My 13-year old grandson is in that season of life where shoes are an issue.  Give him a new pair of shoes today and by next week it’ll look like a pair of groundhogs used them as chew toys then threw them in a wood chipper for good measure. The wear and tear inflicted on…

I love to travel.  And, with the ease of a variety of GPS options at my fingertips, travel can almost be done on auto-pilot these days.  Hop in the car, punch in an address, and voila! off I go! When it comes to lengthy road trips however, I’m still a tried and true Rand McNally…

I sat down to process my thoughts.  My husband and I had just concluded a verbal jousting match that had left me feeling empty inside and frustrated.  We had opposing opinions on something and had been talking it through.  But the more we talked, the wider the disagreement became. As I sat alone, reflecting on…

Ever have those days where it feels like you just can’t make everyone happy?  No matter what you say or do, someone is mad, hurt, or offended? Would it help you to know that Jesus – the Son of God – had plenty of those days, too? The book of Luke holds a great example…

Did you sit on that bench?  Did you eat in that restaurant?  Did you ever see a movie in that theater? These (and hundreds more like them) are the types of questions I get asked whenever my husband and I travel back to the area of the country where I was raised.  For years, he’s…

Today, we usher in the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States.  United. States.  Those two words are what cut to my heart more than anything in that first sentence. We haven’t been united in quite some time, have we?  For the last several months we’ve watched on the edge of our seats…