I’m at Christians Read today talking about delays, frustrations, and when it isn’t time. Come visit, won’t you?
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” — Romans 8:1 Shame is an assault on the core of who we are. It assassinates our character, minimizes our worth, and dashes our hope. Like Adam and Eve, we often hide shame, but hiding never heals it. Left unattended, shame can develop…
Celebrating my blog anniversary with a book giveway! It’s hard to believe but my first blog post was December 31, 2006. That was many blog addresses/servers ago, but it was more than pressing create. It was a vow I made to God that I would surrender the fear I had writing, and from that day…
I’m busy enough these days that I rarely post a book review unless I’ve been asked by a publisher. This is the exception because I’ve read some other reviews and opinions on this book, and I wanted to offer a different perspective. The book? Matthew Perry’s Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. I’ve followed…
SURRENDERING FOR THE TEAM My granddaughter’s high school basketball team is winding down the 2018 season. This week, I and several other fans gathered at our home town high school gym to attend the “pigtails” game, with the winning team moving on to district competition. We won the game by a narrow margin, indicating the…
There’s always something fun and fullfilling going on with Focus on the Family/Adventures in Odyssey Club. Did you know there’s a podcast? Engage your family’s faith as you enjoy a full year’s worth of weekly family devotions that your kids are sure to love. Laugh and learn about God by listening to the “Official Average…
Behind the Story: Lainey of the Door Islands How did Lainey come to be? I live in lovely Door County, a jewel of a peninsula in northeastern Wisconsin. We are surrounded by a few islands embracing lighthouses full of history along with shipwrecks, many that can still be seen in the beautiful waters of Lake…