“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Col. 3:1-2 NIV) My husband and I recently bought a new-to-us home! We hadn’t been looking long, and it was the…
“In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.” (John 1:4 NIV) Turning forty this year feels both weird and freeing. While I am not lamenting the number, I do look back and think it cannot be possible that I have lived so long. I don’t think forty is old, but…
Eleven years ago, I moved to New York to work at MSNBC to cover political news. I live close enough to 30 Rockefeller Plaza that I can walk to work. Four years passed in New York, and my career had been moving along. Then, life off camera came at me with an uppercut. My father…
As a follower of Jesus, I try to curb my love of things that sparkle and shine, but frankly, I’m not always very successful. I’m a jewelry girl, and if said piece happens to contain diamonds? Oh my, how my little heart can flutter! As the song says, I am a material girl . ….
I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy this past year because my husband’s grandmother passed away on Valentine’s Day at the age of one hundred. Even though I was her granddaughter-in-law for only nineteen of those years, I had the fortune of developing a close relationship with her. I was also able to observe the…
Lord, help me to realize how brief my time on earth will be. Help me to know that I am here for but a moment more. (Psalm 39:4 TLB) I was downstairs on our elliptical, trying to get in a quick workout before I had to run my girls to their afternoon dance class. I…