Why Did God Make Me Human?

My daughter Jasmine started kindergarten this year. And although she loves the activity, friends, and fun each new day brings, she is also very tired. Going to school all day, everyday, and being just five years old is tough. So last night as I was putting Jasmine to...

It’s Complicated

Have you ever seen someone’s relationship status on Facebook explained as “It’s complicated”? It seems an apt description for a multitude of scenarios for many relationships in life. Our interactions with others can get sticky sometimes. Relationships take work. And...

The Chair

This is the story of the chair. Yes, THE chair. I needed the chair for stage decor for the Bridging the Gap Redeemed Retreat, and spent months keeping an eye open, expecting the search to be easy. An old chair with some character is tough to find. (Well, unless you...

What’s Your Lens?

I recently had someone completely misinterpret what I had written in one of my posts. At first I was upset, wondering how she could have thought I meant or implied something that I hadn’t. But after thinking about her background and some of the hard times she...