I used to be afraid to fly. The sudden little bumps in the air and the strange noises from the belly of the plane used to unnerve me. That all suddenly changed on a…

I never thought I was a judgemental person until I was judged. It seemingly came out of nowhere. Making an innocent statement one minute, I was corrected and critiqued the next. And boy, did…

Our sweet dog, Samantha, is fifteen years old. A Miniature Schnauzer with personality galore, she has watched for our safety and stolen our hearts in ways that are hard to imagine. Funny, cute, and…

Dust and ashes, is not a catch phrase in our 21st century vocabulary. If you dropped those two words into today’s contemporary culture, some might recognize them as part of a lyric, and others,…

For many of us these past months have been full of gray skies and tenuous news. Tumultuous storms—tornadoes, fires, hurricanes, avalanches, and mudslides, just to name a few—have pummeled our landscape. The national and…

Looking back on my life, through sweet moments and ones that weren’t, I can see the Lord has always been with me. Not one thing happened—either by the choices I made, or by what…

I’ve always wondered when reading passages in the book of Revelation, how it could be that man doesn’t repent after each horrific event that will come upon the world. When in my early twenties…

Waiting is one of the hardest things to do.  Whenever I sense the Lord telling me to do just that, hints of panic begin to take shape within my heart. Questions of how do…

I don’t know about you, but this has been one of the hardest seasons of life I have ever walked through. When I get something accomplished, instead of having a breather, another deadline or…

As summer is singing its final song, the crisp beauty of autumn has begun to grace our days. Bright red and yellow popping out on the treetops, have joined hand-in-hand with the rhythmical dance…