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I clutched my MapQuest directions as I drove to a speaking engagement. Stress often dribbled into my heart when I needed to find a place I had never been before. I was grateful for this computer-generated guidance to help me get there on time, until… The directions told me to turn left at the next stop sign and into a cornfield! Oh, the days before GPS! Now we plug our…
You probably know the story of Jonah, the guy with the giant fish story. God gave Jonah an assignment to preach to the city of Nineveh and Jonah decided to go the opposite direction to Tarshish. The book of Jonah begins with, “Now the word…
The year after I graduated from high school, I traveled the country with a Christian singing group named Joy, Inc. When I left home to travel with the group, the journey felt both exciting and a little scary. Homesickness parked in my heart the moment…
The world whizzed by as I sweltered in our little red Nissan Sentra. Driving west across the northern plains of the U.S., the sun baked the interior of the car. The wind coming through the windows wasn’t enough to cool us so I sometimes resorted…
I love summer. I look forward to being able to go outside without first bundling up in boots, coats, hats, and gloves. I love the more relaxed teaching schedule that gives me more time to read. I indulge in picnics and outdoor concerts. But the…
What do you do when you feel exhausted and empty? Spent and Stressed? Out-of-sorts and out-of-gas? You might look for relief in a good night’s sleep or an extended vacation. But sometimes physical rest or a weekend away doesn’t provide the relief we crave. What…
One of my favorite traditions of the Christmas season is to get out all of the decorations and put up the Christmas tree. I drag up all the boxes from the basement, assemble the Christmas tree, gently unwrap each ornament and hang it on a…
What does it mean to listen to your life? At the beginning of 2022, I chose the word “listen” to guide my year. (You can find out more about choosing a word for your year here.) During this year I have tried to become a…
Sometimes I struggle with prayer. How to pray. What words to say. When to find time to pray. What do I pray when I don’t know what to pray? Recently I discovered a short prayer that has been used for centuries. This short prayer is…
