Recently, we got together with another family whose kids are around the same ages as ours. The adults were sitting at the table talking, and the kids were in the other room playing Apples to Apples. I heard my older daughter say to her younger sister, “It’s not like you’re picking a college; just make…
Bob Goff introduced himself to the large crowd of ministers. For the next forty-five minutes, the convention center, filled to the brim with folks from across the globe, erupted in laughter. I had seated myself as close to the front as possible. I leaned forward as Bob spoke, soaked in stories of adventures, ministry, and…
Hope is hands down my favorite word. I can live without a lot of things, but hope is definitely not one of them. In fact, if I were forced to choose one word as my word forever, it would be hope. Hope is that little flicker of light that guides you through the dark when…
She sighed. I could hear the resignation in her voice. Her shoulders slumped, and she frowned. “I study all the time, and I still have the lowest grades in the class. I’m not confident I’ll pass the course. Maybe I should drop out.” I noticed dark circles under her eyes, the result of coffee-fueled evenings…
“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” (John 12:24 NIV) Good stories have been part of my life since I was a young girl. While I am sure there were other books,…
At this point in the year, I am yearning to plant something, anything. We have been living in a world of ice and snow, wind and frost for months. My fingers ache to dig into warm soil. My nose longs to smell the dark, rich earth. My garden is planned; my seeds have been ordered…