I was recently reminded of a prayer my son prayed when he was four years old. He prayed, “Thank you for the night, thank you for the moon and all the twinkling stars. Thank you for Mickey (his stuffed…
I really don’t like it when you roll your eyes when I’m talking. I neverrrrrrr….Oh my gosh, I AM rolling my eyes! Brian and I were fairly newly married and driving home from attending the first day of a two-day…
A few weeks ago I finally enjoyed a gift I received last Christmas. We waited ten whole months to see Ed Sheeran in concert in Kansas City. The concert was incredible; the weather was COLD. I had forgotten…
I am haunted by words. Like monsters in a Haunted House, words jump out at me when I least expect it. Whether I’m reading, researching, listening, or singing, suddenly a word or phrase leaps off the page…
I arrived at Bible Study after a phone call with my mom. I was living 14 hours away from my family and often had tough phone calls about things that were going on at home. I am the first-born…
One of the things I love most about our church is the emphasis that every member is on mission, both across the globe and right in our own backyards. Each Sunday in October we have been exposed to…
As he sat there thinking about all that had happened to him in his past–the physical abuse, the neglect, the dysfunctional family relationships–I could see it in his eyes. Hope.
The word “travel” has a different meaning for everyone. Some read that word and think of their family’s favorite beach vacation, or the ski resort they went to that one summer in high school. Some think of…
