had the opportunity to take lessons.  She loved to jump and often linge…