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There is a French story called “The Magic Thread” that teaches how to find joy in the present. Once an old woman gave a young boy named Peter a silver ball. She tells him that inside the silver ball is a thin golden thread and…
When my husband and I visited the beautiful island of Kauai, we arrived at our resort at night. We could tell our building was near the ocean, but didn’t realize until the next morning that our room was only steps away from the beach. We…
Joy can be an elusive quality. What is the best way to find joy? Oh, there are days when joy fills my heart like the air filling a hot-air balloon lifting me to new heights: Seeing my husband-to-be at the end of the aisle as…
When my husband and I visited China last year we got a glimpse of a Chinese view of God. Some Chinese people are atheists or Buddhists or ancestor worshipers. Also there are many Chinese Christians who worship the true God. But last year when we…
What man-made structure is 5,500 miles long and visible from space? The Great Wall of China, of course. In 2011 my husband and I had the opportunity to visit this astounding landmark. Simply standing on the Great Wall left me breathless. I could hardly believe…
I stepped up to the counter to check in for my flight home. I handed the attractive Chinese woman at the airport my flight information and my passport. She busily typed on the computer keyboard and then stood up to speak to me. Her forehead…
Are you a fashionista? While I would like to own a chic wardrobe, my deepest desire is to be a spiritual fashionista who dresses in God’s STYLE. A few years ago I got to meet Stacy London, star of the “What Not to Wear” TV…
A few years ago I went to a cosmetics expert at a department store and asked for a mouth makeover. Patty, my makeup artist for the day, first used an exfoliator that softened my lips by removing dead skin and rough spots. Then she used…
When we’re discouraged, disappointed, or frustrated, we need a great encourager. Someone like a the little girl I saw at a Cubs baseball game. I was at the Cubs game with my two favorite men: my husband, John, and son, Nathaniel, when a girl sporting…