“Do you know how many crazy plant ladies I fought off for this thing?!” declared my hubby, standing in the… Read more Everyday Advent: Taste and See that the Lord is Good

“Do you know how many crazy plant ladies I fought off for this thing?!” declared my hubby, standing in the… Read more Everyday Advent: Taste and See that the Lord is Good
“My biggest fear when David died was that I’d forget him,” said Carole, tears slipping, drifting silently down the edges… Read more Carole’s Story, Part 1: How My Son’s Death Opened the Door to Forgiveness
Tis three days till Christmas and in this madhouse Six kiddos run restless, drumming like grouse They hang from the… Read more Twas Three Days Till Christmas
I’m sitting in the dark in a hotel room nine hours from home the weekend before Thanksgiving, all five of… Read more Fearless Gratitude
I woke up this morning to a cold, quiet house, slipped out of bed and downstairs for a few silent… Read more Sorrowful, Yet Rejoicing at Christmas
The boy tiptoes into the kitchen where I’m leaning against the stove muttering hot words over boiling macaroni. “What’s wrong,… Read more When Christmas is Broken–The Broken One Keeps You
When I was five, mom dressed me in a homemade sheep costume with donkey-like pink ears and hauled me off… Read more Redeeming Halloween