Nov 5, 2016 | Personal Blog
Yesterday a sweet friend asked me to sign a copy of my new book. I smiled and said, “Sure!” and then proceeded to misspell my first name on the first page of her brand new copy. Well, nearly. I caught myself and turned the second e in Beeky into a blotchy...
Nov 1, 2016 | Personal Blog
“It’s called What’s a Nice God Like You Doing in a Place Like This?” I told Judy Skaggs over the phone. Judy is otherwise known to me as Mama, or perhaps more appropriately, Head Cheerleader of Becky Skaggs Ramsey and Steve Skaggs and Anyone...
Oct 29, 2016 | Personal Blog
I’m all for searching out signs and wonders in this curious world of ours, but some days life’s weirdness goes a little far. Like today, for instance. I was enjoying my day off today, drinking coffee and paying bills today at our kitchen table (Woo hoo!...
Oct 26, 2016 | Personal Blog
Funny things can happen when you try to show God to children. Sometimes it’s better just to be quiet and let them show God to you! It happened again on Sunday. For the Children’s Sermon, I shared David Shannon’s fabulous book, David Gets In...
Oct 21, 2016 | Personal Blog
To sweet Sam, my gas mask wearing dalmatian baby, now a 6 foot 4 inch boy-man with the same mischievous grin, happy birthday! Eighteen years ago today you came into our world, fists clenched, red faced and hollering. The nurses took one look at all 9 pounds, 15 ounces...
Oct 19, 2016 | Personal Blog
I got lost in the woods Saturday. No, not in a good way in which I spin under the trees just for fun, as scarlet leaves fall around me and a stream gurgles and a chorus of birds and frogs and crickets sings me out of my troubles and into the arms of God. No. I got...