My mom used to say that when we keep our eyes on others, we’ll always be disappointed. However, if we keep our eyes on Jesus, He will never fail us. God convicted me on this over the last few days. In reading a chapter in Jesus and Women by Kristi McLelland, I was...
“Have you tried checking the breaker?” My friend said over the phone. “No, I answered” as I realized my oversight. While enduring the heat and humidity — and mosquitos — in the outdoor storage room of my son’s college house, we attempted to fix his dryer by repeating...
I confidently walked to my parents’ carport door - something I’ve done thousands of times. However, a small crack in the concrete sent me flying. It was a leap I had not intended to take. In that split second, I thought, “This is not going to end well.” After my...
Stunningly beautiful. I read the comment on someone’s social media page. I cannot remember who wrote it or what it referred to — someone’s physical beauty or words written. Maybe it referred to God’s beautiful creation. It reminded me of a time many years ago when a...
I woke up to blessed quiet. It had been many weeks — almost two months — of noises in the attic awakening me or scuffling between my office walls and the outside brick frustrating and distracting me. My sons and I couldn’t determine its identity. One morning the...
As King David stays hidden from his son Absalom, two men risk their lives to report to David Absalom’s plan to take over the kingdom. (2 Samuel 17:17-21) Because they had been seen leaving the city, a man in Bahurim allowed these messengers to hide in his well. His...