A Family Is A Museum of Memories
As my kids were growing up, every year when they got home from the last day of school they knew they would find a big homemade summer calendar on the door in the kitchen. It started with the last day…
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When I Listened To God’s Still Small Voice
Six years ago this week I heard God speak. Quietly. Softly. Gently. I didn’t verbally hear God’s voice. Instead it came unexpectedly through the circumstances surrounding my first grandchild’s birth. And the message I heard when he was born totally…
When Life Doesn’t Go According To Your Plan
A number of our friends & family are struggling with some really hard things right now. Things that came out of nowhere and messed up their lives. So for now they’re hanging on as they wait for life to settle…
Doing What Matters Most | Easier Said Than Done
My typical Sunday morning routine includes a very early trip to the gym – to get in a quick cardio workout before church and to review my sermon. Though both are important, one usually gets most of my attention. The…
Moms Need Time To Relax | Can you help?
My view of the dentist’s office changed last week. I owe my new perspective to two young mothers. The first one got me laughing. The second got me thinking. The first, an exhausted mother of four young children, said, “I’m…
So Much To Do, So Little Time
Are you in that wonderful exhausting phase of life when it seems like you’re spending all of your time changing diapers and tying shoelaces and practicing spelling words and making pb&j sandwiches shaped like dinosaurs & cute little hearts? When…
Living In The Moment
A week ago Dave & I went to a reunion in our hometown. We had a great time reconnecting with 80+ “kids” that we used to hang out with at church and in a youth choir way back when we…
A New Perspective On Your “To Do” List
A little over two months ago Bernice & I moved into a new home, and half of our two-car garage is still filled with boxes that we haven’t unpacked yet. We keep saying we need to find some time to…
Choosing What To Do, When There’s Just Too Much To Do
You’d never know it now but I used to play the piano. I actually took piano lessons for five years, from a really good teacher that my parents forked out a lot of hard earned money for until I finally…
College Acceptance Letter Received | A Christian’s Next Step
Over the past few months my alma mater, Westmont College, sent out a few hundred #WESTMONTsaidYES packets to some very excited college applicants. Shortly thereafter, Twitter lit up with, “I just got accepted into my dream school!” and “California here…