Freedom in Forgiveness

We live in a society that actually has an epidemic of unforgiveness.  Think about it.  There are so many people walking around upset with someone or something.  They may be walking around upset with a sports team, upset with a child, or upset with the...

How do we say Goodbye?

When someone we love is dying, we often stumble over what to say. We want to provide comfort and peace but have no idea how to do it. Good willed people tell us, “Make sure you say good-bye.” But how do we do that? We feel a need to say so...

Lawn Mower Mountains

Lawn Mower Molehills     My nephew was over this summer, bringing the total number of kids at my home to five, all under the age of five. The day was winding down and the kids were getting edgy, so for fun I decided to give them lawn mower rides. (Don’t...

This season too shall pass

My son turned 2 just a few months ago and I had my sweet baby girl this summer. It was a very exciting time. As I looked back over the past few years I remembered all the times I had the thought that “this is never going to get better”. All...

Honoring your man

I love to look at Proverbs 31 woman and learn from her, and we can learn much about being a wife. Proverbs 31:11 tells us that this man had full confidence in his wife. That word confidence is transliterated in Hebrew as batach and means: trusts, relies on, puts...