The $64,000.00 question, whose answer has evaded those asking it for countless generations, is why it happened. If we knew why, maybe we would escape future painful experiences. Ours is a world that goes…
I always wanted to be the popular kid, but that was not ever meant to be. I was always the last one chosen for a team and the first to hear I…
I had a dream last night. So vivid that I knew it was real until I woke up. When I did, I thought, "Oh, it was only a dream." I…
A comment on my 5th-grade report card still strikes me today: "Lea does not take correction well." Ouch! Those comments written over 40 years ago ("ouch" again) are still embarrassing.…
In early 2016, I stood with my husband and daughter at Blantyre, Malawi airport, waiting for our luggage. We had just landed after a long trip from the USA. It…
I used to live thinking that my future depended on my decisions alone. I had to do right, be right, and think right to make it to the finish line…
I think 50% of marriage is spent answering "What?" I don't know if that's true for everyone else, but it has proven true for us. Even knowing that my husband…
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…
“Take words with you, and return to the Lord, say to Him, ‘Take away all iniquity; receive us graciously, for we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.’” Hosea 14:2…
