Blog Posts

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

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

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

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

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

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