A Perfect Love Story……..

The LORD is gracious and compassionate,    slow to anger and rich in love. Psalm 145:8 Could there be a more powerful love story than the story of God’s love for us? Any well-written romance has conflict, pain, drama, suspense, passion………. And...

What Teachers Can Do………..

If you teach, you are probably well aware of the need to have “I can..” statements posted in your classroom.  These sentences serve as guides for  students as they move through the day’s material.  Sometimes, I find myself focused on the need to...

All I Really Long For…..

Psalm 122:7 May there be peace within your walls    and security within your citadels. I’m not Jerusalem, but I long for the same thing. Peace within my walls. Security within my citadels. I’ve reached a chapter in my life like none other. The old...

When Your Mind is Spinning……..

This morning I find myself trying to get ready for work while my heart and mind are drifting………. …….to Erich and Mallory and their possible plans to go to the other side of the world as missionaries and how excited and scared and happy...

A Special Letter………

When we returned from Nashville last night after a fun weekend visit with Erich and Mallory, Maria handed me a letter that she had been given while visiting a jail cell on Friday night.  This letter was written to me by an inmate I had met last Friday night while we...