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I grew up with a father and mother who disciplined me and my four siblings faithfully. There were boundaries and expectations in our childhood, and disobedience was always met with correction.

I started a new Bible reading plan recently that is chronological. Oddly enough, it started with Genesis 1. (If the humor in that statement escapes you please drink more coffee.) There was this temptation to just blow right through those first few chapters of Genesis, after all, I’ve read it before.

My sister, mom, and cousins traveled from all over the country to gather in celebration of my aunt’s seventieth birthday. We laughed, made memories, and talked about all sorts of subjects. Occasionally we spoke about God. Someone told a story of God’s provision.

Motherhood. I am sitting down again (for the tenth time) to write an encouraging piece about the joys of motherhood. Maybe you have read those blogs: ‘How To Be A Great Mom’, ‘10 Of The Best Packed Lunches For Your Kids’, ‘Becoming The Best Mother In Three Simple Steps’,

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16 NIV) Five years ago I was in a hospital waiting room, patiently waiting for my surgery to begin. It should have started hours ago,

Life…it is beautiful in so many ways. There truly is beauty all around if we just open our eyes to see it. While there are many beautiful things in life, it can also throw us some serious curveballs, leaving us in dark valleys. Even this life of faith! Without a doubt, the biggest life event […]

Exactly three years ago, I could barely get out of bed. Each tear that soaked my pillow represented the hopes and dreams that died along with my 26-year marriage. The once vibrant dreams of dancing with my husband at my children’s weddings or celebrating our 50th anniversary dissolved into […]

Boy, I used to have a ton of energy. I could get up early, work at the hospital all day, exercise, and stay up all night playing games or wallpapering the kitchen until dawn. I was still like that after birthing 2 children with the energy and mindset of a genetic mashup between Mary Poppins, […]

Life has a way of surprising us. Sometimes the surprises are good—and sometimes they are more of a frustrating stall.  I call this waiting in life, ‘the meantime’. The meantime is that place in between a problem and a solution— a prayer and its answer. Being in the meantime is a part of  life

Paper, scissors, glue, and glitter peppered my desk each February when I was a kid. I have such lovely memories of making a card for each classmate, double-checking to make sure that I placed a checkmark near each name on the class list. Not wanting to forget a single peer. While most of these