Can you imagine what it must have been like traveling the 2,170 miles of the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to the Oregon Territory? Let’s say that you were among the first to travel in 1811 when the trail was only wide enough to use by walking or on...
Trusting God
How To Find Your People
A year ago, in the middle of the school year, our family moved to a new state following a dark season of loneliness and disappointment. I prayed in desperation for God to help my kids recover. I prayed He would provide them with just one good friend. But friendships...
Generation To Generation: Transmission of Dysfunction and How to Stop It!
Dysfunctions tumble down through the generations, “piggybacking” on each other. Some of us have been victims of multigenerational tidal waves of dysfunction. To whatever degree you’ve been negatively affected by family dysfunction, I want you to know: It didn’t start...
But, GOD!
It was May 13, 1999. I hung up the phone with my dad, sobbing in confusion and shock over the news he had just given me. My brother was gone. He had taken his life after a long battle with depression. I couldn’t fully process the reality of his death and I didn’t have...
Your Words Have Power
A new year brings a fresh start and hope for things to be different. Many of us make resolutions. Did you make resolutions? When you make plans for change, there is a real sense of optimism and hope that, this year, some things about your life could be...
When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong
"Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is...
Walk By Faith
We’ve all heard of “blind trust,” of stepping forward in faith, believing what lies ahead is better than what we’re leaving behind. Faith is easy to define, but never easy to live out. I think of the Israelites being led out of Egypt and into the desert. Surely...
Let Us See
Do you ever need a fresh perspective? Are you ever so bogged down with your current circumstances that you can’t see the wonder of God around you? Yea…I’ve been there too. When I find myself in that cycle, (and it happens quite often) I need a reset. A change of...
God Is Love
Who is God? He is Merciful, Steadfast, and Gracious. A Friend of sinners, Slow to anger and abounding in faithfulness. Who is God? He is the Great Comforter. In the grip of grief, He holds every tear. There is peace in His Presence, Lean in and draw near. Who...