It is a spring-thing that I love to do–the searching for the early spring flowers in the woodland. Three of my favorites are the dainty, pink-hued Spring Beauties, the lily-white of the Bloodroot and the lacy green-leaf of the Dutchman Read more…
Three weeks into the Christmas season and the flickering flames of the Advent candles fill our hearts with a dim light. The lit candles are gifts that represent hope, peace and joy. These gifts of the season seemed to be Read more…
As a young child, our home boasted a small pendulum clock. I can see it in my mind’s eye, a brown clock with accents of antique bronze and an etched glass door below the face that boasted two strange holes Read more…
Have you ever had that sensation of walls closing in about you? A sense of bewilderment or overwhelm of the soul? Life can take unexpected turns that seem to hold you hostage. That feeling of one step forward and two Read more…
Stories and names are threaded through the Biblical text. Narratives that tell of lives lived, choices made, knowledge gained, and trust given. Throughout the journeys of these individuals the main theme conveyed is that God beckons each one to know Read more…
A historical flash fiction that highlights hope for the town of Hancock, Colorado. The wind gusted down the mountain and pummeled Elizabeth as she trudged through the snow to the telegraph office. It was just a short distance from the Read more…
Outward conformity is not a sign of inward obedience. As I read through the accounts of the Old Testament Kings found in Kings and Chronicles and the corresponding prophets a picture is formed of God’s people that loved outward conformity Read more…
Have you ever been faced with a lesson that you needed to relearn? Have there been times in your life that you continue to encircle a particular stronghold or spiritual struggle that God wants you to overcome? What about scaling the Read more…
It was a gradual loss of hearing. One day she realized that much of her hearing was gone in one ear. My daughter contracted a double ear infection which affected her hearing. It became so bad that in a large Read more…
Not long ago I was having a conversation with my daughter. Horse training with purpose was one of the topics that came up. Horses are one thing she thoroughly enjoys. However, the horse she was training was having a tough Read more…