Around the Table

  November starts the season of family gatherings, holiday parties, and sometimes a cookie exchange or two.  For me, this time of year has always been a little stressful. You see, I want a Good Housekeeping kind of table setting, but I don’t have a decorator’s...

The Stories that Matter Most

Last night I came across a woman’s story. She was sharing about some struggles she’s currently facing and what she’s doing to find joy, even in the midst of walking through hardships. And for whatever reason, her words were like rain after a long drought I didn’t even...

The Stories We Write

At church a few weeks ago, my husband and I talked with a friend of ours who just had emergency surgery where it was discovered she had two cancerous tumors. It had been a scary few weeks and a hard recovery, but every time I have seen her or heard word of how...