In times of uncertainty, we look for someone to tell us that we’re going to be okay. We want assurance that we’re going to make…
Read MoreThe weather report revealed snow actively falling which sent me bounding across the hardwood floors to open the door…
Read MoreI could hear the low rumble of my car’s motor as the cool air from the ac blew strands of hair into my face. The summer heat in the South…
Read More“Surprise!” My mother’s kind blue eyes and toothy grin met me as I opened the door to her home. I surveyed the room and noticed…
Read MoreLooking into the mirror, the dark under-eye circles were evident on my thinning face. I hardly recognized the gaunt…
Read MoreThese words immediately took me back to 1968. I was twenty years old, living in Indiana by myself, brokenhearted by my break up with the young man…
Read MoreWhile I understood the need to fit in, my own insecurity was attempting to claw its way to the surface. I didn’t want others to think…
Read MoreLast night orange letters flashed their warning on the black digital road sign. Residents were instructed where to pick up sandbags for the…
Read MoreGrowing up, I relished the sweet fragrance of lilacs that threaded its way through our kitchen window each spring. Our backyard was.…
Read MoreMy heart sank as I read the article title on my computer screen. Why hadn’t I thought of that idea? Of course, the.…
Read MoreWow. I murmured in awe as I gazed at the twinkling stars late one Wednesday evening. I had forgotten early tomorrow morning.…
Read More“Hobbes, look!” I command my 8-month-old labradoodle. I clutch a small dog treat in my right hand and move my hand to my upper cheek, just below my eye.…
Read MoreThe more I learned, the more I wished Jenny and I could enjoy a long walk filled with conversations about Jesus and…
Read More“When we engage both lament and gratitude, then each becomes stronger and truer.”1 Several friends drove out to the …
Read MoreMovies are a part of life in our culture. We look forward to them. We criticize them. We watch some over and over again. We even…
Read MoreUnlike invasive tumbleweeds (discussed yesterday), mesquite trees had grown in the Southwest for about 3000 years before…
Read MoreGod often uses analogies and metaphors to teach His people truths He wants us to remember. Scripture is filled with…
Read MoreI can think of few sadder words written in English than those of William Ernest Henley penned in the poem that another later.…
Read MoreWhen I was about three years old, there was a TV commercial with a little girl not much older than I was. The product it was.…
Read MoreOne of the fun parts of writing Daily Treasure is introducing you to our What She Said! guest writers. In this series, we have a mix of return writers and.…
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