Legacy has an even deeper meaning as I consider the beginnings of this new work. Sadly, many who meet Jesus.…

Are you tired? Weary? Are you beginning today with an already overflowing schedule? Are too many people clamoring.…

The bad report about a friend stunned me. Without hesitation, I believed it. Anger, sadness, disappointment, all of those emotions followed me around the house as I.…

Prayer is a channel of God’s compassion. We don’t understand how but we know it’s true. James 5:16… The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.…

I especially enjoy breakfast out with Chuck because fresh from a night’s sleep, our creative juices seem to flow and our conversation is energizing and refreshing. But this morning, the…

Grandparents today sometimes shake their heads in dismay, wondering how to connect with grandchildren who seem to…

Treasures Along the Way focus on those little moments in life that somehow help tell the gospel story. Though little to others, each one is a monument designed to remind…

In response to a blog I wrote on overwhelmed young moms, a tired mother asked, "What if those overwhelming days seem to be blending…

I can't remember a time when my mother did not have a gardenia bush in the sunniest window of the house. No matter how small…

The phone call left me breathless. I knew God had just given me a glimpse of Him working behind the scenes in the life of a friend's…

Chuck and I joined the autumn ritual of cheering on our twinny grandchildren as they ran up and down the soccer fields, each one displaying their unique…

One of the most popular posts on my old blog was “An Old Lady’s Poem”. My mother-in-law's physical ailments force us to confront the ravages of aging, as she has spent…

My friend and I talked quietly as we walked toward her bedroom. I knew I was on holy ground because supernatural grace…

During a podcast at enCourage on Life-Giving Leadership, by Susan Hunt and Karen Hodge, I heard this powerful…

As a young mom, it was important to me that our children learn about the God I was growing to know. Volunteering at our church gave me plenty of…

When her grandchildren were very young, my mother told me that she enjoyed them the most when their family came to stay for a week, and she could get the…

"You girls are doing a lot of giggling in here!" Ten-year-old granddaughter Katie and I looked at each other and giggled some more at Chuck's words. Scrapbooking supplies, pictures…

I fingered the silky softness of the beautiful blanket and wondered what magical fabric could hold up to the marketing claim that babies wrapped in…

"Do you have Grammy?" asked our granddaughter as she poked her head into the van and looked around. Our family of 21 was piled…

"Ahhh, here come the cruise guests!" my husband exclaimed as Dan and Laura dropped off their three younger children for the day so that they could enjoy…