It’s International Women’s Day – I don’t know the origins of the day or what it’s entirely about, but I know a lot of women worth celebrating. “A woman of noble character, who can find? She is more precious than I can describe.” She is a craftsman and an artist, making the world a more beautiful…
I’m grateful for the reset button that comes naturally every January 1st. Here are some of my goals for the new year.
A Simple Man and a Timeless Truth I’ll never forget the day Grandpa taught me how to use the drill press. I was a girl of about 11 spending a warm summer day at Grandma & Grandpa’s, just down the road on our family farm. Grandpa was doing some carpentry in the garage when he…
Today our family learned we will say goodbye to someone we love. For the past two-and-a-half years we have sponsored Dayana, a fatherless little girl living in Haiti who came to our attention through the Christian relief organization Vision Trust. We have become attached to Dayana as we have given monthly to support her needs and the…
When I was a sophomore in college I met a new friend named Linda through a campus ministry we both attended. After a little while, Linda asked me if I would like to meet with her one morning each week to read the Bible together. I had been in a Bible study in high school, but…
My last post was about building each other up. That topic and this one tug at my heart. As God’s children, we not only need to build each other up, we need to LIFT each other up. Great leaders don’t rise to the top by stepping on the backs of others. Great leaders are lifted to the top on the shoulders…
When I was a kid we used to drive by a beautiful red barn on our way to the city. I always looked for it because it was tall, stately, and brightly decorated. One set of barn doors was painted with big white diamonds like an argyle sweater. Another sported a large bulls eye. Great…