When the Sun Goes Down

It’s October and in three short months, we have lost about three hours of sunlight. We will continue to lose sunlight at the rate of about 2 minutes per day until the winter solstice, which occurs on December 21. Many of us miss these hours of daylight–even if,...

My Best Cake-Baking Secrets

Years ago, I stepped out of my comfort zone and signed up for a Community Ed class on cake decorating. Best. Decision. Ever. Each week, I would go to class armed with a cake, frosting, spatulas, and decorating tools. And each week, I would leave class with a...

A Labor of Love

I’ve had a love for writing my entire life. I remember in third or fourth grade when our class decided to throw our teacher a party. My job was to write a poem for her. How I wish I had a copy of that poem now! After raising four children, I wonder what it said....

The Ornament Exchange

Christmas was coming and we had been dealing with some major life changes, resulting in a tough financial situation for my husband and me. Our children were all starting out with families of their own too. As our family gathered for Thanksgiving, we decided that the...

This One or That One? A Tough Decision

Carol Lund, director of Bridging the Gap, had just challenged a room of 3000 women present at the Thrive Conference to ask God to reveal his audacious love to them during the weekend. Afterwards, during a break and while shopping the many vendors that were present,...