October 8, 2021 “Don’t tell anybody,” my friend said “I’m so embarrassed.” You’ll agree when you read the details. This happened years ago and she gave me permission to share it with you. We had pulled in the parking lot of our favorite shopping mall. She parked the car and got out. As I opened …
September 24, 2021 “I had to do it; I was desperate,” a friend confessed some years back. To avoid the intense loneliness, she had placed a sign on her front yard that read, “I need a friend.” Most wouldn’t take that step, a bit bold and daring. But when loneliness gnaws during long days and …
September 10, 2021 We can’t blame him. At one time or another, you and I did it, too. And sometimes we can’t even figure it out. Was it simply a shortcoming? Was it jealousy, envy or sorry self-pity? This scenario plays out in the prodigal son’s story. We all know it. One day he packed …
August 27, 2021 In 1962, my brother and I snuggled next to my mom. We rode in the back of a dilapidated truck around the mountains in Bolivia. “When will we get there?” I asked her as my ten-year-old mind anticipated fun moments in the tropical area of Bolivia. But to get there, we …
August 13, 2021 “I know the guy is not the right one for her,” my friend said some years back. “But as long as she’s happy.” Her daughter married him and shortly after, it ended in a painful and bitter divorce. Is wishing happiness what we want for our kids? Happiness is often confused with …
July 30, 2021 “And you can now get mature manure,” the radio announcer said, “and you’ll have the greenest grass ever.” Mature manure? Who ever heard of that? But as odd as its name, so was its effect. It turns out that when you put this product on your grass, it protects it and produces …
July 16, 2021 If you peek through my window, you’ll find me dancing. I’m celebrating because a few weeks ago, after a year of Zoom presentations, I delivered my first in-person message. After I finished, I put the mic down on the podium and stepped off. As I made my way to the book table, …
July 2, 2021 I step away from the “normal” devotional I send you on a regular basis. And I humbly warn you as I’m about to share something personal, controversial and sensitive. I appreciate, value and respect your opinion on whatever topic is rattling this country right now including illegal immigration. And because I do, …
June 18, 2021 “I am on a mission,” my 42-year-old son Jason wrote in a recent blog post. A mission? I asked myself. I tried, really tried to raise him with his focus on God, with his commitment to integrity, and with the wisdom to embrace God-honoring goals. Those were my silent prayers for him …
June 4, 2021 Goodness, spring is over and, admittedly, the spring cleaning became nothing more than a good intention. Then guilt nudged. I rolled up my sleeves and began with closets. Then drawers. I tossed out jars of who-knows-what in my bathroom drawer—old tubes of lipstick, creams that probably ended up there since I was …
