Do you have forbidden places in your mind? Those moments, events, or phases of your past that you just don’t let yourself revisit? Maybe it was a time of financial difficulty when you found yourself huddled around a space heater because your gas had been shut off. Maybe it was a phase of willful rebellion…
Life in the Sunshine State is beautiful in spring. Glorious rays of warm sun dance across my face while I sway on the porch swing, watching the kids play. They race barefoot across the grass, trying to catch butterflies. The butterflies remind me of my mom. This month is the anniversary of her passing. She…
“In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free” (Psalm 118:5 NLT). Barring fierce snowstorms or freezing cold, winter can have a quiet, breathtaking beauty in the Midwest. But in March, when spring first appears on the calendar, brutal winds still blow, temperatures drop far too low…
Fifteen college students gather in a horseshoe of desks. It’s our last meeting of the year. “What’s your favorite Christmas memory?” he asks. I look around at the others, waiting for someone to speak up. I’m shy because my story, if I can even think of one, will be lame. Seconds later, in my mind’s…
Airports offer excellent people-watching opportunities. While waiting to board a plane, I heard a small voice behind me repeating, “Daddy! I don’t want to miss the flight!” I could hear the anxiety in the boy’s voice as he ran to the window to observe the activity on the tarmac. His dark eyes searched for a…