Psalm 27:10 says, “Even if my father and mother abandon me, the LORD cares for me.” With the divorce rate at 50% even in “Christian” homes, it’s no surprise that the scars of abandonment go deep. It is usually the women and children who are thrown into poverty because of it. Remarriage tends to complicate…

You fill in the blank: “God helps those… __________________.” Chances are if you are my age, you said “God helps those who help themselves.” It’s probably something we have all heard growing up. It’s a phrase I have heard all my life– mostly from my most beloved Grandpa, who wasn’t religious at all. (Another one…

You would think that after almost 3 years of living far from my family that I would be used to doing nothing on Easter, but no. It’s still lonely and painful. I missed church today as I have a little virus and I’m dealing with a bit of asthma but I did watch a few…

Daylight Savings time kicks my butt. I got up at 4:30am so I could stay true to my 30/30/30 diet. I was so tired I felt nauseous, but I sucked down my 30 grams of protein shake anyway and did my 30 minutes on the elliptical. Believe it or not, it’s a great way to…

Over the past few decades, Sunday has been my favorite day of the week. I have found communion, comfort and have felt a strong belonging inside the church most of my adult life. However, in June 2021, after a series of unfortunate events, I moved out of the area I had lived my whole life…

I once read a very happy post that talked about how we all wear hats in life so I started thinking about how the hats we wear in life are positional and relational… such as Grandfather/Grandmother, Father/Mother, Son/Daughter, Sister/Brother, Husband/Wife, Worker (fill in the blank)– just to name a few. As I smiled reading the…