Yesterday, we reflected on the mercy and privilege of being called by God to Himself and to His family. United through Christ’s saving work, we are tangibly connected…

I married my rural Arizona high school senior sweetheart. He was a football stud, while I was the nerdy student council officer. Back in the day, he and I chose very different…

2020 will be remembered as the year that was. I wonder if we will start asking each other, where were you when you first heard the word “social distancing” or rushed to…

I suppose I should have expected his arrival. But, distracted by other things, I didn’t notice his approach until it was too late to bolt the door and deny him entry. By the time I perceived…

The year after we moved to Georgia, my husband Ray and I began a tradition we called “walking the property.” Let me dispel any notion you may have about us owning…

Death has visited my family often in October. Three of my four grandparents, a beloved aunt, a cherished uncle – all six passed away during the…

On a sunny spring day in 1997, my beloved husband was laid to rest in a small country cemetery in North Carolina. The part of my heart that belonged to Ray went into the grave with him…

Over two decades have passed since my husband’s sudden death. I’ve received countless notifications since, informing me of the passing of various friends and…

February 1998. Ten months earlier my beloved husband, Ray, died of a heart attack a few weeks after his 39th birthday. Even though I was a rational person who could recount…

Many years ago, I opened the back door to welcome our dear friend into our home. She was not much older than me and grief ravaged her face…

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…

Just before we welcomed our first grandchild into our family, a friend remarked, “The first time you see that child, you’re going to turn into a different person.” This from a…

Today’s Treasure is one of my favorite Scriptures. When there are no other answers, there is the promise of His presence and He wants us to trust that…

On an ordinary day in August, our son went for a routine sinus Cat-scan; that same day we learned that my father-in-law would need…

Four days after our son’s first MRI, we sat in an exam room, waiting to meet the neurosurgeon who would perform his brain surgery. As the clock…