• Laments

    These last twenty-four hours have been heartbreaking and mind-boggling. We never expected our year to start this way. We’re left feeling hurt, confused, frustrated, sad, and helpless. Can anyone relate? When we look into the Bible, Jeremiah is someone who could probably relate. As a prophet, he was called by God to denounce sin and […]

  • Calm in the Storm

    It was a trip we had been excited about for months – our first cruise.  The preparation included a long, painful visit to the Passport Office, where my kids got bored within the first five minutes and numerous visits to the store to pick up last-minute items. Nevertheless, the excitement pushed us through, and finally […]

  • Not Your Ordinary Fairy Tale

    Once upon a time in a land not so far away, there was a day that felt sad and gloomy. What should have been a happy day, a day to celebrate, instead just felt heavy with loss and questions. Joy seemed distant in spite of one’s efforts to make the most of the moment. Then, […]

  • Stay With Me

    This past week, the lights went out in my daughter’s room, and it has not been an easy fix.  She has no problem with that, though, because it means she doesn’t have to sleep in her own room, which she is absolutely thrilled about. While her brothers are carted off to their rooms at bedtime, […]

  • Keep Calm and Trust God

    How should you respond when put into a situation that is totally out of your control, and completely unfair?   After reading the book of Daniel, I would say…Keep Calm and Trust God. You see Daniel was taken from his homeland of Israel as a young man as part of the exile to Babylon.  King […]

  • You Are Greatly Loved

    You live life differently when you know you are loved. We all know Daniel from the Bible – and if you’ve seen one too many Veggie Tales like I have, you may be picturing a cucumber right now but that is not the case. Daniel was a solid guy with solid faith but even he […]

  • The Extra Man

    Isaiah 6:1 ‘In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord.” What is it you see when the unexpected happens? Isaiah saw the Lord…..and so did my brother in law, Lance. As I wrote in a recent post, life changed for my family a few weeks ago. My husband’s parents were involved in […]