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15 Nov 2016

I am not writing today while feasting my eyes on a beautiful landscape of autumn’s delights. Nor am I wearing cute boots and a seasonal scarf. I am a southern California girl, sitting outside in shorts and bare feet, feasting...

04 Nov 2016

What if we went easy on one another? What if the new Public Square (the internet) was a place of honest yet respectful debate, not the nasty and dangerous place it is today? I'm not saying the World Wide Web is all...

17 Oct 2016

When my son, Josiah, was three, he often said, "I so proud" after catching one of us doing something "good". I can still hear his raspy voice sputtering those words. Sweet words. Sweet boy. "I'm proud of you" is a blessing...

16 Sep 2016

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.   Acts 16:25 NET     Have you ever been to prison? I have. Not as a convict, though. I landed there as a...

29 Jul 2016

You are blessed when the tears flow freely...

28 Jun 2016

Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.  1 Thessalonians 5:18 BSB "Remember, God tells us to be thankful for every circumstance, as it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18." These words came in the form...

28 May 2016

Graduations bring reflection and sentimentality, don't they? I find myself in that mode as another graduation approaches. Motherhood surpasses anything in my natural gifting, energy level, and temperament. Had you told me in my youth I would be a mom someday,...

10 May 2016

I am a spectator. And I have bleacher buns to prove it. After decades of watching my husband coach and four boys play sports, I am a professional! As a spectator, I don't make much of a difference to those participating....

22 Apr 2016

"The Heaven's declare the glory of God; the sky displays His handiwork." Psalm 19:1 NET Whenever I spend time with a little person, I find myself in awe of their awe, especially little people around the age of three to four. This...