Twenty-five years ago last month, a strong and tenderhearted young man and I walked down the aisle in the chapel of a very large church near downtown Phoenix. July in Phoenix is probably less than optimal as…
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Do you ever watch other families and see how they celebrate, wishing you had thought of that? Some are easy to capture and make your own while others just won’t ever happen as the window of opportunity…
The extremes of life tug and strain at me. Immense joy and great sorrow occupy the same home, my heart. I am amazed I can even stand up straight—I think I should be whirling like my mind and…
Peace can be kind of elusive this time of year. Christmas is upon us. Parties and gatherings fill our calendars. Shopping, wrapping and shipping squeeze in open moments. Decorating and baking wait patiently to be done. Each year…
Where do you go when you seek the Lord? For me, I often go to the mountains. There is something in these surroundings, away from the hustle, that draw me in. The beauty cultivates awe. The enormity…
Follower: one who comes behind or after another; one who models or imitates. Jesus repeats this same command over and over; “Come follow me.” I cannot find a single time He directed His disciples or anyone else to go…
So many times, I attempt to remember something by repeating it over and over in my head, only to forget it when I could finally write it down or take care of it. I know I am not the…
As a follower of Jesus, there is a call on my life; certain things for which I was created and predestined to do. As I have grown in my relationship with Him, I long to be found faithful and…