Decades ago I worked in a travel agency sending people all over the world, but had hardly been out of my home state. While I loved planning trips and dreamy vacations, I could only read and dream of someday traveling to exotic places. If you had told me back then that one day I would…
Holding on even when it hurts. Maybe because it hurts. The pain. The struggle. The anxiety. You worry, knowing that life happens and you are not in control.
We started our journey to Israel on December 26, 2017. This will be a trip that will, without a doubt influence my study of the Bible—and my writing here on the blog. Those 8 days were life-changing. We went at this same time–20 years ago. This was our second time to go to the land…
The string of lights are removed. The tree comes down and just.like.that. Christmas is over. Only it’s not.
We’ve all been there. Holidays that are meant to be joyful family reunions, but are not quite complete because someone is missing. Maybe that someone is you. Or a loved one who couldn’t make it home–or one who has found an eternal home. It’s a mixed bag of emotions. Wonderful and horrible at the same…
Thanksgiving. The day of celebration and food and family gatherings may be well past us, but the spirit of this holiday is a welcome prerequisite to the coming Advent. Our thankful spirit is what prepares us. Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name…
I love tools. I even have some that I call my own. The right tool can make any job much easier. But using social media to promote criticism, negativity or judgement serves a different purpose. I love how we can use social media to reach across the oceans and share life with believers and non-believers.…
A submission for the Obsessive Writing Challenge — SIN: The weight of it all. The heaviness. The guilt. The consequences. Unavoidable and yet–undeniable. Sin. We step into the shallow water only to drown in its depths. And yet.
The benefits of walking: improves circulation, sleep and even your mood. We all know that walking is good for a long list of physical benefits, but there is more. Perspective. Walking down the corridors of a hospital, for example. Or a nursing home. No one wants to be in a hospital, unless it’s to deliver…
It’s amazing, really. We take this word, “love”, and we define it in so many ways. There are love languages and love stories and love ballads. It has got to be one of the most talked about words in the English vocabulary. And we still don’t fully grasp it’s meaning. I heard this song on…
“Like a bride Waiting for her groom We’ll be a church Ready for You Every heart longing for our King We sing Even so come Lord Jesus come..” I grew up singing songs about heaven. Lots of them. Songs of Jesus’ return were sung in praise and worship of the King of Kings who came to…
No, really. We have a well. And it’s dry. Again. This has been a particularly dry year for us and while having a well seems almost… romantic. Almost. I can assure you that running out of water doesn’t come close to making the “Top Ten Ways to Romance Your Wife”. Wishing my husband would “woo”…
Prayer is simple, really. We are the ones who over-complicate it. We assume that we have to get it just right, or that God is more concerned about our vocabulary than He is our heart. Prayer can be words spoken–but they might just be thoughts that are formed and directed at God. My prayer life was…
It is an inevitable inevitability. Change. Not always easy. Not always welcome. But definitely in.ev.it.a.ble. The cycle of life has a way of reminding us that even though change can be very difficult, it is, in reality, the most natural thing of all. It is one thing that we can always count on: Change will happen. As…
Though not often spoken, it is a common question in the back recesses of the human mind. “Can God forgive that?” “Can He forgive me?” He knows what I’ve done. He knows my mistakes. My rebellion. He set up clear perimeters and gave us specific instructions, But we disobey. Like a child, when we deliberately…
