My dog Emmie and I arrived at the dog park, as we often did in the afternoons when the air was warm and the sun …
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Finding Purpose and Healing
There will come a time in your life when you will have no answers and wonder how you can make it one more day. It …
Read More »A Gelato in Prague
It was a sunny afternoon, and I was in Prague and in possession of an apricot gelato. I had found a park bench in a …
Read More »Lauren’s Support
About a year ago, I proposed to my girlfriend Lauren, and we began making plans to be married in the summer. Because we were not …
Read More »Ride With a Stranger
Music ministry is not just something I do when I’m sitting at the piano or when I’m standing and singing. It’s my entire life. I …
Read More »People Need People
Dr. Karl Menninger was once asked, “If you knew a person was heading for a nervous breakdown what would you suggest?” Everyone expected that the …
Read More »Stranger at the Door?
One fall day on a Saturday morning in our small Midwestern town our doorbell rang. Opening the door I was surprised to see our college …
Read More »A New Puppy
Puppy licks, snuggles, and soft, furry paws make me incredibly happy. I absolutely love dogs, having owned more than my fair share of them. Golden …
Read More »Ability to Help
It’s easy to think about hunger as something that happens in the “third world.” I guess it makes us feel better to think that hunger …
Read More »God Broke My Car
My boyfriend and I decided to celebrate our two-year anniversary by going camping. Driving down the highway, a loud bang sounded, shaking the car. Cody …
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