Congratulations to Keri Kitchen and Sara Turner!   I'll be emailing you this evening to get your mailing addresses.   I wish I had more copies of Love Dare for Parents to share with everyone who entered the drawing..  I hope you will all consider getting your own...

If you have children of any age living near you or far away, you'll want to enter this drawing for a copy of The Love Dare for Parents.   I just received my copy of the book and my give-away copy in the mail yesterday, and I'm very excited about reading it!   Not...

I'm getting ready to head outside and tackle the weeds in my front yard landscaping. Sometimes task like this seem like things far from God's view when I think of great works being done all over the world in His name.   I may have even headed outside today not really...

I love God. I'm not sure how He created the Universe, but I believe He did.   I believe Jesus is His Son and that He really did live on this earth just like you and me. I'll never understand the whole sacrifice thing, but I do know this: Something inside of me that I...

Yesterday, I watched Tim fall from the sky hooked to a parachute (and another man!). To say this was an exciting moment would be a huge understatement! Just look at Tim's face as he leaves the plane! There's something about watching someone put his faith in strings...

As we sat in a circle with the inmates last night in our county jail, I was reminded once again of how much hurt and pain are in this world Tears, regrets, fears, questions, failures.   Every negative emotion the devil can stir up moves through the stale air in a jail...

Recently, Tim and I had a big argument. Looking back, I can't put my finger on the exact cause. It was a series of unfortunate events. (By the way, I'm pretty sure the author of the book series by that same title was inspired by our family.)   Anyway, Tim and I are...

We've all asked a similar question while shopping, haven't we? We see something we like and we really want to buy it, but the price tag determines whether or not it goes in our cart or not.   How much does it cost? Is it worth the price? Sometimes, in a second-hand...

I can't imagine waking up in enemy territory and placing my feet on the ground in a land where the people are against me. I can't imagine wearing special protection and carrying a weapon in order to protect myself. Why do I feel as if I would be in a constant state of...

No matter what today holds, know that God is holding you. Lean back and rest in this promise. Close your eyes and imagine the Creator of the Universe cradling you in His hands.   He feels your pulse.   He knows when your heart is breaking. He knows when your heart is...