In my twenties, I read stories about families with summer beach houses, some true, some fiction. Names like Vanderbilt, Kennedy, and...

This morning, a cell phone notification indicated that I had received an email from a good friend who lives in Moldova—a local missionary...

Grown men carrying flowers through grocery stores always make me smile. No matter their age, they remind me of little boys with a handful...

Excitement, loud voices, and laughter filled the air one spring evening in 2005. End of the year parties were a big deal for fifth grade...

Sometimes you need to roll down the car windows, crank up the volume, and listen to Stevie Wonder. There are times to let go. Let your...

As I stood near the casket at my dad’s viewing, people known and unknown pieced together fragments of his life. A pattern began to emerge...

How long has it been since you belly laughed? How long has it been since you laughed until you snorted or until tears squeezed out of the...

It’s all about me. None of us would likely admit to that statement, but each of us has had moments like this. Have you ever been in a...

Do you ever feel like giving up? Sometimes I do. Years ago, when extremely frustrated with a work situation, I cried into the phone as I...

Have you ever wrapped up in a blanket recently removed from the dryer? The surrounding cocoon allows the heat of the blanket to both warm...

Do you scramble to make sure your voice is heard or your idea is expressed? Must you be the first to share a thought? Get a laugh? Or be...

(One of my favorite things is to encourage other writers. Today's guest blog post features JoAnna Jennrich. When not writing she is a...

The end of kindergarten is a big deal. To commemorate this day, my grandson’s wise teacher asked the students to say positive things...

Who launches their new website with a mistake on the social media announcement? I do. We’ve all been there. Why do those mistakes hide...

Chills hover on my neck as I pass by the checkout lanes. Someone is following me. I turn, heading down the closest aisle. So does he. I...

Sometimes we can imagine the worst in others—really, with very little effort. Why? My former pastor’s voice echoes in my mind long after...

Do you watch others doing amazing things, yet your life seems . . . well . . . ordinary? Me too. Often the feeling heckles me after...

My conniving journal betrays my inmost thoughts as it reveals my words from yesterday; You made me different, Lord. That thought,...

First things first, this site is for you. My dream is to create a space where people feel encouraged, valued, and inspired to take that...