I have taken many trips in my lifetime, beginning when my family moved from Texas to Colorado when I was young. I have marveled at the time it took to carve...

In April, basketball season was ending. I loved coaching and working with the girls but had always longed for a child of my own. When a friend suggested adoption, I began...

For several months my severe arthritis affected my gait. When I watched a video of myself walking, I was astonished. My right foot slanted, causing me to limp. Seeing my gait...

When my phone rang at 6:00 on that Sunday morning, it was my wife, Cherri, calling with news that her father had died. In my sorrow, I realized that I needed...

A week before Christmas we arrived at the Nashville airport to head home. During the previous 11 days, my husband and I had spent many long hours helping with disaster response...

Many years ago I took a plein air landscape painting class using oil paints. I loved the idea of painting landscapes while surrounded by nature, but I was not very good...

The December flight home was late, long, and lonely as I grieved the unexpected loss of my brother. Forty-one was too young to die. I prayed for strength to face his...

A few weeks ago, my pastor preached about the fruitful tree of John 15. “Even when the tree bears much fruit, it never enjoys any of it,” he said. “The fruit...

Ryan Hall, the American record holder in the half-marathon, stated that we shouldn’t think about the next hill ahead of us but instead focus on the next step ahead of us....

During prayer time at our church one morning, our pastor had us hold hands with those beside us. Cole, my very energetic two-year-old son, was quietly playing with his toy construction...