Friday, November 22 2024 - 6:32 AM
  • boys playing basketball

    Love Your Neighbor

    Many years ago, I lived in a small Eskimo village called Gambell, Alaska. Gambell is on an island in…

  • lady looking at laptop

    Remaining Hopeful

    With every end, there is a beginning. After an exhausting pregnancy, my sister gave birth to the wor…

  • His Strength, My Joy

    In the book Decision, Joni Eareckson Tada writes: Honesty is always the best policy, but especially …

  • Washing Dishes

    One evening last week I turned on the dishwasher and we took the dog on a walk. Upon returning, the …

  • A Work in Progress

    I was at home sitting on my bed watching a show on Hulu when I got a phone call from a 323 number. I…

Recent Posts

Saying Goodbye

people moving

Dear God: Today, we let her go. We moved Karli into her dorm room at Cal Poly, went out to dinner (which felt to me …

Read More »

The Accident

traffic

One day, I almost killed my children. And I don’t mean that figuratively. While driving 65mph on a major freeway in Southern California, I failed …

Read More »

A Baby’s Joy

family with baby

Webster doesn’t usually make for easy reading, but the definition of joy pretty well wraps it up! As a noun, joy is “excitement or pleasurable …

Read More »

Not Ashamed

“Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed …

Read More »

Money and Marriage

couple looking over papers

“What a day!” Joshua and MaryEllen both would have agreed with this statement, except they would have added more adjectives such as fantastic, marvelous, wonderful, …

Read More »