• VIDEO: Ruth & Orpah

    You have probably heard of a woman named Ruth in the Bible, but what about her sister-in-law, Orpah? Don’t worry if you said no. You are not the only one. Some decisions impact a moment. Others will define our lives. That was the case for Ruth, Orpah, and me. A big thank you to Lighthouse […]

  • Resilient Ruth

    I will try not to overuse that ‘u’ word that’s been used too many times in 2020 … you know, unprecedented. I would like to think that the word for 2020 is RESILIENT. A resilient object ‘springs back into shape after being bent, stretched & compressed’. I am sure many of us have felt stretched […]

  • Feeling Stuck

    My life hasn’t turned out exactly like I imagined. I didn’t go to my dream college. I scored lower on standardized tests than I would’ve liked. I tried to get into a graduate program twice before I was accepted into one. I wasn’t accepted into my first choice of post-graduate training. I didn’t get married […]

  • Making the Best of Your Situation

    While I go to the salon to have my eyebrows threaded, I love chatting with the sweet lady who does them for me. Our last conversation revolved around our plans for the holidays. After I shared how I would be visiting with each side of my family, I asked her what she would be doing. […]

  • When Life Gives You Lemons

    Our fun family tradition on Fridays is having a pizza and movie night. Our kids decide on the movie we’ll watch, while my husband and I order the pizza for a relaxing evening together. It has been a great way for us to unwind from the week and share some hearty laughs. The past month […]

  • Change Agent

    Every Tuesday is trash day. That means every Tuesday morning, we move our large trash bin from the garage to the end of our driveway. Then, the trash fairies come so when I get home in the afternoon, all of our trash is gone and I have a nice, empty trash bin. Except that didn’t […]

  • Ruth-like Moments

    I came across this picture the other day. It brought back a flood of memories. Even though I’m not in the picture, I was there. I was the one taking it….And I remember some of the emotions I was feeling at that time. It might have looked picture perfect, and for my mom and my […]

  • God’s Timing

    I was at the end of training for my career when I felt the urgency to move forward in pursuing a relationship with the hope of getting married.  To be honest, at that point in my life, the timing seemed late to me. But not to God. This season brought moments of discouragement, tears, and questions. […]

  • Planning Ahead

    Out of the mouths of babes…and teenagers. I recently hosted a baby shower for a close friend but began preparing months in advance for it, along with the other hosts. A mound of supplies was slowly but surely overtaking my home office. About a month before the shower, a young friend had noticed the stock pile and all the […]

  • The Threshing Floor

    Our journey through the Bible this month has taken us through Judges and Ruth.  I have to say that when I got through Judges and moved on to Ruth, I did breathe a sigh of relief.  I was ready for a little lighter reading than that of Judges.  I was ready to read into the […]