Tag Archives: Faith

In our children's swim club, many years are spent in what is called the development stage. This is where correct technique is taught and mastered. It is not really about speed at this stage but about ...

The other day I bent forward in the shower to wrap my wet hair in a towel. That caused me to lose my balance. I half fell out of the bath, did a wild dance trying to regain some balance, and smashed m...

"Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals, created, loved, upheld, and placed purposefully, exactly where we are. Can you believe that? Can you trust God for that?" -Elisabeth Elliott April...

April feels like God cracking open the sky just a little wider, letting in more light, more color, more hope. The flowers start stretching, the birds start singing again, and honestly... so do we. Eve...

It began almost thirty years ago in Oregon, and as soon as I heard about it I was hooked. In certain seaside towns, "Glass Fairies" dropped beautiful blown glass balls or "floats" on the beaches for b...

Easter is celebrated in so many ways. For some, it means a family gathering with a ham and other family-favorite foods. For others it means a new dress and a trip to church. And for some it means noth...

The week leading up to my daughter Penny's first taekwondo tournament was full of excitement. She talked about it constantly-her uniform, her belt, what it might feel like to step onto the mat in fron...

March is an interesting month. It serves as the bridge between Winter and Spring. No other month is so full of transitions. One day it snows and the next day it is warm and sunny. You could say that M...

The headline jumped out at me: "Signs of a Christian Narcissist". What? How can that be? Aren't all believers changed and wonderful people? The short answer is no. Oh, how that confused me as a new be...

I look at my hands now and I don't recognize them. They are foreign to me and I'm surprised they are mine. Gone are the smooth hands with the long double-jointed fingers that my family always made fun...