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“Be my rock of refuge to which I can always go.”
Psalm 71:3
NIV Translation-
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Recent Posts
- The Gift of Staring at Your Shoes
- A Suggestion For Your Reading List
- The Unexpected Lesson of Irma
- The Death of Discernment
- A Different Kind of Radical
- “Are We Safe Yet?”
- The Most Important Feature in My Home
- The Story Behind “The Forgottens”
- The Perversity of Unanswered Prayer
- It’s a Boy!
- Why God Loves Dogs
- Jesus and Cereal
- Getting in God’s Face
- Judging Our “Truthiness”
- When Is It Time To Go?
- Chatting It Up with God
- The Messy Journey Between Back Then, Now, and Up Ahead
- Our Own Version of “Boston Strong”
- When Convictions Get Ugly
- Grateful for an Empty Tomb
- What God and “NCIS: Los Angeles” Share in Common
- Ballad for an Ordinary Life
- The Fast Track Back to God
- Disappearance of an Old Friend
- Postcard From Paradise
- Breaking the Rules About Christmas
- What If You’re Not Feeling Thankful?
- The Answer to All Your Questions
- Are You Poor Enough?
- What Facebook and the Bible Share in Common
- Surviving the Life You’ve Always Wanted
- What Our Stuff Says About Us
- The Problem with Angels and Politics
- The Curse of Expectations–Yours, Mine, Ours
- What If Words Were Banned?
About My Latest Book
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Join Verla Wallace for a backroads adventure with no cell phone, laptop, GPS, or itinerary. Wallace’s journey of self-discovery is filled with humor and drama, heartache and breakthrough. Meet Duck Man, a washed-up machinist with a brain tumor who found a new purpose for his life in the unlikeliest of places. Meet the mysterious hiker, fresh off walking The Appalachian Trail, who forces Wallace to acknowledge her own calling. Whether it involved getting lost at night in a mountain canyon or attending an elegant Hilton Head wedding, Wallace’s life-changing road trip delivers a wealth of wit and wisdom with an ending no one expected.
Available on Amazon.
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Category Archives: Spiritual Growth
A Suggestion For Your Reading List
Time out for a personal note: I’m excited to announce the publication of my new book, available now on Amazon. It’s the story of a 40-day unconventional road trip taken 25 years ago. Call it a mid-life re-evaluation, a mid-life … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Christian Living, Mid-life Evaluation, Personal Growth, Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized
Tagged life lessons, memoir
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What God and “NCIS: Los Angeles” Share in Common
Watching “NCIS: Los Angeles” the other night helped me finally understand why I get impatient with God’s plans for my life. I keep losing sight of basic principles that the TV actors follow well. The whole thing began earlier that … Continue reading
Postcard From Paradise
The Gulf Coast of Florida is a wonderful place to be in January. It’s widely known for its tropical beauty, even though the part most visitors see is a beauty that’s been carefully trimmed and manicured and arranged into botanical … Continue reading
What Facebook and the Bible Share in Common
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with Facebook. It’s no substitute for real life (although some people live on Facebook like it IS their real life) and any relating on Facebook is shallow and fleeting. Deep relationships take face time and … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible
Tagged Bible, Facebook, Friend request, social networking, story
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What Our Stuff Says About Us
We were out to dinner with friends the other night on the eve of another short-term move. It’s another chapter in our ongoing saga to get permanently relocated to our new home in Florida. This unexpected multi-part journey to get … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Spiritual Growth
Tagged accumulated stuff, hindrances, identity, living simply, possessions, running the race
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The Cliche` That’s Actually True
My husband and I recently saw “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” a charming movie about seven seniors from wildly different backstories, who choose to retire to what was billed as an exotic, upscale senior community in India. It’s run by … Continue reading
God, Could You Move It Along?
A love story popped up on the Internet recently about a couple of octogenarians who were sweethearts in college back in the ‘50s. Life interrupted and they never married. Recently, through friends, they learned both of them were now widowed and they … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Spiritual Growth
Tagged God’s sovereignty, Lifetime Achievement, octogenerians, patience, real estate market, waiting
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Navy SEALS and Guerilla Decision-Making
I received a phone call this morning from a person who wanted to talk about a really bad decision she made (her words, not mine, although I totally agreed). She knew better, she said. She had been at this crossroads before, … Continue reading
If Only I Had Known
I’m not sure if we get smarter with age or if we simply make enough mistakes and deal with enough setbacks and failures to learn what doesn’t work. Here are a few things I wish I had learned sooner: Wisdom doesn’t come … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Living Well, Spiritual Growth
Tagged change, contentment, failure, fear, finding answers, God's plans, priorities, reflection, waiting, wisdom
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Louder Is Not a Strategy
I’m not a fan of geese, unless they’re flying a few hundred feet overhead in a pretty formation far far away. On the ground they’re loud and messy and territorial, with real anger management issues. We used to live in … Continue reading
Pilgrim on the Loose 