Lost and Found

In February, I lost my opal ring. The day was busy, and I didn’t notice it was missing until late afternoon. By then, it could have gotten lost while doing laundry, cleaning, or changing sheets. It could have gotten lost the day before at work for all I remembered. All I really knew was the …

Blessed Are Those Who Wait on the Lord

There's a visual illustration in the writing world that between your idea and its fulfillment is a giant crevice more commonly known as a plot hole. So you stand at one cliff side staring across the glaring divide to your dream and try to figure out how to get to the other side. Realistically there …

A Little More Rope

Years ago when my sister was in and out of hospital stays, my family had a saying: Sometimes when you reach the end of your rope, God doesn't pull you out. He just gives you more rope. Abraham Lincoln had a similar saying only his went, "When you reach the end of your rope, tie …

Revisiting Narnia

Inspired by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Have you ever wanted to escape the reality of your own world for the comfort of another? This urge struck me the other night when I stumbled across the Narnia movies I watched as a child. These movies were made by BBC, and …

Cornerstone

Inspired by the song Cornerstone by TobyMac and featuring Zach Williams. Lookin' out my window, feelin' the crescendo Sunset on a quiet sea Sitting with the ones that I'll forever love We're waitin' on a flash of green And even when the nights got cold You have always held me close You're the only rock …

Dressed in White

During communion last Sunday, I took time to simply sit in the presence of God. I didn't pray elaborate prayers or think special thoughts. Instead, I cleared my mind of everything and listened for the voice of my Father. Only God opened my eyes rather than my ears, and I had a vision. I was …

Book Spotlight: What’s True About You

Inspired by the book What's True About You by Holley Gerth. I remember how excited my mom was. She had found a used book online for a fantastic deal. It was one she watched for months in hopes of the price coming down. Now it was on its way. There was just one problem. When …

God, You Are Kind

During my Bible study lesson last week, Kelly Minter, author of Finding God Faithful, pointed out that God went to the dungeon with Joseph and extended kindness to him there. God blessed everything Joseph did, and as a result he was appointed to a place of authority in prison. Except this doesn't always look like …