Some people are great when it comes to arranging flowers and fruit. They can take simple, individual things and make a piece of art out of it. It’s something I’ve admired many times. Recently I went through my kitchen gathering the best looking fruit from here, there, and yonder, pulledRead the Rest…
I wish you could join me for a church service in the prison I visit regularly. Together we’d experience praise that’s loud and joy that’s overflowing. We’d see worship that’s raw, transparent and vulnerable. An outside guest recently shared his testimony. “I was a stone cold drunk for 20 years.Read the Rest…
There is something truly remarkable about a new year: the sense of awe and wonder, the new beginnings, the fresh start. It gives us an opportunity to lay aside the struggles, worries, hurts, disappointments of the past and hope for a clean slate. Forget about what’s happened; don’t keepRead the Rest…
As we stood waiting for a table in our favorite out-of-town restaurant, I hear my girl’s voices escalating behind me. “You’ve been putting me down all day and I am sick of it!” my oldest says in a sharp tone. I wasn’t quite sure what was going on between them.Read the Rest…
Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. 1 Peter 2:7 NIV Faith lessons my daughter taught me…she’s twenty years old now, so there are enough stories to fill a book already! (or two!) Here’s one of my favorites: “Mom, Mom, come over here!” My twelve-year-old daughter excitedly called to meRead the Rest…
