Love
Our Response Matters
As usual, I was in a rush. I seem to have two speeds: asleep and hurry. I was late getting home, and in my flurry to get out of…
Read MoreDoes God Hear Our Prayers?
Mr. 4-Ever and I traveled to the beautiful Camp Gitche Gumee on the shores of Lake Superior for a retreat I was speaking at this weekend. All around us is…
Read MoreGod is Speaking
A widow in deep sorrow sat alone at the park. Months earlier, her husband of many years had been killed in a car accident. “God, I’m so lonely and…
Read MoreSafe Landing
When I married Adventure Boy (Craig), he came with an airplane, a motorcycle, and a riding lawn mower. “Babe-a-licious,” he said to me one day (that’s what he called me),…
Read More“White-Knuckle” Listening
A man in the back row of the church came forward for prayer. The pastor asked him what he wanted to be prayed for. “I need prayer about my hearing,”…
Read MoreNot Forgotten
I was hanging out with several friends when they began to chatter away about a party everyone had gone to. Everyone except me. The conversation turned awkward when they…
Read MoreLove Like Jesus
I was waiting at a diner for a girlfriend when I spotted a young man, maybe seventeen years old, staring at a glass of water on the table in front…
Read MoreMessy Room v. Messy Heart
When he still lived with us, one night I knocked lightly and popped my head into my son Jake’s room. My “Goodnight, Son,” stopped before the words left my lips.…
Read MoreHappy Father’s Day 2023
It’s Father’s Day I hope you have a man in your life worthy of celebrating. A father who loves and protects you. A husband who partners with you in life…
Read MoreProgress Over Perfection
When they were growing up, occasionally we took both boys for a week of camp. (Not camping; our “cabin” had indoor plumbing, thank you very much.) We would sit around…
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