Finding Strength and Wisdom in Every Season

Oh, September: You usher in so many things. Many of the students around the world started school as you began. The days grow shorter and temperatures decrease. Cool nights with warm days remind us of summer and what’s to come this fall. Outdoor pools closed upon your...

Flourish in God’s Presence

Moments of delight can drop in on us at unexpected times: enjoying a great cup of coffee, noticing a bright flower in bloom, or having a grandchild run or leap into my arms. And sometimes contentment shows up right where I have learned to anticipate it. As I settle...

Does It Matter If I Pray?

Do you ever feel led to pray for other people? Perhaps someone comes to mind out of the blue and you just know that you are to pray for him or her. This happens to me every now and again and I have to admit the first thought that comes to mind is this, “Lord, if you...

I’m Okay With Imperfect Kids

For the longest time, we thought our teenager was just a big giant brat. For some reason, the road into adolescence led us to a teenage daughter who struggled being around her younger siblings, whose rage was borderline scary for us as parents, and whose emotions were...

The Weight of Words

Words: they can be spoken so quickly and have lasting effects. Recently I had a conversation where assumptions were made and a person began to describe my way of thinking. They were mistaken, and I found myself tongue-tied trying to defend myself. It rattled my...