New Eyes from Suffering

New Eyes from Suffering

Just a couple of years ago a friend of mine lost her husband unexpectedly.   My husband drove us to the memorial – a...

Tidbit Tuesday...The Absurdity of Living in Squalor

Tidbit Tuesday...The Absurdity of Living in Squalor

There once was a woman named Ida Mayfield Wood...perhaps you've heard of her.  She lived in squalor in a couple...

Encouragement for a Change in Seasons...

Encouragement for a Change in Seasons...

I watched the kids from the neighborhood play under the street lamp...unwilling to let go of the last summer night. ...

Hero from the Past to Ponder for the Weekend: John Bunyan

Hero from the Past to Ponder for the Weekend: John Bunyan

What is it about the gospel of grace that can make me endure better?  Is anyone else out there challenged in...

What are we holding onto?

What are we holding onto?

I went camping with my family last weekend.  We canoed in a lake littered with tree trunks...still standing in water...

Tid Bit Tuesday...Healing the Mind

Tid Bit Tuesday...Healing the Mind

I find it hard to write on Tuesdays...there is less time because every Tuesday I do something special.  I talk...

Life Pushing Up

Life Pushing Up

                                The bike trail is...

Writing for Life Part 3

Writing for Life Part 3

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my body longs for you, in a...

Journaling for Life Part 2

Journaling for Life Part 2

It is early morning and the only sound I hear is the coffee pot clicking away and the black gold slowly dripping...