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This year started out with so much expectancy.  A new year, a new decade, a fresh start…2020 vision. But almost as quickly as it started, all expectations and plans came to a disappointing halt.  Travel plans, weddings, graduations, and milestone celebrations had to be postponed or canceled altogether. To be honest, it’s been really hard

It’s been said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. But I’ve found that when God is involved in your story, he can accelerate those steps in a way that doesn’t make sense at all. Years ago that was my story.  We had a failed business venture that left us in

I watched the video of George Floyd today.  Tears flowed.  My heart hurt.   This man was somebody’s father, somebody’s son, somebody’s brother, and somebody’s friend. But his life was not deemed precious enough to uphold.  And it was callously and carelessly taken, while onlookers watched, and others pleaded for justice. This is one more tragedy

I was recently watching the first episode of “The Chosen”, a series about Jesus and the lives of those who encountered Him.   One of the first characters that they focused on was Mary Magdalene.  What we know about her from the Bible is that she was delivered from seven demons and became a devoted follower

Do you need a little boost to get you through your week?  This song has been playing in our home for the past week and it immediately picks me up. There are so many truths packed into this song.  Turn it up in your house and get your family to dance with you as you

Social Distancing.  Quarantine. Shelter in Place.  Words indelibly etched in our minds….during a season we will never forget.   Never in our lifetime have we experienced such an upheaval.   Not just in our nation, but in the entire world.   Everything has changed.  And most likely, nothing will ever be the same.   I hear pastors and

Every time I turn on the TV I hear that we are in unprecedented times.   Modern life as we know it has come to a screeching halt.  Cities once filled with people, from Times Square to Las Vegas are now empty.  The coronavirus has dominated every hour of the news for the past few weeks.

Is this the time to rest, or is this the time to fight? I’ve had to ask myself this question at pivotal points in my life, especially when it came to the life of my mom. It has now been 11 years since my mother went to be with the Lord.   But my mom

Have you ever been on cloud nine? Everything is going well, but then all of a sudden you can’t shake the somber feeling that comes over you? Nothing has changed, but you feel different and you don’t know why. It happens to me every so often.  And sometimes it seems that there isn’t any way

It feels like it’s been a really tough season for a lot of people.  For close family and friends, as well as those that I have admired from afar…difficult diagnoses, sickness, death and loss.  It seems like a constant barrage of pain, and the heartbreak is so real.   And in these circumstances, it’s easy to