Author: Nancy Oehlert

Our lives mirror the cycle of the Earth’s seasons. Do you have a favorite? Or, perhaps there’s a season that you dread? Have you noticed that some seasons fly by quickly while others seem to hold on forever, like a hot, Texas summer?  Each season of the year has its challenges and its unique charms.…

It was a beautiful day for a wedding! The sun was shining, and there was a light, cool breeze. The venue was lush and meticulously manicured for the event.  As the guests arrived, they ambled down a curved path that led to the ceremony site. Long, straight rows of white chairs stood out against all…

“Peter, we’re going to have to ask some people to leave. It’s getting too crowded! There’s barely room for the Teacher to sit.”  “Who am I going to ask to leave, Rachel?  Many of the Pharisees and teachers of the law are here. They’ve come from every village in Galilee. And others from as far…

Satan wants us to think and act like adults. He wants us to feel that we have moved beyond the ‘learning years’. He likes it when we reach the point where we stop asking so many questions.  Adults don’t ask a lot of questions because, truthfully, we’ve already made up our minds about most things.…

Youth is so energetic! So exuberant! So time-consuming! So messy…and exhausting.  Trying to focus on writing when there are two new puppies in the house is nearly impossible. The pups, Chip and Penny, are precious, but accidents happen. It’s fun to play with and teach them, but they have a tendency to run without watching…

It happened again. An old, ugly habit showed up. My ‘open-the-mouth-without-thinking’ habit. Throughout my life, my mouth has gotten me into a lot of trouble. A whole lot. When am I going to learn? I was talking with Jana, a sweet, generous friend. She’d seen my appeal on social media for inexpensive, quiet places to…

I’m blocked, y’all! Seriously blocked. For an author, this is not a good thing. I assumed it was just the usual difficulty of getting back into the swing of things after the holidays, but this goes way beyond that. Has your heart ever been so burdened that you had difficulty focusing on your work? It’s…

Words are powerful. In the beginning, God ‘spoke’ the world into existence. He simply said, “Let there be light” and it was so. His words are so powerful. Our words have power, too. They have the power to build up or to tear down. To inspire or to offend. To enlighten or to embitter. Words…

It’s the holiday season and for most people that includes the giving and receiving of gifts. Why is it that some people are so much harder to buy for than others? All you have to do is mention this difficulty to a group of friends, and each one will jump in with a name of…

We’ve probably all said that. Right? We’re just going to dash into the store, grab a few things, and be out.  If you’re like me, you’ve wound up dashing through the store with your arms full, stacking one item on top of another. Finally, you realize that if you pick up one more thing, you’re…