Over the past few weeks, temperatures continue to make me think summer is still here, but I know that fall arrived because of my schedule. For many, the start of school marks new beginnings. Just like the…
Sometimes, no matter how hard we try to connect, we fail. This seems to be my life the past month. My connections have been affected in multiple ways. This started with limited cell service in foreign countries…
Twenty-five years ago last month, a strong and tenderhearted young man and I walked down the aisle in the chapel of a very large church near downtown Phoenix. July in Phoenix is probably less than optimal as…
Several years ago, I wrestled through being at a church I wanted to love, but struggled to be at. My husband was pretty content and happy with it and I was not. I didn’t appreciate his…
The swelter of summer is upon us. I miss the days of old when I spent my summers at the lake near the town in which I grew up. Hours of swimming around, floating on rafts and…
Freedom is a gift easily taken for granted. We come and go, doing what we need and want, without a thought…running to the store for a gallon of milk, worshipping at church, boating at the lake or traveling…
Death sprang up in every direction this week. Sadness prevails. So much to process, I struggle to mourn, feeling a bit paralyzed. Why now? Why these people? Too many, too young, and no good reasons! Over and…
My heart weighs heavy. My spirit is burdened. Over the past few months, story after story being shared with me reveals the battle waged against those who love the Lord. The attackers come for marriages, for children,…
Summer…The season in the middle; full of sunshine, swimming, cookouts, gardening, flip flops, popsicles, the great outdoors, sunscreen and vacations. For many, we were programmed early in life to long for the break from cold, school, and…
What do you write about when you are free falling from a wonderful weekend? Wednesday arrived and writing has been the last thing on my mind. For the first time in exactly a year, all four of…