Although the word divorce has never been uttered between my husband and me in thirty years of marriage, there was a time I was afraid it might become part of our vocabulary. With the exception of moving from our first home, a little trailer in the cow pasture, into an old home in town, my … Read more
My family moved several times during my elementary, junior and senior high school years. Being painfully shy, I loathed the idea of having to attend another unfamiliar school as the new girl. Recess and lunch, usually a kid’s favorite times of the school day, sent waves of anxiety over me. I usually sat by myself … Read more
I have a burden. Until recently I didn’t know how to address it. But God has mercifully opened my eyes and my heart to His purpose in my writing ministry. For several years I’ve noticed a surge in women tearing down their homes and the fallout is great. The shell-shocked spouses and children left behind … Read more
Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters—a pathway no one knew was there! ~ Psalm 77:19 Have you ever felt like God slammed a door in your face—a door you thought would lead to your life’s purpose and passion—destroying your dream? My daughter, Elise, thought she had her entire college … Read more
If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere. ~ Frank A. Clark quoted in Hello Failure! Thoughts for the Graduate Tears spilled down my cheeks as I drove to work that January morning. Crying out to God, I begged Him to give me a way out of my job. … Read more