Category Archives: Devotional

Recalculating….Recalulating

By Shelly Johns | Published: September 5, 2010
For the past eight years, I have driven to the DC area at least once a year to visit family.  For the past two, I have used a GPS.  Although I was coming to the area for a meeting, I didn’t expect this drive to be any different because my GPS had always taken me the [...]
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Searching for Hidden Treasure

By Donna Coffey | Published: September 2, 2010
As a child, I can remember my cousin, Jackie, and I would dream of finding buried treasure.  We would even dig under trees and rocks in hopes of finding a box of jewels or money!  Needless to say, we were never successful in our quest! But we all have a treasure trove that we can “dig” into….Proverbs [...]
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Confessions of a Former Pit Dweller

By Shelly Johns | Published: August 22, 2010
Since Crosseyed Living’s conception, I have written from where God is teaching me.  So, when I write about gossiping, failure to listen, etc.,  it’s because God has spoken to me personally–about MY issues.  This is because I suffer from “plank-eyeism” (Matthew 7:3, NIV).  In other words, I have enough of my own issues that keep me from [...]
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Father, I’m Listening

By Shelly Johns | Published: August 15, 2010
During the run of “Frasier,” one of TV’s most successful sitcoms, Dr. Frasier Crane often began his radio station program with “Good Morning Seattle, this is Frasier Crane, I’m listening.”  This statement often opened the door to many conversational adventures.  Listening is so underrated.  I mean, it’s often after the fact that we say, “If I [...]
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Reason’s Name

By Shelly Johns | Published: July 26, 2010
Corrianna was her name.  She was an African American girl who appeared to be around 11 or 12.  She stood in the hotel elevator alone as I stepped on.  “What is the North American Mission Board?” she asked. She must have noticed the “North American Mission Board” on the tag around my neck.  (She also had [...]
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The joys and trails of the night shift

By Aundie Starks | Published: July 23, 2010
This past week I have been working nights at the hospital.  I am a phlebotomist there and nights are a lot slower paced than day shift.  Well, that is until around 3:30 am when morning rounds start.  It is definitely not my favorite shift.  My sleeping and eating patterns get messed up, I don’t get [...]
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Best on the Menu

By Shelly Johns | Published: July 19, 2010
Nachos is one of my favorite splurge (eaten on ocassion) foods. When I order them from my favorite restaurant, I tell the waitress what I want on them.  She brings back my order arranged just as I ordered. Well, during a recent “to go” order, the waitress informed me that she was going to read the order back to [...]
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Tar Balls and Oil on the Beach

By Donna Coffey | Published: July 8, 2010
Our recent trip to the Gulf of Mexico was marred by the BP oil spill.  On the day we arrived, the beautiful white sands were covered with dark globs of oil.  The next day cleanup crews arrived to begin daily vigils cleaning up the beach so that we could enjoy it most of the week. Everyday [...]
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True Freedom

By Donna Coffey | Published: July 1, 2010
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.  John 8:32 Because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.  Romans 8:2 The 4th of July, Independence Day for the United States of America, is historically a day of celebration.  We [...]
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No Time Out…

By Shelly Johns | Published: June 21, 2010
 Sunday afternoon, as I spent the day with my sister and her family, we decided to finish the day off in the pool.  It began with a friendly game of volley ball.  So, with my life jacket snugly in place, my nephew and I went against my sister.  (My brother-in-law decided to be the “referee.”) About an hour later, my nephew decided that [...]
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