With the book launch nipping at my heels, I am today sharing a piece I wrote for my friend Evelyn Sherwood’s series, Stories of Hope. I wrote it several months ago, and as God often does in our carefully-planned lives, He orchestrated to have it published not when I first expected it, but this … [Read more...] about Recognizing What Remains
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How to Find God in Any Season of Life
Although a new calendar doesn’t technically usher in a new season, it sure feels like it does. We buy the latest agenda planner (if you’re still paper-only like me), we make resolutions or claim our “word” for the year. We try to turn a new leaf or start a new habit. We look forward to a … [Read more...] about How to Find God in Any Season of Life
Help to Survive an Untraditional Christmas
Traditions take us back to our past and pull those we’ve lost into our current lives. Traditions set a pattern for our future, and even help mold our legacy. Probably like most empty nest mommas, I depend on traditions: It’s a Wonderful Life is mandatory viewing at our house every … [Read more...] about Help to Survive an Untraditional Christmas
Growing a Hurting Heart From Thankful to Grateful
According to Google, every day the most translated words in the world are: How are you? I love you. Thank you. These are the words we want to speak and hear and understand most in our lives. To translate is to express the sense of a word. We translate because we seek meaning. I … [Read more...] about Growing a Hurting Heart From Thankful to Grateful
Trusting God with the Unknown
I thought surely one of them would answer their phone. I had slept in that early fall Saturday morning, and expected my husband and son to be home after perhaps a run to the Farmer’s Market, or maybe a literal run. It was cool and clear, and my next rationale was that they were at the carwash or the … [Read more...] about Trusting God with the Unknown
Seeing Differently
After our routine fall screenings, the stern school nurse placed a typewritten note in my hand for home delivery—I needed a professional eye exam. I had no idea I had an issue, and neither did my parents. I wasn’t sure what it all meant, and I was concerned. But turns out, it was a good … [Read more...] about Seeing Differently