Marge Jones has written one of the best books I have ever read about missionary adjustment to overseas service. I can hardly wait to share with you, a bit of what I glean from it. This is for those of …
It is finally glorious springtime. It has been a very long and harsh winter here in the North Central part of the USA, but now the winter is past and the land is bursting forth with LIFE in glorious color. …
Why are we here? I’ve been thinking a lot about Memorial Day as I write this blog for this week. Memorial Day makes me think about loss and sadness and also about life purpose. Let me tell you why I …
What are you doing and why are you doing it? Last week was International Christian Coaches Week. I absolutely believe a life coach can help you do life better! But as with anything, it’s just words without the experience. So …
No woman likes to admit it, but mother’s day makes us vulnerable. We try not to make comparisons with other families. We try really hard to not have any expectations. Yet, how do you not have expectations? Perceptions and emotions …
I love the ocean Often when I read something in a devotional, God seems to quickly use it as a wake up call for some work He and I need to do together to grow more like Jesus. Today was …
A couple of newspaper articles intrigued me because they were very different and yet had one thing in common: Young men that were not self-absorbed.They knew what they wanted and nothing was going to stop them. Not tradition. Not fear. …
My Early Marriage Years We were so excited to be leaving the stress of corporate America and going into business for ourselves. We were leaving Omaha, NE and moving to an acreage in Logan, IA. There were a lot of …
The Wilderness “In the wilderness, God puts us to the test, but in our cravings, we put God to the test. We ask, ‘What are you going to do for me this time?… “Israel craved meat in the wilderness. It …
This story begins in Delaware. One morning, so many years ago, in 2007, my dear friend kissed her husband good-bye, left to go jogging with her friend, was hit by a truck, and immediately left this world to be with her …