Although the music and sounds of July Fourth are now a week past, I still like to focus on freedom—specifically the freedom where I spend most of my time—writing. It feels as if this freedom has always been part of our lives. One of the things we might take for granted. But only since 1791 …
Since God is timeless, it is always a sweet surprise when I discover him working — right on time. A year ago, I bought a lovely journal to add to my stash. Never enough journals for a writer, you know. This particular journal caught my eye because the cover was a quiet country scene with …
In our crazy world of broken promises, it is soothing to know we can depend on one source of truth. God has never broken any of his covenant promises. Some of his hope-filled words are recorded within the general principles of the Bible. “I will never leave you or forsake you. I will be your …
My church just finished a series of messages focused on marriage. I did not attend. Throughout my decades of work in churches, I have heard multiple sermons about marriage. Tips for how to love your spouse. Using the five love languages. Submission, submission, submission. Gag! While there was a time in my life when those …
The idea came in the middle of a Sunday School class — BC — before COVID. We were reading through Genesis 11 when I suddenly stopped. Here was the tale about a young boy, Lot, who was taken from his mother and transported to another location. For reasons we are not told, Terah (father of …
“The days are long but the years are short.” According to Google — that great know-it-all in cyberspace, Gretchen Rubin is the author of the above quote. It perfectly describes how it feels to jump into a new year. https://gretchenrubin.com/ I wonder if Rubin is a harried mom who feels as if she is working …
He was a large, muscular man and when he sat down on the bus, the leather seat expelled air. I peeked at him around the pages of the book I read. My writer brain started to invent a character sketch: He’s a construction worker by day, a bartender by night and his feet hurt. It …
He’s in a sweet spot – finally – this child of mine who has conquered so many battles: a malignant brain tumor, chemo, radiation, a disastrous hernia surgery, the death of his best friend and other challenging losses. But now – thank you, God – he is happy. The IT training he’s enrolled in is …
“The days are long but the years are short.” According to Google – that great know-it-all in cyberspace, Gretchen Rubin is the author of the above quote. It perfectly describes how it feels to jump into a new year. I wonder if Rubin is a harried mom who feels as if she is working a …
Throughout the years, she has been pictured as the “not enough” woman. Not enough faith, not enough like her sister, not enough commitment to stop everything and listen to Jesus. Yet, I like her. Martha. Legend says she was a wealthy widow, and it was her home in Bethany where she cared for her …