Each Sunday I share my amateur nature picture with a thought or two about God’s love for you. This month is also part of the thankful series, so I’ll be sharing that too. I’m thankful that God is a romancer. That’s not something you read everyday, it’s a concept I first read in Captivating by…
Angels with Flashlights Submitted by Kathy Dippolito, in loving memory of Shelly We’d trained for months and flown in from across the country. Some of us were sisters, some of us were strangers. Some had run marathons, some had never run a “real” race before. But there we were, excited and anxious to start…
This is a new opportunity for me and I’m so excited to share this with you. It’s not quite a book review, it’s an app review of the interactive storybook The Mighty League, Volume I, The Terrible Taunting. This is a sibling project written by sister Molly Murphy and narrated by the real JMan, Jonathan,…
I Just Couldn’t Do It Crippling, painful, and terminal conditions swoop down on people unawares. My own immediate family has fallen victim repeatedly, but I have remained healthy. Self-absorbed parents abandon their responsibilities, and families disintegrate into bitterness. Instead of embracing that example, my children go out of their way to stay in…
I’m thankful that, when I was terribly burned out with the private practice of medicine, God gave me an unexpected opportunity to take the position of professor at a prestigious medical center, where I was privileged to serve for 10 more years. I’m thankful that, after my wife of 40 years died suddenly, God put…
I thank my God every time I remember you. Philippians 1:3 The table is set, a feast is prepared. Empty seats wait for guests. If we could give a feast of gratitude and fill the seats with those to whom we owe thanks, who would we invite? As writers we need to remember that our ability,…