I hated her. I would put her down everyday, every chance I got. I told her she was ugly, her hair was stupid, her legs were weirdly...

January is that time of year when we think about the changes we want to make to improve ourselves, our relationships, or our...

How do you usually feel after Christmas? Joyful? Relieved? Lonely? Sad? Much of our feelings can depend on what we are doing after...

When I was twelve years old, I asked for a Pearl ring for Christmas. Finally, Christmas came, and I excitedly tore open each present....

I’m feeling more than a little nervous waiting in line with these strange skis stuck to my boots and a large mountain looming in front of...

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1). Years ago, a small group including...

Part of my time is spent as a counselor. In order to not burn out, I have had to learn the balance of being compassionate and helpful,...

When the Jews had finished building the wall around Jerusalem in Nehemiah 12:27-47, they had a ceremony of dedication. The Levite priests...

My mind can’t stop asking, “Why?” My heart can’t stop grieving. Why did my friend of twenty-three years take her life? What brought...

Betrayal is one of the most painful experiences one can go through. It is a double loss of significant relationships and the sting of...

One night as I was putting my ten year old daughter to bed, she asked me, “Mommy, can you tell me a story about something fun that...

It may look like I’m surrounded, but I’m surrounded by YOU. I sang this worship song with tears streaming down my cheeks while driving to...

This picture was taken almost exactly a month before my mother passed away from Pancreatic cancer. One of the silver linings to the...

Loneliness. It often raises images of isolation, abandonment, lack of companionship, relationship or connection. It can feel like a...

We had a long overdue heart to heart. The Giver and I. It boiled down - as it usually does - to trust. You see my Creator and I had not...

“I was swimming through the chambers of a hundred-year-old ship on the bottom of the ocean when my aqualung hose got caught in a net. No...

Disappointment and hurt washed over me as I once again felt the sting of a friend’s hurtful words. I wrestled with the temptation to shut...

Waiting is hard work! We wait for God to answer our prayers. We wait for God to bring about change. We wait for our hearts to change or...

A lot can happen in three years. One day we are going to our daughter’s High School graduation, and three years later, she is off to do...

Who would predict that a little baby born with no nose, no palate, and no upper lip would years later be standing on a platform in front...

Why is it always when we have to go to an important meeting that our kids decide to totally misbehave? On one particular day, it saved a...

When I first got married, my husband and I were assigned by our mission group to serve in Hong Kong. Every day we would walk to work on...

Five years ago, my family and I moved back to Philadelphia after having lived in Asia since 1994. Talk about reverse culture shock! We...

As I wobbly stood on a thin eight inch wide, two-foot-long plank of wood, holding on for dear life to a wire above my head, I called out...