The Treacherous Bike Ride

The Treacherous Bike Ride

Several months ago, I promised to share how God wooed me even as a child. Today I want to tell you about the day I should have died—at age nine. Christmas morning, I found heaven on two wheels: a shiny pink Huffy with iridescent tassels dancing from the handlebars....
Fire Ants Meet the Power of God

Fire Ants Meet the Power of God

The days felt endless. Nights sleepless. I was dragging through every task—breakfast, dishes, laundry—like I was moving through mud. We tried to keep a tidy home, but everything felt off. An infestation of ants had come for a visit and hadn’t left. We’d tried...
Stronger Than Gravity

Stronger Than Gravity

A few weeks ago, I brought Mom home from the hospital, her undiagnosed sudden weakness and collapse baffling me. She now clings fiercely to a walker for every step. She bunks with our daughter, Bethany, across the hall, eats each meal with us, and uses her walker to...
Angels don’t scold…do they?

Angels don’t scold…do they?

The waves caressed our toes. I swayed with our 10 month-old babe in arms as I watched our 2 year-old and  4 year-old sons play in the shallow, sweet spot we’d discovered. We had already walked the shore line, explored every rock and seashell available near the...