Private Pain
A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a friend who told me a very sad story. Her married daughter and son-in-law have been communicating passionately…
A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a friend who told me a very sad story. Her married daughter and son-in-law have been communicating passionately…
Getting together with other women over coffee, food, and Bible study is so much fun! For the past two years, I have been going to this…
As a college student, I developed an eating disorder. I have many memories of my spiral into despair during those dark days. One of the…
A few months ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to speak to a group of women who are dear to my heart. The Heart and…
“A friend loves at all times.” If you’re like me, you’ve heard and read that quote more times than you can count. But what happens…
Before autism turned our world upside down, we did a fair share of entertaining. I loved filling our house with people and feeding them. The…
For someone who isn’t into the Food Channel or trying new recipes or buying the latest Rachael Ray cookbook, I’ve recently logged more hours than…
A few minutes ago a friend called to talk. We’ve been playing phone tag for weeks, and I’m not sure when our last meaningful conversation…
Too often kids learn about “the birds and the bees” through playground sex ed or from the media. Determined to have my 8-year-old daughter learn the facts…
Not too long ago as my family and I left the grocery store, we had something very sobering happen. As we stood in line to…