Last year around this time, my husband and I were given a gift. Not money. Not a vacation. It was the gift of time, sweat, food, and a whole lot of love from our church family. Here’s why. The fall of 2024 fell like a line of dominoes someone pushed a little too hard. First, my doctor found a skin cancer that led to surgery in October. Then in November, I had a nodule on my thyroid removed. Pathology report came back: cancer. December brought another surgery. Then, there was

Before I saw James Cameron’s Titanic, I had no idea it was a love story. My husband, Stewart, and I had heard endless talk about it, but...

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God —...

When I was ten years old, my favorite movie was Annie. I loved everything about that movie — the singing, the dancing, even the villains....

The following is a journal entry of mine from 3 1/2 years ago. I know many people who are struggling with grief and some intensely...

I’ll never forget the phone call I received from my friend, Erin, after an experience she had in one of our local consignment stores in...

It’s stewardship season at our church. Therefore, those of us who are preaching are bringing up topics that might be more difficult for...

Yesterday, my husband and I received a gift. It wasn’t money. It wasn’t a new gadget. It was the gift of time, ingenuity, sweat, and...

I’ll never forget the day we went with our children and our friends’ children to see the Lego Movie. There was a sweet little kitty cat...

Before I knew I had an auto-immune issue, I was sick frequently. More accurately, I was sick always but I didn’t realize it. The days (or...

As I write this, we are in the season of Advent. Advent is a season that’s all about longing, waiting for deliverance. It’s a season of...

“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore,...

It was 4:29 a.m. on Wednesday when it struck me. One moment I was sound asleep and the next I was wrenched over in excruciating pain,...

There’s nothing like hard times to reveal what’s inside us. This pandemic has been a great revealer of how we deal—or don’t deal— with...

“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.”...

My daughter is a comedy genius. Not because she studies how to be funny or even because she gives any thought about what is funny. She’s...

“Someone needs a nap.” I remember my mother saying this to me at some point during my childhood. I don’t remember the specific situation...

Little magnolia in my yard so crooked and bent, you didn’t start off crooked. You weren’t designed to grow so awkwardly, so strange, so...

When I was in preschool one of the songs we sang regularly was “This Little Light of Mine.” I can remember getting a kick out of holding...

“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 Expectations. We all have them. We all...