When I get a text or email from someone I love, I click through immediately. I want the connection. I want the update. As I read the...

Prayer should be the spiritual rhythm that structures our days. We accomplish what God wants us to do in between prayer or during it. A...

Spiritual rhythms help us grow spiritually. If I have a rhythm in place as a seamless part of my life, it helps me become more receptive...

Happy New Year to all of you! But is it, really that new? Most of us return to the same routines and responsibilities we left in the old...

I spent a frightening time in the hospital supporting our daughter one Christmas. She developed a heart infection that was on the brink...

The Magi receive the award for the longest journey. While no one knows exactly where the Magi started, many connect their origin to...

Advent reminds us that we are waiting for more than December 25. We are waiting for the world to be made right. We are waiting for an end...

“We’re going straight through,” my father announced as he loaded two sleepy girls and too much luggage into a car that would shrink with...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and Sunday is the beginning of Advent. It feels like they run together. but maybe they should. Gratitude...

My husband and I greet the beginning of fall with anticipation. We know that the beginning blush and rust of the trees will deepen into...

She was a woman with a past and few secrets about it. She was that woman, the keep-your-husbands-away-from-her woman. She was trouble....

We are spoiled with easy water access. It's hard to register thirst unless we are exerting our bodies with exercise or find ourselves...

As the first woman, Eve shouldered responsibility she didn’t sign up for. Her one choice changed the wonderful new world she lived in. ...

Where did I learn to hurry? I know the answer for myself. I was my own mentor. I listened to all the get-more-done voices. I attacked...

Hurry is our mantra. Do everything fast. Be more productive. Multi-task. Where did I get the idea that I had to hurry? It isn’t in...

Matthew 13:24-30, Weeds have a love-hate relationship with earth. They protect uncared for ground from erosion, but they are disastrous...

Matthew 13:33 Yeast is a miracle worker. It adds life to a mixture of simple ingredients to create a reaction. It’s a tsunami in a bowl!...

Matthew 25:1-13 Everything is supposed to be perfect on your wedding day. However, no matter how well you plan, the unexpected happens....

No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment and the patch from the...

I thought I lost my passport a few days before our flight to London. Panic squeezed my heart dry. I revisited every room, closet, and...