My teammates were bewildered.  My coach was dismayed.  The crowd was confused. My 8th grade basketball team was pitted against a rival team that very cold night in 1982. It was one of those small town, everyone-gets-hot-under-the-collar kind of games.  The kind where, when you’re 14-years old, feels like a life or death match. At…

It happens every time I fly. Without exception, my husband will track me.  He pulls up a website where you can see all the airline flights of the day, punches in my flight number, and watches me from wheels-up to wheels-down. Endearing, isn’t it? It is to me now, but during the first several years…

Why is it that we so often question God’s love and care for us? Especially when we’re in the midst of suffering or the minuses of our day outweigh the pluses. I remember when my children were little and were learning to ride their bikes.  Like most parents, I was there to give them a…

A few years ago, I was working a job that I loved with all of my heart.  I had developed some incredible friendships through it and I knew the job like the back of my hand.  Then, a promotion presented itself and I questioned whether I should apply. Is this a good move? Am I…

It had to weigh at least 60 pounds.  Just seconds after it hit the ground, a drably dressed pooper-scooper had the honor of shoveling up that steaming pile of elephant dung and removing it from between the circus tents where people were milling around. It was a hot summer day and I had taken my…

My daughter and I had to do a double-take. Did we just pass a body near the side of the road? Within a matter of seconds, I had turned the car around. There, lying on the side of the road with his head inches from the pavement, was a man.  I parked my car and…