I am a planner. Certified Project Management Professional, really. I’ve planned everything from construction and design projects to the birth of my first three children. And even when a surprise comes along (hello fourth child) I immediately start planning the next steps. So, what is a planner to…
“Honey, I can’t find my keys.” You hear it all the time around my house. I am not the honey. I am the key loser. Shamefully, I lose a lot of things. Occasionally, I lose my mind ransacking the house to find whatever it is I’ve lost. I…
Thank God for the battle verses in the Bible. We go into the unknown every day of our lives, and especially every Monday morning, for the week is sure to be a battlefield, outwardly and inwardly in the unseen life of the spirit, which is often by far…
“Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with harvest.” Psalm 126:5-6 Anger, resentment and questions flooded my mind as we stood in the kitchen talking about what we will do…
“But you look fine,” they tell me. And I am thankful I do! But I am not fine. Life with lupus is hard. There is not a day that goes by that I am free from the struggles chronic illness brings into my life and the life of…
“You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst. For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become…
Her situation was desperate, but her strength overcame it. Rahab, the harlot, most likely entered a life of prostitution at a young age. Trapped in the city of Jericho, where no one comes in and no one comes out, she was tough, street smart and brave. Perhaps she…
As soon as I come home from work, I usually start dinner. I love to cook, and it is important for me to eat healthy and provide dinner for my family. It takes a lot of preparation to make it happen. Recipe hunting, patient days in the crowded…
