A Hopeful Habit When Your Future Is Hard to Predict
I ordered a new wall calendar out of habit. But when I opened it to begin filling in plans, I realized…I had only one. Surgery.... Read more
Category: Life of Faith
2025 Good List
Another year, another list of some good gifts I’ve been grateful for over the past 365 days… Thank you, Lord! What’s on your 2025 good... Read more
A Ramp Out of the Worry Rut
I always chuckled at the homemade turn lanes… Two solitary, stick-straight country roads criss-crossed at perfect 90-degree angles. But over the years, locals decided they... Read more
On Being Weak Well
“In sickness and in health” was part of our relationship before we ever said our vows. When Matt and I met, he had already been... Read more
Forever New
I love our Easter traditions. We decorate cookies while watching a movie that points to God’s mercy, like the 10 Commandments or The Case For... Read more
No More Wincing
Sometimes suffering involves less weeping than wincing. When we love someone who never quite crosses the line to push us away completely, but is unkind... Read more
2023 Good List
2023 was a bit of a wild ride, but there’s a lot on my good list. I could have kept going, but here are some... Read more
From, Through, For (And what happens when we emphasize one over the others)
Romans 11:36 is one of those verses I come back to over and over again: “For from him and through him and for him are... Read more
The Worst Thing
To fight fear, my mind usually goes to the greatest extreme. What’s the worst that could happen? I go there mentally and play it all... Read more
Love Isn’t a Feeling, But We Feel It
Love isn’t a feeling, but we feel it. Sometimes with a smile, a blush, and a racing heart. Sometimes with a tear as we grieve... Read more