Rwanda: My Trip Gets Off to a Rough Start
How can a flight just cancel out of thin air? No snowstorm, No ice, No mechanical problems, Just an email notice blaring. I should have checked sooner I guess. But with the rush to get [Read more...]
Africa! Here I come!
Dearest Readers, I solicit your prayers! I will be in Rwanda, Africa for the next week. My friend Jamie Boiles, with Belay Global, runs a young woman's business training program. Based on [Read more...]
Taking Scripture to Heart: One Verse at a Time
For our children we think it’s a must. For ourselves—well we probably don’t even give it a second thought. How many times have we drilled our kids on their latest bible verses? We are so proud [Read more...]
Even in The Face of World Violence–God Always Wins
It makes my skin crawl to think that I am so hated by a faceless regime that I could be murdered for bearing the name of Christian. Blood is being shed senselessly—not of our soldiers which is [Read more...]
When God Ran: Undeserved Forgiveness
He was the spoiled rich kid, the immature youngest child. Maybe he was always pampered and coddled, never having to shoulder any responsibility as he grew up. Perhaps his insolent and adamant [Read more...]
Refusing To Forgive Myself: A Prison Of My Own Making
I hide I succumb to fear I skulk in the shadows I cringe at my ineptness I hope he doesn't notice. But I know he does He knows all He sees all He is all. I know he doesn’t expect [Read more...]
Don’t Quit!! Re-evaluating Your New Year’s Resolutions
We are a month into the new year. How are you doing on your goals? According to Health.com, only seventy-five percent of people are on track even after a week. Are you sticking with them? Or [Read more...]
Chains That Choke us–Yet We Drag Them Around Like Old Friends
When I saw the barrel, I had to look closer to make sure I read it right. At first I thought it was a joke. Then I noticed an area where the words were worn away, as if the chains had actually [Read more...]
The Yellow Pine: Amputation can be Painful
Her name was unrecognizable and unpronounceable to we westerners.Years ago she decided to go by JP. A native Bahamian of English descent, she was a raucous and charming tour guide. With short, [Read more...]
After Christmas Blues
For a few weeks every year the world seems to transform itself into a different place. Its a little kinder, a little more giving and a little more loving. The focus makes a slight shift from our [Read more...]