When Your Faith Fails
March 13, 2018
Recently, when studying the life of Peter, I stopped in my tracks at a verse I’ve read many times before, but not actually absorbed. “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your […] ... Read More »
Teach Me to Live
January 11, 2018
Yesterday, the sun shone brightly, and the temperatures gave no reason for a coat. While I drove from place to place checking things off my errand list, my favorite Christian station played on the radio. I listened to Joni Eareckson Tada tell her own tragic story – a diving accident which left her paralyzed as […] ... Read More »
My Dad
December 7, 2017
Today is December 7. The day Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941. The day which drove our nation into World War II. But for my family, the day signifies so much more. ... Read More »
Momma and her cup
September 19, 2017
The farmhouse sits silent without Momma. It’s a long process – going through a lifetime of her things in my childhood home. Each item, each piece of paper, full of meaning and memories. The rest of my life and responsibilities have been pushed aside as my heart focuses on the things that represent stories of […] ... Read More »
Starving to death
February 9, 2017
I watch the television series “Alone.” This season, there were 10 individuals who were left in isolated places throughout Patagonia, in the southern end of South America. Their goal is to survive as long as possible by themselves. They have a few tools given to them, but basically they must live from the land, build […] ... Read More »
