Three things to do when you don’t know God’s plan
Knowing you may not hold someone you love for much longer leaves the days feeling fresh and fragile. I remember sitting next to my Poppa when he was…
Making memories with your family this Christmas
I remember as a young woman hearing an older woman say, “Don’t wait for memories to happen. Your most important memories will be made.” She went on…
The perfectly imperfect puzzle: Working with what God has given you today
I was laying in bed late one night, and I heard a message come in on my phone. It was from my fourteen-year-old daughter. The gist of it is that she…
How to avoid overdrafting your teenager’s emotional bank account
I have three young adult daughters, ages twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-three. By all appearances, they seem to be on a productive and functional…
Shattered Dreams and Messed-Up Plans
You know, the Bible is full of what looked like shattered dreams and messed-up plans. I’m quite sure that when Moses’ mother gave birth to a…
