Holding On Even When You’re Scared and Overwhelmed………..

A few weeks ago, I went to King’s Island as a sponsor on a high school youth group trip. We had such a fun day, and I loved the kids who rode in the van I was driving. (Other than being forced to listen to country music, we had a perfectly wonderful trip to and...

Blogging and a Broken Dryer……..

  As I hung clothes from this…. and that…….. and this……… and that……… and as I realized that the whole world could see……… I thought to myself, Having a broken dryer is a lot like having a blog....

Where God’s Word Can Truly Change Us………..

I have signs all through my house that say things like, “Believe,” “Faith is not believing God can but knowing that He will,” and on and on…… But truly, I can read these signs and then worry. I can read these signs and then doubt....

How to Overcome……….

We’re studying the book of Revelation in Sunday school right now using Beth Moore’s DVD series. If you want to get excited about the end times, I highly recommend ordering this study and doing it at home or with some friends. Yesterday, we were reading in...

When Eight Teenage Girls Have a Sleepover……..

You would think after an almost four-hour car wash, a couple of hours at the county fair, opening night of high school football……. then lying on the deck and watching the meteor shower until after 2 a.m., that these girls would be sleeping now. But I can...

When the Foggy Haze of Grief Lifts Enough to Care………….

I remember the early days after Nick passed away. Nothing really mattered anymore. Bad news.  Good News.  It all seemed insignificant in light of the truth that Nick was gone. How do you measure life’s ups and downs from a foggy cavern where nothing seems lower...

Living With a Scar………

(If you would like music playing while on this blog site, go to the “IPod” on the right just below my photo and click the arrow to play music.) When we adopted Olivia in 1999, we only knew her from  a few sweet photographs. We fell in love with her big...

When You Have the Perfect Gift to Give……

Our neighbors are moving…… Neighbors for nearly 20 years. We’ve shared everything from raising our kids to watching them leave home. Mark and Sandra sang at Adrienne’s funeral, and Sandra sat with us in the minutes just after Nick passed away...

When Your Prayer is List Long……..

Everywhere I turn, there are people needing prayer. Sick friends, stressed and depressed friends, struggling marriages, big decisions, troubled kids,…….. the list goes on and on and on. I have actually said out loud, “God, how do you do it?”...