Let’s just say it was not my finest moment. We were on vacation in Texas and I (being the photoholic that I am) was itching to get a family picture by the famous San Antonio Riverwalk. The key was finding a willing stranger who looked like they could do it. I scanned the crowd on…

The wind was whipping through our hair.  The thin, plastic, rain ponchos we had on were nearly torn off our bodies.  The sheer delight and broad smile that stretched across my husband’s face, though, was priceless. He and I were strapped into a side-by-side, riding through some of the most beautiful ORV trails in Michigan…

Every week, as I sit down to write, I open up my laptop to a blank screen.  All white.  Nothing has been created on that new page. There’s a feeling of exhilaration that comes with the prospect that I’m about to fill that emptiness with words – words that I pray are meaningful, helpful, insightful,…

As a young mother, the incident embarrassed me to no end. My 3-year old daughter and I had run to the grocery store for a few things.  Upon arrival, I had placed her in the front seat of the shopping cart so I could keep an eye on her. After gathering the items on my…

If you would have told me a little more than two years ago I’d be jumping into the blogging arena, I would have laughed. With enough to do on my plate between family and work, I had no inclination to add one more thing to my weekly tasks.   Besides, the world had enough voices speaking…

I sat in my chair and wept. For days, all I had heard was hard news.  Tyranny and human oppression globally, polarizing political agendas nationally, natural catastrophes regionally, and vaccination tensions locally.  That was heavy enough, but then there were also the personal stories.  Precious people I know who are struggling in their marriages, navigating…