Why is it so incredibly difficult to let people around us change? Right now, our house has a 13 month old who is trying to get the courage to walk on her own. Everybody gets excited when babies begin to change and grow, even when they fall down. But, for some reason,...
Trooper Carrie was on duty moving with traffic. From behind her a motorhome flew by and then immediately cut her off. “Did they really just almost hit my patrol car?! Oh my word! How brazen is that! They are soooo getting a ticket.” Lights on. Radio...
[blockquote cite=”Psalm 104:29″]When you hide your face, they are dismayed[/blockquote] [line] My 8th grade son, Caleb, was telling me about a small conflict at school, and he mentioned that his teacher wouldn’t look him in the eye. I wonder if that...
The second question in my current Bible Study was a doozy: “Why do we hesitate to push through to freedom and abundant life?” (1) What a loaded question! After thinking a bit, I jotted down: because life hurts, because we are broken, because it is so easy...
Maria, who loved both her divorced parents, was talking with her mother about trying to build a relationship with her father. When his previous actions that led to the divorce came up, her mom said, “It’s not something you can just forget.” Maria...
My husband often says, “Stupid is easy.” Yes, it is easy to choose the wrong way of acting and oh, so very hard to choose the “higher road.” Another thing that is easy: To judge another person’s actions or motivations. It takes a strong...
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