I LOVE iced coffee. Mostly I love iced coffee in the summer, but I also love it after a hard workout or as a special addition to my protein shake. The thing I love the most about iced coffee is that somehow, we have turned something that could be seen as a product of laziness…
In the mid-nineties, ER debuted on NBC’s Must See TV. Hooked from day one, I rarely missed an episode. Since I planned to pursue a career in the medical field, all the medical dilemmas interested me. Add in the weekly drama between the characters, and who could resist? Then, in 1998, I married a man…
Born in 1564, Galileo understood the way God had created the world even though other scholars were teaching that the sun rotated around the earth. Galileo knew the opposite was true. The church refused to accept this change, but scientists continued to make discoveries for centuries based on his work. Galileo’s understanding of the principles…
My ten-year-old son struggles with his emotions. It’s not constant, or even super predictable, but he’s almost guaranteed to have a meltdown if he’s tired and we mete out strong consequences for bad behavior. As he’s marching to his room, he’ll begin sobbing about how he’s a horrible person who can’t do anything right. It…
The audit team was in our office for two weeks, which felt like four. My normally pleasant work environment was stressful, and tempers were uncharacteristically short. My job as a subcontract manager for a company that supports the Department of Defense is to negotiate and award contracts to other companies that partner with us. Because…
I recently read a devotional based on the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. The author suggested writing out the truths and lies we saw in that chapter. So I did. My breakdown of truth and lies in 1 Samuel 17, verse by verse: Truth 12: David is the son of Ephrathite…