My three-year-old daughter startled people all throughout Germany with a little trick she loved. We were on an adventure to meet extended family and did more walking than her little legs could handle. She therefore spent many sightseeing hours perched atop her daddy’s shoulders, his hands around her ankles. Castles and mountain views bored her…
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for goodness, not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13 ESV)…
The ceiling tiles in the ER triage room needed cleaning. There was a cobweb dangling over me like a crib mobile. The ultrasound tech apologized for the warmth of the room, but I felt like I was frozen through as a tear slipped silently down my cheek. The ultrasound wand was heavy on my abdomen,…