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We stayed at a vacation rental near Lake Michigan one winter. It was a small, charming house with beach access and limited views of the...

This Advent I have been inspired by the Carols of Christmas. Each week a new song seemed to capture my imagination. Before moving into...

“Do not be afraid; for see - I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.” Lk 2:10 The announcement of the good news of...

“How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts the blessing of his heaven.” O Little Town of...

There is something that I sometimes forget. There is something that I wish everyone knew. There is something that is so simple and yet so...

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel…for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a mighty savior for...

"...til he appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!” O...

Waiting is something we all have in common. We wait for small things, like the stoplight to change or big things, like medical test...

I was sifting through some things in my desk drawer and discovered a small, flat rock. I immediately picked it up. Small stones are a...

“Knowledge of fact may inspire pride and arrogance; wisdom makes for understanding and humility.” Howard Thurman I read a story from...

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” Elbert Hubbard Do you ever wonder why some memories stick and other...

I noticed something the other day that got me thinking. I was in the grocery store standing in the check-out line. I could see a customer...

There was no one to stop them. They just walked right out the door. We were sitting on a bench near the front of a shoe store when a...

I was out on a morning walk the other day when a young girl caught my attention. She skipped to the end of the sidewalk and then paused...

If someone were to stop you right now and ask “What is the one thing you ask?”, what would you say? What is it that you want? Do you want...

"The right perspective makes the impossible possible."* It’s not always easy to see things as they are. When our children were young, I...

She was walking up to her front door, her blue backpack lightly bouncing up and down with each step. That backpack was the thing that...

“Most people want more from life than what they’re getting” Michael Hyatt Have you thought about your life: who you are, what you know,...

“From your lofty adode you water the mountains, the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.” Psalm 104:13 (ESV) I read this...

“Consolation is the dropping of a gentle dew from heaven on desert hearts beneath.” Charles Spurgeon We were out for an evening drive...

"Set your minds on things above." Col 3:2 I had an opportunity to drive a race car recently. Well, actually it was a Nascar simulator. It...

“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Gen 28:16 We were sitting in the backyard recently and my husband noticed a...

A childhood memory recently came to me like an old friend I had not seen for a while. I was looking outside and I suddenly recalled an...