Silent Stones

Love is Learned

Can you see how God loves you as you hold a child in your arms?…

Somewhere Else

Where do you want to be right now? Monday night, I glared across the service…

Fruitcake of the Heart

So what are you doing holding on to that in your heart? You were taught…

Mental Block

Ever have trouble finding the right words? This is the second, no, third time I’ve…

God of Fresh Starts

Hope is an olive leaf – evidence of dry land after a flood. Therefore, if…

Sometimes the Hard Choice Is the Right Choice

What would you have chosen? Yesterday, several good friends and I were sitting in the…

Why I’m not Teaching My Three-Year-Old to Read

I remember being alarmed at her early disinterest in learning… or at least what we…

The Fire

What needs to burn down in your world? I have to pinch myself from time…

Tough Decisions and God’s Precious Gift

What would you have done? It is that time of year again … the time…

The Big Deal that Shouldn’t Have Been a Big Deal

So why does this standout so much today? The “big deal” in this case has…

Rain Reminds Me of My Mother

Do you remember anyone when it rains? Her children stand and bless her. (Proverbs 31:28…

Thanks Mom!

He will not forget their works of grace, sacrifices of love, and scars of pain…

A Mother’s Beautiful and Tenacious Grace

This is how much a mother can love! Charm can be deceptive and physical beauty…

I Love You and I’m Sorry

What will you tell your mother today? From 1962 to 1970, my family lived in…

Red to Honor, White to Remember

What will you do to remember and honor your mother? Charm is deceptive, and beauty…

Art by Faith

How can someone who is blind still paint beautifully? For we live by faith, not…

The Ministry of Motherhood

What greater need when it is lacking and what greater blessing when present? I’ve seen…

Through the Keyhole of Grace

What can we learn about God by looking at Jesus? When I was a little…

Fix It NOW!

Why are you putting off something that you knows needing doing? For some, day-to-day life…

The Master Gardener

What’s growing in your personal flower beds? I have a very Darwinian view of yard…