The last few months have been a little hard for me. My kids are both in college and involved in more things. My schedule has changed from revolving around school,…
Faith
The Joy of the Lord is our Strength
This past week my eighty two year old father underwent back surgery. Anytime an anesthesiologist puts you under and you have surgery is a good time to pray, but definitely…
New Year, New Adventure—Same ol’ Me (and New Me)
Well, it’s 2012—and for me, the countdown is ticking. God-willing, my family will toddle, wheel, walk, and drag itself into six plane seats bound in an African direction on January…
What God Was Doing (Part 2)
Did you miss part 1 from yesterday? Catch up here. The next morning, I apologized again to the man who brought me out (who I will call Jack) for having…
A Comedy of Errors Trip… Or a Divinely Arranged Mess? (Part 1)
For years now, as an author and speaker I’ve been used to the quirks of life on the road. But last week’s coast-to-coast adventure to speak at a business event,…
New Year’s Resolutions: Waist or Waste…?
As I worked to clean the kitchen, I caught a glimpse of a poster my eldest received at a special Girl Scout event a few weeks ago. For the 100th…
The Blues Cure for Mom
It was winter, a blizzard raged outside, but inside the cozy home despair was raging inside the heart of this young mom. My son was a newborn and he was…
Tim Tebow’s Christmas Lesson
I’ve never heard Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow talk about Christmas. But a few weeks back, as I was watching the controversy he sometimes attracts, I realized there was a…
Simple or Sparkle?
It’s a simple ornament made of thin cheap metal and it looks quite out of place on our CHRISTmas tree. But each year I lovingly and safely nestle it amongst…
The Reason
After losing my mom just a little over a month ago, having my dad come stay with us two weeks, lots of company for Thanksgiving (most of them staying in…