Right Where You Are

  Recently, I attended a party and found myself sitting at a table with an elderly gentleman. I had known him for over twenty-five years. He is battling dementia and can hold a conversation, but if not redirected, the same conversation is repeated. When I first...

The Freedom of Forgiveness

Have you noticed how the things God asks of us, the hard things, the humbling things, the character-building things, are always, always for our own good? I am in a season where God is teaching me a whole lot about forgiveness. It started when I came across this quote:...

My Exposed Knee

Last week I took my mother-in-law to the eye doctor three days in a row. She’d had cataract surgery and had a minor complication. On the first two days of sitting in the waiting room, I’d dressed in suit coats with scarves and heels, but on the third day, I was tired....

Financial Fears

We are living in financially difficult times.  As a wife, mother, daughter, friend, or Christian how are we to adapt and respond to financial pressures and loss?  Since I only have 700 words to tell you, I will state it simply.  Our faith in God must...