May’s Current Writings
God Never Forgets Your Prayers
Bless her heart, young Mary Ann just couldn’t sing a lick. Even the tune of "Happy Birthday" gave her trouble. She tried to sing like all the other kids, but somehow, she just couldn’t hit [...]
3 Simple Questions to Help You Reach Your Goals in 2019
By now, your Christmas decorations are stored in the attic . . . except maybe for that stray ornament like I just found, that somehow didn’t make it into the box, which may possibly roll [...]
A Thank You Note to Jalen Hurts (that he probably won’t ever see)
Dear Jalen Hurts, I don’t know you personally and probably never will. But I’d like to thank you anyway for the valuable example you’ve been for me and for everyone else who’s been watching you [...]
7 Rich Blessings of the Family Dinner Table
My grandmother (Betty Jones) believed that every family—especially hers—should gather around the dinner table together, often. So, she put up homegrown vegetables all summer for our weekly family dinners. If she hadn’t, well, we might have [...]
20 Little Lies That Will Pin You Down (If You Let Them)
“Did we meet? I don’t remember you at all.” Wrote the editor of a large publishing house in a curt (bordering on rude) email. We had met together just a few weeks before but obviously, [...]
Praying with Your Spouse: 7 Common Mistakes to Avoid
When Mike and I were first married, I admit we prayed together more from habit, than we did from the heart. Mostly we prayed together at meals, rattling off a few quick clichés and routine [...]