JANUARY 2016 - If there is one thing I have learned from attempting to walk in faith, it is the power of storing scripture where I can...

NOVEMBER 2015 - I love Friday nights. Friday night is date night, reserved for Autumn. After dinner, we hop in the truck and go in search...

NOVEMBER 2015 - Do not worry. I get it. It's fruitless. Faithless. But when you are in the moment, when there is legitimate cause for...

AUGUST 2015 - It's been a long, teary, quiet week since we dropped our boy at college. The herd of boys, young men really, who have...

AUGUST 2016 - We drove the 200 or so miles and pulled in front of Belmont Mansion where a chipper young coed with copper hair took E's...

JUNE 2015 - I'm a people watcher by nature, an observer of human behavior. I suppose I may have learned a few things from noting their...

APRIL 2015 - What happens when two seemingly conflicting beliefs exist in the same plane? Faith is born. I am confident that God has...

JUNE 2014 - My boy is coming home Tuesday. He has spent the last 3 weeks working as a missionary in Busan (or Pusan), South Korea with...

NOVEMBER 2013 - “I think I will call her Amelia.” This pronouncement comes from my daughter as we pause in the front yard on our way...

OCTOBER 2013 - I did not grow up with football. Nobody in my family played, watched, or even knew the object of the game. My high school...

MARCH 2013 - NOTE: It's been a while since I've posted anything here. Life has been crazy through a long, twisting and turning journey...

OCTOBER 2012 - I don't know for sure what caused the raspy, crackly, unable-to-hit-the-high-notes break in my voice last week, but...

APRIL 2012 - That window in time when every young dreamer is told to bury her individuality, unique talents and special gifts in favor of...

JANUARY 2012 - There are many, many reasons why I love my son. I love the fact that he is a guitar genius, that he makes great grades...

NOVEMBER 2010 - Every once in a while you get one of those unexpected gifts that fills you up and warms you all over. I got one of those...

OCTOBER 2010 - Ever had one of those moments when a flush of pride washes over you like a river baptism? I had one of those last week,...

OCTOBER 2010 - I turned 47 last week. One of my spiritual mentors called me with good wishes, well-timed encouragement and a list of...

AUGUST 2010 - I spent all day Saturday working in the yard. It was the perfect day for yard work: blue skies, warm, but not hot, an early...

JANUARY 2010 - My boy just learned he made the baseball team at his school, and I am so proud of him. This is something he's done all on...

JANUARY 2010 - I'm studying the book of Ruth for Sunday School and reading the book of Revelation this week to complete my goal of...