Perspective Is Everything

Perspective Is Everything

My husband has said it often, “Things could be so much worse.” Even as Nick fought cancer, we celebrated his lack of intense pain, his joyful spirit, his constant smile, our friends and family who surrounded us with prayer and love 24/7. In the midst of...
Relying on a Spider Web

Relying on a Spider Web

Here I sit again with Job, listening to Bildad ramble on and on. Don’t people love to talk when someone else is struggling? Like Charlie Brown’s teacher, Bildad’s voice fills the air. I can almost see Job using his hand as a puppet to mimic the...
When You Wonder What Just Happened

When You Wonder What Just Happened

The sign reads, “Quiet Corner” and sits on the end table in our back room. It has sat here all summer, patiently waiting for me, while my life has been anything but quiet. From the loss of my dad to the wedding of Todd and Jessalyn to the temporary move-in...
Social Media, Ecclesiastes, and Writing

Social Media, Ecclesiastes, and Writing

There’s a lot about me I’ll never understand, but one thing I know: When big things are happening in my life, my voice gets smaller. And when life pushes forward too quickly, I tend to pull back. Lately, I’ve felt a big push on my life, and because...
When Words Just Aren’t Enough….He Always Is

When Words Just Aren’t Enough….He Always Is

You would think I could find the right words by now; but when tragedy strikes, I’m speechless. I know too well, Words mean nothing when someone loses everything. So no matter how hard I try, there’s no stringing together of sentences that can bind...
An Open Bible Changes Everything

An Open Bible Changes Everything

I love reading the Psalms. I picture David, a shepherd turned king, pouring out his heart to God through writing. I imagine other men and women through the years doing the same thing. As a writer, I love knowing the stringing together of words  has been a way of...