Photo credit: Mathew Coulton, Unsplash Trusting the Giver of Good (2 minutes, 2 seconds) Our daughter’s dog, Greta, was sweet and snuggly. She was also sneaky! We caught her many times mid-act, stealing and swallowing raw eggs from our chicken coop! Perhaps because of this…

I Don’t Need That(1 minute, 4 seconds) I squat down, peering into the dark brown eyes of a darling five-year-old who happens to be decked head to toe in Pepto-Bismol pink. I smile warmly and say with a sparkly, sing-song voice, “I love your outfit!”…

(1 minute, 12 seconds) One day last October, I realized I was tired. Not the “I need more sleep” kind of tired, but rather the sort where I was bearing an everyday burden of fatigue that wasn’t shaking. In December, when a random sickness going…

(51 seconds) “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!” Psalm 115:1 John the Baptist’s life purpose, his sole mission, was to point his generation to the Messiah. (John…

These tents called bodies weren’t meant to last forever. Broken hearts, busted-up bodies, damaged cells, and fading minds remind some of us daily of our mortality. On this rutted road, we look to God together as followers of Jesus. We share and listen to one…

(A Short Story With a Tasty Ending)(1 minute, 3 seconds) Once upon a time, there was a rooster named Sleepy. Now, I have heard honest reports of gentle and friendly roosters. Sleepy, however, was the other kind of rooster; the kind that strutted about his…

(2 minutes, 50 seconds) On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The mountains trembled and the earth gave way destroying buildings, separating families, and ruining livelihoods in this already impoverished country. When the earth began to…

(1 minute, 40 seconds) God, in ongoing kindness, invites us to know Him through His Word and His creation. The Bible is filled with descriptions of God and loaded with truths about who He is, what He’s like, and His heart for us. Like a…

(2 minutes) Unlike some people, my mind isn’t full of vivid memories from my childhood years. However, I recall in brilliant detail my Christmas gift from 1973 and using it for the first time. I took my “doctor bag” that I had just received, complete…

Washing, Watching, and Waiting(1 minute, 31 seconds) We had company for the weekend, and this morning I’m washing sheets and re-preparing our guest room. Our next overnight company isn’t scheduled for another few weeks, but I like to be prepared. I have been known to…