We witnessed the magnificent view from a distance. Experiencing it up close was quite a different story. After viewing Whitewater Falls in North Carolina from a lookout point, my sons and I took a side trail to the top of the waterfall. Halfway there we stopped to...
I found a scribbled note from a church service in my luggage. A 20-year-old note. Wow. I don’t know how it got in the bag. The note just appeared. Apparently at the right time. Everyone has an Egypt – a place where God is moving and directing. It’s not an issue of who...
My son experienced a once-in-a-lifetime adventure this summer. Hiking to the summit of a 12,000-foot mountain in Colorado, he and a few other high school boys celebrated their achievement with excitement and a song. That exhilaration prompted them to dip themselves in...
This blog post was written by my friend Christy McIntyre. She shared her thoughts with me one day while walking and they resonated. I hope it encourages you too. Christy has been a teacher in 3 countries, Director of Training for Totalfit, and married to her best...
I tumbled down the stairs of a small plane. I had traveled to New Orleans to speak to a group of communications professionals. The opportunity had me nervous but also energized. Although young, I tried to appear confident and poised. That backfired. My heel caught on...
His little feet raced from one shell to another. “Here’s one, mommy.” My son reached to put it in my bucket as we walked down the beach. I explained I wanted pretty shells, whole, not the broken ones. He quickly told me those shells were pretty, too. “Just because...