• All the Ways We Hurt

    We have all known pain. Whether physical, emotional, or spiritual- pain is not a respecter of persons; it does not play favorites. There are all sorts of studies on pain and how we experience it, why we hurt, who (and why) has a higher tolerance for pain, and the various methods that people use to…

  • Grasp International

    It’s kind of a scary feeling to know that in just a couple of days there will be people reading the pages that I wrote for Advent this year. I’ve been praying fervently for the hearts of those of you who will be reading the devotionals, that the Lord will strengthen my feeble effort and…

  • A Time for Rest

    Advent begins in one week and I admit, this year, my spirit is looking forward to this season more so than usual. Advent is that time of year that quiets my soul in the middle of chaos, and I know that many of us need our souls to find rest this year. We have all…

  • Keep Counting

    November has raced half-way by us with a vengeance this year! Or at least it seems that way to me. I’ve hardly oriented myself to the fact that this is Thanksgiving Month, and now it’s already time to put the turkey in the refrigerator to start thawing (to those who always forget to thaw the…

  • On Its Way!

    I’m happy and excited to share with you that my latest project Advent to Advent: Readings for 2018– this year’s Advent devotional- is now in production and will soon be one step closer to being in your hands. I will update you with the link where you can order it, so keep watching this page.…

  • Got A Minute?

    I am a pretty avid procrastinator. It’s an issue. There are goals I keep failing to reach, projects I keep failing to complete. On the other hand, I am on my second binging of all nine seasons of The Office for 2018. So yeah, I do have it in me to finish something. Anyway, I…

  • Written In Your Book

    Last Friday evening I got a phone call that a dear friend and former co-worker, Maria, had passed away suddenly. We were all stunned. Maria was the kind of person who was always full of life, always carried joy with her, always had a smile. It was (and still is) hard to wrap our minds…

  • Happy Cows

    In 2009, a study was published proving that cows that are called by name produce around 500 more pints of milk per year than nameless cows. (For my “Bovine Trivia” loving readers, a cow will typically produce around 13,000 pints of milk annually.)  Over 500 dairy farms across the United Kingdom participated in the study,…

  • There All Along

    This spring I have really been getting a lot of pleasure from listening to the birds that are visiting our yard. Every morning and evening their singing touches a place of nostalgia in me. That feeling- how to describe it- it’s almost a feeling of homesickness for my childhood summers when I was outside from…

  • Quiz: How Kind Are You?

    For awhile now, I’ve been pondering the principle of Kindness. I’m not really sure what prompted my thoughts to meander down that path, but I think it’s due partly to how distant I see people getting. It’s like we were all living in this world together and mostly getting along, agreeing that there are things that…