Jesus

There are times when there are no words.   The situation is so heartbreaking that you feel it deep down in your soul. Yesterday was one of those days.  And the feeling lingers today. It was a day when I knew all of the Christian things to say but it was still hard to even […]

What is love? It’s so easy to get caught up in what the world advertises, and we allow those ideas to define what love is. Is it getting a bouquet of roses or a box of chocolates? Is it going out on a date? Is it diamonds? Earrings? Gift cards? Those are all nice…really. I […]

Like most kids, I knew my place when it came to adults, especially those in authority over me.  I had always been a good student and hadn’t really ever gotten in trouble. Until high school.   I was serving as the “librarian” in our school choir which basically meant, I was in charge of filing […]

This is my beautiful mother and me about three weeks after my birth. I am the firstborn, so it was her first Christmas with a child.  I was a newborn and had no clue about the purpose of a tree or Christmas cards, or presents, but it didn’t matter to Mom. She and Dad decorated […]

I guess you could say that our family loves celebrating Christmas. The day right after Thanksgiving, the Christmas tree goes up and Christmas music is blaring throughout the house every single day. In the midst of shopping and wrapping gifts, my oldest daughter Kayla shared some beautiful thoughts with me. I was so touched by […]

When my husband, Lance, started traveling for work many years ago, it was really hard. I wasn’t used to being alone in the house and not seeing him everyday. Eventually, I did get used to it…and actually started to enjoy some of the perks of it. (Um…Maybe I should clarify.)   Of course, I would […]

I am by definition a morning person. Even on vacation, I am usually up around 6 a.m.. The upside of this is that I get to see the sunrise. The colors that light up the sky as the sun starts to come up is my favorite moment. To me, it represents the hope and promise […]

Have you ever felt like you had taken something for granted and didn’t realize its impact until much later? In some instances, until it was too late? That’s how I felt a few weeks ago when I was reading the passage in Luke 4:16-29. After Jesus had been tempted in the wilderness, He began his […]

Do you ever feel disconnected from God because you can’t tell Him how you really feel?  I know that for most of my life I felt that it would be disrespectful to admit to God my doubts about Him, and even how unfair life felt at times.   But recently I read the story of […]

The feeding of the 5000 is a story we are all familiar with.  But the story before that story is what caught my attention this time. Jesus had just sent the disciples out and they were busy doing things in His name. Mark 6:30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they […]