Pray?? Wait. Are you asking me if I pray for THEM? Well, sure I do! I mean sometimes I do. Alright, I admit that I pray for THEM less than sometimes. Maybe hardly ever? Okay, so what! I bet you don’t either. In fact, I think most of us would like to forget about THEM…
I thought I had it all figured out in my twenties. I would be a full time missionary in Africa, care for babies with AIDS in the hospital, and see hundreds of lives change for God’s glory. At least that was MY dream. I prayed fervently for this dream to come to fruition; I was…
I stood at the foot of my bed feeling breathless. The room began to spin. Sobbing, I collapsed on my bed feeling overwhelmed and hopeless. I was only on my feet for five minutes! I lacked even an ounce of energy, and I couldn’t fathom what was going on in my body. My emotions were…
It was January 6, 2021. I turned on the television and saw people scaling the walls of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. I was heartbroken this was happening in America. In disbelief, I changed channels, only to see more terrible violence and outrage. My sorrow deepened. The worst sorrow I have ever experienced in my…
It’s almost Christmas! Have you started your Christmas shopping? When our kids were young, Mike and I did not want our family to be caught up in the materialism that surrounded the holidays. We wanted our children to understand the real meaning of Christmas. So my husband started chopping wood. To be more accurate, Mike…
With COVID-19 spreading, wildfires blazing out of control, fierce hurricane winds and flooding, and severe financial challenges, we may feel like we need a miracle to make it to the end of 2020! Do you believe God still does miracles? Have you ever experienced one of your own? Raised in a suburban middle class neighborhood…
Working with broken people can be challenging. Not everyone has the patience for people who seem desperate for help one day, but walk out the door a week later because they want to eat brown rice instead of white rice! When we first started working with homeless and addicted people, we had no idea the…
“Help me—help you—help him!” These were the words that echoed in Dave’s ears while he waited to hear if Jerry was going to live after suffering a heart attack. He prayed his CPR efforts were helpful and Jerry would survive. Still, Dave knew the risks. His own heart ached for Jerry as he awaited news…
My stomach felt unsettled and my mind was fast forwarding through every possible escape route I could imagine. The hand of regret wrapped around my throat, squeezed every anticipated breath from my chest and robbed me of hope for redemption. It was a horrible, speeding, out-of-control roller coaster that I recently boarded and there was…
