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How Can You Be Yourself If You're Trying To Change Your Stripes? Be yourself. They're two words that represented an impossibility for me when I was a teenager. In my pursuits to find the self that defined me, I wanted to be shorter, smarter, more liked, more...
God Equips Willing Hearts Sometimes it happens when we least expect it, but God equips willing hearts if we ask. Every five weeks I get my hair trimmed. Richard cuts it, and he does two things to make me glad I’ve come to him and not somebody else. Aside from...
Playing board games is an interesting way to interact with friends and family—often very telling. Qualities are revealed, attitudes are exposed, roles are played. For instance, there’s the yawner who goes face down on the game pieces before the evening is...
What’s black and white and red all over? My dad pulled that one on me at least once when I was growing up. The news, of course! Just look what comes out of black and white piano keys. Often, a whole lot does. I took piano lessons in those same growing up years when my...
What if we could hear the voice of God? Not one that sounds like a mad parent, rather one that speaks of his love for us, the mercy he freely gives to us, and his help to live each day. For a believer in Jesus Christ, the Bible is God’s voice to address every aspect...
Basking in the security of solid ground beneath me, knowing God’s grace has taken me far from where I would have been without it. Where else but on a firm foundation can we have peace of mind?Security and certainty are pretty scarce commodities. Life’s full of...
Weather permitting, birdsong fills my bedroom each morning when I crack open the window to hear it. The sweet sound is a free gift of nature. And with the unseasonably warm temperatures forcing buds to blossom, there’s yet another readily available reminder of beauty...
I have the neatest blessing on Sunday mornings. It involves a little girl who, without fail, runs up to me after church to give me a big, big hug. Maybe more accurately described, her embrace would be a tackle if it were not for my sturdy legs. And I’d be on the floor...
As a teenager I was constantly in search of something more—more popularity, more connections, more clothes—like a fisherman anticipating a whopper of a catch. But what I was reeling in was never enough. There was something more out there. I’m not talking about the...
Navigating The Road Ahead If you have ever thought of life as a journey, you might have pictured a road. I can remember driving my car at 70 mph on the highway for the very first time. I was not thinking of my destination, but rather of holding my car in the...
A Little Girl Dream What little girl hasn’t loved dressing up as a princess? Cinderella made little girls dream of finding a handsome prince, marrying him, and living happily ever after. Unfortunately, for the many thousands of victims of human trafficking, hope to...
Baby, It's Cold Outside It’s another of those compassionate moments. Darn, they have a way of tracking me down. With the temperature in my area at about 42 degrees one day last week, there weren’t many people in sandals walking the streets. The wind chill factor was a...
Be Aware of Human Trafficking She did not see any of it coming—not the deep darkness and not the shame that goes with it. “She” can be anyone. Unsuspecting individuals become victims of sex trafficking and find themselves caught in bondage. Did you know that...
Kicking Back Of course! Christmas was the best ever. With six grandchildren at my house for seven days and seven nights, how could it be anything else? They've returned to their homes, settled in, and have returned to school. With the New Year under way, it’s time to...
The Beach in January It's the place to be on January 3rd. I am, however, not there and not anywhere near the ocean. Darn! I'm still putting away Christmas decorations and reflecting on 2018. Realistic Reflection Out in front of each one of us is a brand...
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“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
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