I have been told that the children's vitamins I bought last week taste too "vitamin-y".In a bold act of parental love, I chose the healthiest …
transparent testimony
"Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses …
the hope in the smoke
I grew up in Southern California, in east Orange County, where Santa Ana winds blow sparks into wildfires and mud slides pull houses down hillsides.I …
souls grow in darkness
I stood and held her hands as she told me of her heartbreak.She had given and given and wished she could give some more, but that season was over. …
what i found at the Trail of Lights
Beginning in the 1950s, Austin celebrated every Christmas with a quirky display of lights called the Trail of Lights. Mr. fantastic and I went the …
when you need baby Jesus to grow up faster
"Adoration of the Shepherds" by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622My heart won't rest in the manger is year.It's been a hard month and my prayers can't …
called to be a Moses
I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves. -Harriet Tubman This quote has me thinking about …
the whole story
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony;they did not love …
soul-starved
Do you ever feel a bit soul-starved?The feeling comes in the moment when the swirling activity of the day slows to a gentle simmer; when babies are …
waiting on love
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.-1 Corinthians 13:13I stood and spoke …
reality girl
I tend to be a high-expectations person. I dream big and then cry hard when the dream doesn't work out. I have had to learn to temper this …
the heaviest burden
His angry eyes burned at his brother's face. It had been a long, arduous day of tempers flaring and fists flying.I pulled the offender aside and …
