I’m a hopeless romantic. You probably know the type. I don’t enjoy a book or movie unless it has the proverbial happy ending. I appreciate it when hubby opens the door for me or holds out my chair at the table. Yes, I’m a hopeless romantic married to my soul mate…or...
The first time I watched a tightrope act at the circus, I was terrified…not for myself, but for the tightrope walkers. I was afraid they would fall, despite the safety net below them. Little did I know then, that fifty years later, a tightrope would be in my future,...
Who are you? What is your gender? Your ethnicity? Nationality? There was a time, in the not too distant past, when people accepted that certain physical characteristics are unalterable. Of course, we’ve always used tools and techniques to present our physical...
What's it like being a dad? Check out this Skit Guys Fatherhood video for the answer! Happy Father’s Day!
Aah, June…the most popular month for weddings. The month when many who have found the one they love vow to remain together “till death do us part.”However, according to Demographic Intelligence, fewer people in the United States are getting married. Their latest...
Come out and be separate. No. Go out and be salty. Connect or disconnect? Which is it? As our culture distances itself from its Judeo-Christian roots, Christians are finding themselves more and more isolated by their values from the mainstream. Christian holidays are...
You don't miss what you never had. The thought came, unbidden, as a dozen of us sat around the piano late last Saturday. It was the final evening of the Colorado Christian Writers Conference and most of the conferees and faculty had left. United in sweet fellowship,...
What will people say about you after you die? Will they comment about how you loved your family or how successful you were? Will they note that you were a great writer or a best-selling author? Will they say you were selfless and kind? A dear friend died recently....
Is there any role in life more under-appreciated than motherhood? I don’t think so. As a tribute to mothers, I offer you Anita Renfroe's humorous, classic look at all the mom-isms spoken by mothers everywhere. Enjoy! (And thank your Mom! 😉 ) ...
A few years ago, a popular television program called Monk featured a lead character consumed with perfectionism. He couldn’t prevent the murder of his wife, so he spent the rest of his life trying to control everything else. For a while, my nickname became “Mrs....
How Desensitized Are You? As I write this, my phone is dinging. Breaking news: “At least 12 dead after massive...
Called, Loved, and Kept There’s a lot of talk in Christian circles about being “called,” and rightly so. The...
Life-Changing Advice I’ll never forget Betty. Betty was an older woman I knew from church when I was a young...