When Life Overwhelms

I’ve felt a bit like my life has been on a roller coaster the last few months. You too? Things I feared, the what-ifs that haunted my thoughts in the early morning hours, many of them have become reality. COVID-19, social distancing, isolation, racism, riots.  I turn to the Bible …

Lessons From a Dog

The first blog post I ever wrote was six years ago on facing my fear of dogs. Since that day I’ve written hundreds of posts and faced many fears. I’m thankful for a sweet German Shepherd mix who showed me that rather than running from things that look big and …

Bible Reading in 2020

I love a new year. It’s an opportunity for a fresh start. A time to evaluate goals from the last year and make new ones for the coming year. One of the things I’ve pondered this year is what is important to me? When I look back on my life …

If life gives you lemonade, drink it

“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” Genesis 2:2 With the busyness of the holidays fast approaching we are thinking about menus, guest lists, cooking, baking and on and on. And often we …

When I’m weak, I’m strong

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and …

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