The Secret to Being Strong

Have you ever wondered how some people do it?   I remember sitting in a Women of Faith Conference in 1993 a year after losing Adrienne and listening to Barbara Johnson speak. She was vibrant. Hilarious. Inspiring Motivational.   I fell in love with her that day partly...

When Your Child’s Name Is On a Tombstone

Leaning against the doorframe of the school workroom, she shared her struggle. She had snapped at her daughter all morning at home, because she was stressed.   “I can’t keep  living like this,” she sighed.   As I looked into her aching eyes, I saw...

If He Knows When a Sparrow Falls

Maybe it’s the arrival of November tomorrow that has my heart and mind spinning with memories of Nick. Maybe it’s the fact that my mom and dad are walking this road all over again with my dad who is facing six weeks of radiation to his vocal chords after a...

When You’ve Spent All You Have…….

She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. Mark 5:26   As I was reading the Bible this morning, the six words above seemed to jump off the page at me. “And had spent all...

Change the Way You Think

Do you feel discouraged? overwhelmed? defeated? insecure? irritated? angry? afraid? jealous? lonely? inadequate? nervous? sad?   Or any other emotion that is causing your days on earth to be less than they could be?   Have you been in conversations where you’ve...