encourage

While attending a wedding recently, a friend and I were chatting. Not only had we realized that it had been quite a while since we conversed, but it seemed that was the case with many of our friends who were also at the wedding. What had happened?  Oh right … 2020 … ‘nuff said, right? […]

I was in college when two of my classmates died in a boating accident.  We were part of an intimate group of friends, and upon hearing of their death, we were utterly devastated.  While I had been to several funerals up until that time, I felt the death of those young men stung me so […]

It was another day in paradise…drugs all over my counter and lots of work still to be done. (Don’t be alarmed, nothing illegal is going on here…I’m a pharmacist) Between the front counter, drive thru window, flu shots and prescriptions.. The day was nonstop. I apologized to the customer standing at the counter. “Hi! Sorry […]

As a married woman, I have believed the lie that “I’m just a wife.”  After all, my husband is the the leader of our family and the breadwinner.  What could I have to offer that would bring glory to God when my husband is so talented? I didn’t understand the fallacy of that thought until […]

I don’t know what the teen years were like for you, but mine were not memorable. I was quite insecure and completely disliked being a teenager. Needless to say, telling others about God or thoughts about God’s plan for my life were not anywhere in the forefront of my mind. In fact, I always thought […]