When Bad Turns To Worse

Sometimes bad news hits you out of the clear blue sky. Sometimes you’re minding your own business, blowing bubbles with your daughter on a sunny and unseasonably cool afternoon when the news comes. That’s how it was for me that day. My husband was on a...

When You Don’t Have What You Need

I was eleven when I landed my first gig. My piano teacher, a giant among piano teachers in our town, had somehow secured a slot for several of his advanced students to play at an international arts and music festival downtown. It didn’t seem to matter that I...
On The Way

On The Way

Whatever the war….whatever the storm….you do not face it alone.  You have a Helper, and He will not delay.  Blessings, friends.   Follow...
Seen and Heard

Seen and Heard

Dear friends, be encouraged on this Monday morning. No matter what today holds, you must face *none* of it on your own strength. Our Lord – who sees you and hears you in everything you do – is always looking for opportunities to strengthen you. Recommit...

Embraced and Surrounded

“I promise, sweetheart.  It will do its job.  It will not let you go under.” As I said those words for the hundredth time that weekend, I looked once again into her skeptical eyes.  The life jacket hung from my insistent hands, outstretched toward her in a...