"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability" ~Sam Keen Here you are again, August. July came and went in a whirlwind, as you will too. Summer is my favorite time of year. I try holding on, but this delightful season escapes my...
Our nation heard the news and reacted with heartbreak and horror after a twenty-one-year-old massacred nine people on June 17, 2015, in a Charleston, South Carolina church. A young man sat for an hour with this amazing group of Christians...
Have you suffered stinging rejection from a dear friend? A few years ago, I received an email containing the following words: "You haven't been there for me in the ways I've needed. You've let me down, and I'm not sure I...
Last week, an amazing woman in my life named Keri lost her fifteen-year-old son, Seth. He was a remarkable young man. Keri was sold out for her boy, and my heart bleeds for her. How can I help? Many years ago, a...
How does friendship, deep friendship, exist amid chaotic schedules and seasons of struggle? I wish I had a tidy answer. For me, friendship is a little messy. Actually, it's messy in my world, period. I wrestle, wondering: If my friends mean so...
“A friend loves at all times.” {Proverbs 17:17, NKJV} “I know you’re depressed; don’t try to deny it. I’ll be praying for you; call me if you need me. Or call someone.” Tossing the phone, I crumpled to the floor. Crushed by...
As a child, I loved my diary. I used it to record the day's events, my secret crushes, happy times with friends, and girlhood sorrows. There were times I propped it next to my mom's bed so she could see...
Sipping a steaming cup of tea, my bottom planted in my favorite chair, my Bible nestled on my lap- I set out to pray. Before my eyelids shut completely, I notice a thick layer of dust on the fireplace and...
"One servant is worth a thousand gadgets" ~Joseph Schumpeter I recently heard a radio DJ ask, "If you had to choose between your smartphone or one of your kidneys, what would it be?" I listened as callers reported their choices, most saying...
Most days, I'm jumping from thing to thing. When the year began, one of my goals was to spend more time praying for those I love, yet I wrestled with how that would work with my schedule. So, I began waking...