When There Doesn’t Seem to be an Easy Answer

What do you do when no matter which way you turn there’s a drawback, a cost, a risk? How do you settle in on one particular choice when every choice has pros and cons?   I have people I love who are asking these kinds of questions today in situations that range...

What It Means to Have God as Our Shelter

I opened our back door this morning to let Peppy out and could immediately feel the cold wind and rain hitting my arm. As I shut the door, the warmth of our house meant so much more to me than it had just seconds before. Sometimes experiencing a moment of no...

Scented Candles and Prayer

One of my favorite things to do after cleaning is light candles throughout our home, filling every corner of every room with scents of autumn. I love a clean house, I love candles, and I love fall. I also love when I read a verse in the Bible that gives me a personal...

When an Author Pauses

Have you ever been reading a great book when all of the sudden the author makes a dramatic pause.   Silence overtakes a normally noise-filled place like a carnival or mall. A blustery day suddenly stills to an eerie calm. Traffic comes to a screeching halt and...

When Life Seems Hard

  Have you ever gone through a season of life that was especially difficult?   Maybe you’ve lost someone you love dearly, and you are walking the road of grief. Maybe you’re facing a frightening illness in your own life or walking that road with a friend...