

The True Spirit of Christmas
The Christmas season is here again. It’s the time everyone looks forward to for twelve long months. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the season that embraces a special spirit, called the Spirit of Christmas! The Spirit of Christmas can mean different things to different people. The primary focus of the secular world’s Spirit of Christmas includes commercial gift-giving, decorated trees and twinkling lights. Many of us enjoy and participate in these fun t
Dec 7, 2025


Fall – A Time of Reflection
The fall season is here again. It’s a season we readily welcome for the amazingly beautiful colorful foliage and the much-appreciated temperature cool down. An applicable quote by Lee Maynard says, "Fall is the season of the year that God seemed to have put here just for the beauty of it." But fall is also a season for reflections, reflections on the seasons of the past, reflections on our life’s seasons and changes, and for self-introspection. What does a time of reflectio
Oct 27, 2025


Make Every Day Count
Before I introduce our topic, I give God all honor and praise for blessing “My Divine Living” this month with 18 years, almost two decades of writing! For those who may not know, it was back in 2007 when my column was launched, “My Divine Living” with the Garland Journal News newspaper. Mr. Willie Hobdy, the publisher and owner of that paper, gave me an opportunity to write for his paper as a Senior Columnist. In addition, he gave my daughters an opportunity to write a fashio
Sep 28, 2025


A Learner for Life
As a new school year begins, I am reminded of my many years as a classroom teacher where I always prepared to welcome a fresh new group of learners. While school kids return each fall to begin a new session of learning, learning is not reserved for school kids only. But there should be continuous learning for everyone throughout life. Regardless of our age we should seek personal growth as a learner for as long as we live. An amazing quote for us to remember by Henry Ford, “
Aug 23, 2025


A Word on Democracy
My Divine Living Blog - A Word on Democracy Happy Birthday America! Also, Happy Anniversary to the My Divine Living Blog and MDL Podcast! This month My Divine Living Blog celebrates 9 years and our MDL Podcast celebrates its 2nd Anniversary! As always, we give all glory and praises to God for another amazing year and opportunity for glorifying Him and maturing His people! MDL boldly kicks off this new season as a participant in the CBS Mornings News “It’s Never Too Late”
Jul 16, 2025






