As I drove to work in the midst of a crazy, five-week stretch of life, God reminded me he always knows best. My husband, Ordell, and I had been talking about moving closer to the college where we both work for months. It was in the middle of the five-week craziness that God gifted us…
My three small children and I love visiting a nearby farm animal sanctuary. Not only can we get close to the animals, but we’re typically the only people there. My kids are especially fond of the donkey named Jellybean! The last time we visited, we were lucky enough to be there for the animals’ dinnertime….
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” (Psalm 24:1 NIV) You may have heard it in an annual sermon on giving at church: everything we have and everyone on earth is God’s, not ours. The beautiful thing is, it’s true! Our belongings are essentially on…
You are overflowing with hope about some amazing thing that’s about to happen. You pick up the phone to call one of your people. You can hardly wait for them to answer. And then, when they’ve scarcely said hello, you blurt out, “Guess what?!” and tell them what you are over-the-moon excited about. Then they…
“You must learn to hold everything loosely…everything. Even your dear family. Why? Because the Father may wish to take one of them back to himself, and when he does, it will hurt you if he must pry your fingers loose.” ~Corrie ten Boom I used to hold on to things long after I needed to…
On the rental car’s passenger seat sat a worn red leather portfolio. I was on a gravel road between two small towns in Wisconsin, and as with every work trip, the portfolio was my trusty sidekick. Its corners are worn, there’s a small scratch on the back, and there’s a blue pen mark on the…