Our family continues to grow! Last Sunday our oldest son proposed to his girlfriend--and she said yes! We are thrilled to be getting another daughter-in-law! …
My Christmas Gift
I confess, I wasn't feeling very . . . festive in the days leading up to Christmas. A big life change that would have taken us back to the Dallas area suddenly disappeared, leaving me looking at a future in Austin with a …
Join me on Facebook Live!
Hey y'all-- I have a couple of fun announcements to make about No Small Storm, and I'll be sharing them on Facebook Live (www.facebook.com/AuthorAnneMateer) today at Noon (Central time.) There might even be a giveaway …
Doing vs Hearing
Our church had a prayer and communion service last night. My husband and I went because we both knew we needed our hearts to be centered on Jesus right now. As the pastor directed the congregation in prayer, he did so around …
“I Cannot Live Without Books”
The first time I saw the Thomas Jefferson quote, "I cannot live without books," it was on a t-shirt in the Library of Congress gift shop. It resonated so strongly with me that I plunked down the money and bought the shirt. …
50 things I’m thankful for as I turn 50
I confess, I wrote and deleted a very different post to mark my birthday today. It was much more . . . melancholy. But the morning after I wrote it I realized that my mindset is the fulcrum on which the emotional see-saw …
Welcome 2017!
I know it's been a while since I posted, so don't fall over in a dead faint! But on this first day of 2017, I am feeling very grateful. Not only did the Lord bring us through a year of upheaval in 2016, He has given …
Galveston, O Galveston
We went to visit our girl over the Labor Day weekend. Although I had been with her to pick out, move into, and put together her apartment, her daddy hadn't been able to see it yet. Nor had he seen the campus that would be her …
Grumbling and Complaining, Front and Center
Do you ever have those days when suddenly everything you see and read is on the same subject? And that subject brings conviction? Yep, that happened to me this week. In everything from my Bible reading to social media, …
When God Gives What You Least Expect
You might expect from the title of this post that I'm going to talk about something big. Something major. Like a book contract or a restored relationship or a physical healing. While I could tell you some stories about those …