Loving Your Frame

Several weeks ago the Lord and I were doing some business!  At 40 “something” years old, I was just crying out to Him because I felt so “stopped” by my insecurities over body image issues.  At 5’10” (this tall in 6th grade) with large feet and hands for a...

A Hero, A Villain, and God

During the course of World War II, many people became heroes in one way or another. One man who left a legacy was Butch O’Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. One time, his entire squadron was ordered to fly a particular...

You Know It’s Been a Rough Day When…

The longer I am a wife and mother, the more I realize just what a thankless job this is.  The demands of a husband and small children have a way of wearing me down.  It’s not that I never hear thank you or receive a compliment, but the bulk of what I do goes...

Keep Walking…

In my book, Embracing Your Freedom, I share a story of an Englishman who was a prisoner in a concentration camp in WWII. One day this young man read Psalm 91 and paused especially on verse seven: “though a thousand fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right...

Right Where You Are

  Recently, I attended a party and found myself sitting at a table with an elderly gentleman. I had known him for over twenty-five years. He is battling dementia and can hold a conversation, but if not redirected, the same conversation is repeated. When I first...