For days now — months actually, I’ve driven by these two trees. I always notice them, as each one displays a big red “X” on its trunk. I’ve wondered if the markings were ...
Hope is a tricky commodity. False hope can be comforting in the short term, but devastating if the outcome differs from what you desire. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13:1...
February began with a really fun event that I had looked forward to for quite a while. Periodically, there are a group of us that have the opportunity to learn from a world class trainer of border col...
I’ve been taking the time to pause in a given moment and not allow my thoughts to run away or plow-over the moment. Sometimes, I can overthink all the fun out of the present as I allow my thoughts to ...
As I rode into work today, I listened to a local radio station talking about Marriage. I was prepared for them to be unable to do it justice as all four anchors are less than imitable in the marriage ...
Delhi is a wonderful but tough city to live in. It is polluted – they say that living here is like smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. I believe it. I can smell and SEE the pollution. The wea...
Obedience training has begun. My husband is working with our little pup, teaching him four basic commands – sit, stay, come and no. These are the commands, that when fully trained, Denver should...
What does mercy mean? Romans 12:1 (NASB) reads, “Therefore I urge you brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice…” “Mercies” in Greek is the word OIKTERMOS, wh...
I knew the millisecond after I hit “send” that I shouldn’t have. It was late, and in the moment it seemed of utmost importance that I send that email right away, but it wasn’t. It was one of those ema...
My husband Tom and I got to hear the gifted author John Ortberg speak about his newest book, The Me I Want To Be. He quoted Ephesians 2:10: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ...