A quick word to bring encouragement to your day.
Some years ago when we were living in Burundi, we were having visitors over for dinner. I fussed and fussed. I felt a bit insecure about my cooking abilities. I…
It takes time to get to where you're going. Of course, the distance you have to travel has a lot to do with how long it will take to get…
Don't take the thought and say it.Anonymous I've learned, and I keep learning, to keep my mouth shut. Not everyone needs to hear what I think; sometimes I don't even…
“It won’t be good enough,” I told myself. In 10th grade, I worked for weeks on a science project. I was sure my miserable project would barely earn me a…
The list of dos and don'ts in our lives is endless. As our children grow from infants to toddlers, we bombard them with "No, no, no!" Almost everything is off-limits…
Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms out there! In honor of all mothers, I'm sharing some parenting lessons I've learned. I hope you enjoy answering the question, "How…
I’m the first to admit I’m not much of a foodie. It’s hard to impress me at a restaurant or with an elaborate dessert. When we're at a restaurant, I…
I loved working with our church's team in Malawi. I recently worked at a free community health clinic in Malawi with a team of volunteers, mostly from the USA. (Sorry…
I spend too much time thinking about myself. The space between my ears easily fills with thoughts of myself. I think too much about my wants and the efforts I…
Grief is funny. I wrote this post about 6 months ago and the grief still lingers. I still seems like yesterday. This morning I woke up early. It’s not really…
