I love baking and cooking of all kinds. I have a slew of cookbooks and cooking magazines throughout my house.
How Deep is Too Deep?
This summer my youngest daughter learned how to jump off the diving board. She would approach the diving board with her head held high, full of assurance that she was just as big as those kids around her.
Break The Chains
There is Power in the name of Jesus!
Near Your Altar
On a mission trip in Africa, I visited Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world. The thundering roar can be heard from twenty-five miles away.
Time-Lapse
Have you ever watched a video that was filmed with time-lapse photography? My favorites to watch are those of blossoming flowers.
Press On
A much younger friend works out with me to help me improve my health. She regularly reminds me that I “pace myself” when I’m doing any given physical challenge.
Stop and Help
Have you ever stopped to help someone, but then later realized you were the one who was blessed?
The Serpent's Lies
Pythons like to slither into holes. A young Portland woman discovered this when her pet BART crawled into the gauge hole of her earlobe.
What Did You Expect?
When my son was around two, he thought he saw his daddy from behind. He started running toward the man, and when he rounded the corner, I saw a horrified look on my son’s face.
Au Naturel Consequences
My friend was having trouble getting her 7-year-old daughter up and ready for school in the mornings. After repeatedly asking her daughter to do her morning routine, she decided she had enough.
Trust or Unbelief?
Are these new verses to you? Not likely. Many of us have these verses memorized, and we even classify these as all-time favorites. These words are truth, but it is difficult for us to really live them out.
What Are You Searching For?
The other day I was taking off my jewelry, and I must have pulled too hard on my ring. It flew off the end of my finger when I pulled it over my knuckle.
Let My Words Be Few
Once my daughter and a friend of hers got into a little disagreement. As I asked the girls what the problem was, each girl began telling her side of the story . . . simultaneously.
Shoes Just Her Size
Eme had outgrown her dance shoes. But it was just two weeks before her recital and the end of the season.
Walk with the Wise
I remember getting some parenting advice as a newlywed — four years before we would have children.
One Glove for One Arm
As my friend got ready for her garage sale, she found one lonely ski glove. Who needs one ski glove?
Can You Point Others to God in 10 Seconds?
As the mom of two boys, I’ve learned to love Major League Baseball games. But not for the reason you might think.
Three Lessons from Joseph
These Bible stories aren’t new. Yet I’m amazed at how practical they are for us today — no matter our location or stage of life.
Once Upon a Garden: Day 5
The God we worship, the God of Scripture, is a lot of things: wise, powerful, omniscient, omnipotent, loving, forgiving... And on any day, most of us a need a God who possesses these qualities and more.
Once Upon A Garden: Day 4
On the seventh day, God, in a sense, stood back to look over Creation and pronounced it “done.”