Flourishing in Trust

Trust is the currency of every relationship, including our relationship with Father God. I think about the day two years ago when the doctor told me I had an aggressive form of breast cancer. I listened silently to the words being spoken as numbness entered my body. I...

Six Prayer Habits of a Future Wife

Every time I write an article or speak about dating, my husband laughs a little and says, “but you only got it right once!” This is true . . . but dating isn’t something you want to get good at practicing. Dating is one of those things you really only want or need to...

A Christmas Memory

She was such a tiny woman, even from my child-sized estimation. Josie had beautiful, ancient Native American skin that was more wrinkled than any other skin I had ever seen. She wore her long brown hair (sprinkled with gray) in braids, and wore glasses that were...

The It Girl

Have you ever heard the saying that opposites attract? I have, and I am a strong believer in it. Have you ever observed this to be true? In so many couples, there is a bubbly, talkative woman with a very serious-minded man. Or a very strict and disciplined girl, with...

Shine On: An Adoption Story

Our daughter came to us through tumultuous circumstances. My husband and I had been licensed foster parents for a month when we got the call to take a sweet baby girl, just three months old. She was physically healthy, in an emergency home for the time being, but they...